Top Drawer
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1983
Recorded	May 1983
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	38:41
Label	Concord
Producer	Carl Jefferson
Mel Tormé chronology
The Classic Concert Live (1982) Top Drawer (1983) An Evening at Charlie's (1983)

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

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

1. "A Shine on Your Shoes" ( Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:06
2. "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?" ( Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta) – 5:45
3. " Oleo" ( Sonny Rollins) – 4:15
4. " Stardust" ( Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:45
5. " Hi Fly" ( Randy Weston) – 3:24
6. " Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" ( Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) 6:02
7. "What's This?" ( Dave Lambert) – 3:13
8. " Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 3:51
9. "Here's to My Lady" ( Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:20

Personnel

• Mel Tormé - vocals
• George Shearing - piano
• Don Thompson - double bass

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