Tracklist

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1Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Let’s Take a Walk Around the Block
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934) and Yip Harburg (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
New World Music Company Ltd. and S.A. Music Co.
Mel Tormé2:53
2New York State of Mind
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
New York State of Mind
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist) (in 1975)
publisher:
Blackwood Music Inc. (1953-02-07–1987-12-30), EMI Songs Ltd., Home Grown Music (formerly Home Grown Music Network), Impulsive Music, Tin Pan Tunes, Joelsongs (from 1975 until 1976) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1976)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Mel Tormé5:07
3When the World Was Young
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
When the World Was Young
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Philippe-Gérard (French composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Macmelodies (aka Macmelodies Ltd., or Macmelodies Music Ltd.) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Le Chevalier de Paris
Mel Tormé4:28
4Pick Yourself Up
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Pick Yourself Up (from “Swing Time”)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Swing Time (film)
Mel Tormé4:31
5Silly Habits
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
guest performer:
Janis Ian
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Silly Habits
lyricist and composer:
Janis Ian
publisher:
Mine Music Ltd.
Mel Tormé with Janis Ian4:36
6Medley: Watch What Happens / Fly Me to the Moon / You and the Night and the Music / Shaking the Blues Away
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live medley including a cover recording of:
Fly Me to the Moon
lyricist and composer:
Bart Howard (in 1954)
premiered by:
Kaye Ballard (in 1954)
publisher:
Almanac Music-Inc., Hampshire House Publishing Corp., Kensington Music Ltd., Palm Valley Music LLC and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Shaking the Blues Away
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1927)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Watch What Happens
lyricist:
Jacques Demy
composer:
Michel Legrand
translator:
Norman Gimbel
translated version of:
Les Parapluies de Cherbourg: Récit de Cassard
live medley including a cover recording of:
You and the Night and the Music
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Bienstock Publishing Company (ASCAP affiliated), Carlin Music Corporation, Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Mel Tormé3:05
7Isn’t It Romantic
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Isn’t It Romantic? (from 1932 film “Love Me Tonight”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Sony/ATV Harmony
Mel Tormé3:25
8“Porgy and Bess” Medley
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live medley including a cover recording of:
Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Porgy and Bess; use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”
live medley including a cover recording of:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ (Porgy and Bess, catch-all for jazz & pop arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, Frankie G. Songs, Nokawi Music and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
is based on:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “Oh, I got plenty o’nuttin’”
live medley including a cover recording of:
It Ain’t Necessarily So (jazz standard originally from Porgy and Bess; catch-all for unspecified pop and jazz arrangements)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin, Dorothy Heyward (playwright) and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell Music (ASCAP), Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty. Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
was commissioned by:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene II. “It ain’t necessarily so” (Sportin’ Life)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “They pass by singin’” – “Here comes Big Boy!” – “Don’t you ever let a woman grieve you”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I
live medley including a cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I. “It take a long pull to get there”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene I
live medley including a cover recording of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III. “Oh Bess, oh where’s my Bess”
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (from 1934 until 1935)
part of:
Porgy and Bess: Act III, Scene III
live medley including a cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
Mel Tormé8:15
9The Folks Who Live on the Hill
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
The Folks Who Live on the Hill
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
High, Wide and Handsome (1937 film)
Mel Tormé3:40
10Chase Me Charlie
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live recording of:
Chase Me Charlie
lyricist and composer:
Noël Coward
Mel Tormé3:05
2CD
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1Mountain Greenery
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Mountain Greenery
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1926)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1926)
Mel Tormé3:49
2Cottage for Sale
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Collage for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Willard Robison
Mel Tormé4:08
3Take a Letter Miss Jones
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Take a Letter Miss Jones
writer:
Lou Holzer and Larry Shay
Mel Tormé2:44
4Real Thing
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
guest performer:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live recording of:
Real Thing
writer:
Gerry Mulligan and Mel Tormé (“The Velvet Fog”)
Mel Tormé with Gerry Mulligan5:55
5Medley: Line for Lyons / Venus de Milo / Walking Shoes
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
guest performer:
Gerry Mulligan
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live medley including a cover recording of:
Line for Lyons
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
dedicated to:
Jimmy Lyons (Jimmy Lyons, DJ, founded Monterey Jazz Festival)
live medley including a cover recording of:
Venus de Milo
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
live medley including a cover recording of:
Walking Shoes
writer:
Gerry Mulligan
Mel Tormé with Gerry Mulligan7:49
6The Best Is Yet to Come
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
guest performer:
Cy Coleman
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh (in 1959)
composer:
Cy Coleman (in 1959)
publisher:
Carwin Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Notable Music, Notable Music Co., Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Mel Tormé with Cy Coleman4:16
7Isn’t It a Pity
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Rufus Reid (jazz bassist / composer)
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Isn’t It a Pity?
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1933)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1933)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1932) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Pardon My English
Mel Tormé3:47
8Wave
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Wave (English lyrics)
lyricist and composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp.
version of:
Wave (original instrumental)
Mel Tormé4:36
9I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
guest performer:
Jonathan Schwartz (vocalist / broadcaster)
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
I Guess I’ll Have to Change My Plan
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
Mel Tormé with Jonathan Schwartz5:02
10Love for Sale
miscellaneous support:
Dale Ashby (task: director of recording)
producer:
Norman Schwartz
bass:
Jay Leonhart
drums (drum set):
Donny Osborn (jazz drummer)
piano:
Mike Renzi
recorded at:
Marty’s, New York City (jazz club, exact name tbd) in New York, New York, United States
live cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Mel Tormé5:03

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Release

manufactured in:USA
copyrighted (©) by:Musical Heritage Society, Inc. (copyrights use only, for the imprint please use "Musical Heritage Society") (in 1992)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/9586305 [info]