Top Drawer
Top Drawer | ||||
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Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | May 1983 | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 38:41 | |||
Label | Concord | |||
Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.[3]
At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.
Track listing[]
- "A Shine on Your Shoes" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:06
- "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?" (Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta) – 5:45
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:15
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:45
- "Hi Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:24
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) 6:02
- "What's This?" (Dave Lambert) – 3:13
- "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 3:51
- "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:20
Personnel[]
- Mel Tormé - vocals
- George Shearing - piano
- Don Thompson - double bass
References[]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1409. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Top Drawer at AllMusic
Categories:
- 1982 albums
- Concord Records albums
- Mel Tormé albums
- George Shearing albums
- Albums produced by Carl Jefferson
- Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male