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Mel Tormé
Evening with Mel Tormé
Release Date: 1996 07 23
Running Time: 55:07
Label: Concord Jazz

This was singer Mel Tormé's last recording before he was stricken with a serious stroke. Remarkably, Tormé had gradually improved both as a singer and as a jazz improviser all throughout his sixties (his voice was in phenomenal shape), and he is heard on this live set, filmed for a television special, in peak form despite being 70. Joined by his regular trio (pianist Mike Renzi, bassist John Leitham, and drummer Donny Osborne), Tormé performs a typical swing-oriented program that includes a Benny Goodman medley, a memorable rendition of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (he could hold notes on ballads endlessly without wavering), a heated "Pick Yourself Up," and a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Oh, Lady Be Good," among other numbers. Ironically, Tormé concluded what may be his final recording with a touching rendition of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye." Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Just One of Those Things/On Green Dolphin Street		4:56
2	You Make Me Feel So Young		3:50
3	Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square		4:19
4	Pick Yourself Up		4:41
5	Stardust		5:03
6	Love for Sale		5:09
7	Since I Fell for You		4:42
8	Three Little Words/Slipped Disc/Smooth One/Rachel's Dream		3:09
9	I Remember You/It's Easy to Remember		5:07
10	Lover, Come Back to Me		3:48
11	Stairway to the Stars		4:12
12	Oh, Lady Be Good		3:41
13	Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye		2:30