Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York
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Released | 1963 | |||
Recorded | December 2, 4, 7, 1963 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:08 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | Michael Cox | |||
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Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York is a 1963 studio album by Mel Tormé, of songs about New York City.[2]
Track listing
- "Sunday in New York" (Carroll Coates, Peter Nero) – 2:34
- "Autumn in New York" (Vernon Duke) – 3:24
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 2:20
- "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 2:08
- "The Brooklyn Bridge" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:44
- "Let Me Off Uptown" (Earl Bostic, Redd Evans) – 2:37
- "Forty Second Street" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:25
- "Sidewalks of New York" (Charles B. Lawlor, James W. Blake) - 2:09
- "Harlem Nocturne (Nocturne for the Blues)" (Earle Hagen, Dick Rogers) – 3:55
- "New York, New York" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 2:23
- "There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway" (Fred Fisher, Howard Johnson) – 2:22
- "Manhattan" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:12
- "My Time of Day" (Frank Loesser) – 1:21
Performance
Johnny Williams: arranged and conducted tracks # 1,4,6,8 Dick Hazard: arranged and conducted tracks # 2,7,9,12 Shorty Rodgers: arranged and conducted tracks # 3,5,10,11 Bull Putnam: Recording Engineer Loring Eutenmey: Cover Photo Nesuhi Ertegun: Supervision[3]
Mel Tormé Drums, Primary Artist, Vocals Violins Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, Marvin Limonick, Gerald Vinci, James Getzoff, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Henry Roth Viola Alvin Dinkin, Allan Harshman Cello Margaret Aue, Edgar Lustgarten Harp Dorothy Remsen Woodwind Gene Cipriano, Buddy Collette, Paul Horn, Ronnie Lang, John Lowe. Arnold Koblentz (Oboe) Trumpet Al Porcino, Frank Beach, Ray Triscari, Stu Williamson Trombone Lew McCreary, Richard Taylor, Dick Nash, Lloyd Ulyate John Kitzmiller Tuba Dave Barbour Guitar Jimmy Rowles Piano Joe Mondragon Bass Shelly Manne Drums Arranger, Conductor Johnny Williams, Dick Hazard, Shorty Rogers
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York at AllMusic
- ^ Atlantic Records SD8091 original liner notes, Original first pressing lathing matrices: Side 1 ST-A-64545-A, Side 2 ST-A-64546-A