Mel Tormé, The Marty Paich Orchestra - Swings Shubert Alley

(Verve Vault)

The Velvet Fog meets The Great White Way! Mel Tormé was at the height of his powers on 1960's Swings Shubert Alley, a collection of Broadway standards backed by the renowned Marty Paich Orchestra. This stunning union of musical theatre and jazz is regarded as one of the jewels of Tormé's work for Verve Records, and his unforgettable vocal delivery elevates familiar chestnuts from the songbooks of Lerner and Loewe ("On the Street Where You Live"), Rodgers and Hammerstein ("Hello, Young Lovers," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top") and Cole Porter ("Too Darn Hot").

The Verve Vault series is all-analog, cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.

Tracklist:

Too Close For Comfort

Once In Love With Amy

A Sleepin' Bee

On The Street Where You Live

Just In Time

Hello Young Lovers

The Surrey With The Fringe On Top

The Old Devil Moon

Whatever Lola Wants

Too Darn Hot

Lonely Town