| ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | March 21 – April 2, 1959, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 54:31 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
| Mel Tormé chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  
[1] |
| DownBeat | 
[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[3] |
¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May is a 1959 studio album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Billy May. [4] [5] It was one of many Latin-tinged jazz albums released in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At the Crossroads (Malagueña)" | Ernesto Lecuona, Bob Russell | 2:39 |
| 2. | " Frenesi" | Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Adios" | Enric Madriguera, Harry M. Woods | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Baia" | Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga" | James V. Monaco, Charles Newman | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Rosita" | Gus Haenschen | 2:58 |
| 7. | " South of the Border" | Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Nina" | Cole Porter | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Cuban Love Song" | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Herbert Stothart | 2:04 |
| 10. | " Perfidia" | Alberto Dominguez | 2:08 |
| 11. | "The Rhumba Jumps!" | Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer | 2:14 |
| 12. | "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)" | Inez James, Buddy Pepper, Larry Russell | 3:19 |
Personnel
- Mel Tormé – vocals, drums
- Frank Beach – trumpet
- Pete Candoli
- Conrad Gozzo
- Manny Klein
- Eddie Kusby – trombone
- Tommy Pederson
- Dave Wells
- Si Zentner
- Gene Cipriano – woodwind
- Chuck Gentry
- Justin Gordon
- Wilbur Schwartz
- Bud Shank
- Red Callender – tuba
- Verlye Mills – harp
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Al Pelligrini
- Bob Gibbons – guitar
- Ralph Peña – double bass
- Lou Singer – percussion, drums, marimba
- Alvin Stoller – drums
- Larry Bunker – drums, marimba
- Billy May – arranger, conductor
- Sheldon Marks – art direction
- William Rotsler – cover photo
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Mel Torme-Billy May: Ole Torme!". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. p. 30.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1408. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May at AllMusic
- ^ Friedwald, Will (May 18, 2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780375421495 – via Google Books.
- ^ Firmat, Gustavo Perez (October 26, 2010). The Havana Habit. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300168761 – via Google Books.
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| ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May | ||||
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|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | March 21 – April 2, 1959, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 54:31 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
| Mel Tormé chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |
[1] |
| DownBeat |
[2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |
[3] |
¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May is a 1959 studio album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Billy May. [4] [5] It was one of many Latin-tinged jazz albums released in the late 1950s and early 1960s. [6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "At the Crossroads (Malagueña)" | Ernesto Lecuona, Bob Russell | 2:39 |
| 2. | " Frenesi" | Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Adios" | Enric Madriguera, Harry M. Woods | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Baia" | Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga" | James V. Monaco, Charles Newman | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Rosita" | Gus Haenschen | 2:58 |
| 7. | " South of the Border" | Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Nina" | Cole Porter | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Cuban Love Song" | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Herbert Stothart | 2:04 |
| 10. | " Perfidia" | Alberto Dominguez | 2:08 |
| 11. | "The Rhumba Jumps!" | Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer | 2:14 |
| 12. | "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)" | Inez James, Buddy Pepper, Larry Russell | 3:19 |
Personnel
- Mel Tormé – vocals, drums
- Frank Beach – trumpet
- Pete Candoli
- Conrad Gozzo
- Manny Klein
- Eddie Kusby – trombone
- Tommy Pederson
- Dave Wells
- Si Zentner
- Gene Cipriano – woodwind
- Chuck Gentry
- Justin Gordon
- Wilbur Schwartz
- Bud Shank
- Red Callender – tuba
- Verlye Mills – harp
- Jimmy Rowles – piano
- Al Pelligrini
- Bob Gibbons – guitar
- Ralph Peña – double bass
- Lou Singer – percussion, drums, marimba
- Alvin Stoller – drums
- Larry Bunker – drums, marimba
- Billy May – arranger, conductor
- Sheldon Marks – art direction
- William Rotsler – cover photo
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ DeMichael, Don (4 February 1960). "Mel Torme-Billy May: Ole Torme!". DownBeat. Vol. 27, no. 3. p. 30.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1408. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May at AllMusic
- ^ Friedwald, Will (May 18, 2010). A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers. Pantheon Books. ISBN 9780375421495 – via Google Books.
- ^ Firmat, Gustavo Perez (October 26, 2010). The Havana Habit. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300168761 – via Google Books.
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