This thematic recording, with songs all relating to New York City, has vocalist Mel Tormé singing in fine fashion.
Some of the familiar numbers are swingy, some stringy, but all are done with the heartfelt passion of a man who has lived in the Big Apple and has many tales to tell.
Among some of the favorites are "Autumn in New York" with its ever poignant and heartbreaking lyric, the jumping "Let Me Off Uptown," a classic rendition of "Harlem Nocturne," and the obligatory "New York, New York." These sessions, reissued from Atlantic label recordings of 1963, have a disclaimer regarding the transfer from analog to digital, in that quality may be lost in spots.
Don't let that dissuade you, as any dropouts are minimal.
These are well done and worthwhile offerings from Tormé and friends.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
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| 1 | Sunday in New YorkCarroll Coates, Peter Nero | Mel Tormé | Play | 02:32 | 5 MB | 16 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Altshuler | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Margaret Aue | Cello |
| 3 | Israel Baker | Violin |
| 4 | Dave Barbour | Guitar |
| 5 | Frank Beach | Trumpet |
| 6 | Leonard Bernstein | Composer |
| 7 | Billy Bird | Composer |
| 8 | Harry Bluestone | Violin |
| 9 | Earl Bostic | Composer |
| 10 | Sammy Cahn | Composer |
| 11 | Gene Cipriano | Woodwind |
| 12 | Carroll Coates | Composer |
| 13 | Buddy Collette | Woodwind |
| 14 | Betty Comden | Composer |
| 15 | Alvin Dinkin | Viola |
| 16 | Al Dubin | Composer |
| 17 | Vernon Duke | Composer |
| 18 | Nesuhi Ertegun | Producer |
| 19 | Redd Evans | Composer |
| 20 | Fred Fisher | Composer |
| 21 | James Getzoff | Violin |
| 22 | Adolph Green | Composer |
| 23 | Earle H. Hagen | Composer |
| 24 | Allan Harshman | Viola |
| 25 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 26 | Dick Hazard | Arranger, Conductor |
| 27 | Paul Horn | Woodwind |
| 28 | John Kitzmiller | Tuba |
| 29 | Arnold Koblentz | Oboe |
| 30 | Ronnie Lang | Woodwind |
| 31 | Marvin Limonick | Violin |
| 32 | Frank Loesser | Composer |
| 33 | John Lowe | Woodwind |
| 34 | Edgar Lustgarten | Cello |
| 35 | Shelly Manne | Drums |
| 36 | Lew McCreary | Trombone |
| 37 | Teddy McRae | Composer |
| 38 | Joe Mondragon | Bass |
| 39 | Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash | Trombone |
| 40 | Peter Nero | Composer |
| 41 | Al Porcino | Trumpet |
| 42 | Bill Putnam | Engineer |
| 43 | Lou Raderman | Violin |
| 44 | Dorothy Remsen | Harp |
| 45 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 46 | Shorty Rogers | Arranger, Conductor |
| 47 | Henry Roth | Violin |
| 48 | Jimmy Rowles | Piano |
| 49 | George Shearing | Composer |
| 50 | Paul Shure | Violin |
| 51 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 52 | Mel Tormé | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 53 | Traditional | Composer |
| 54 | Ray Triscari | Trumpet |
| 55 | Lloyd Ulyate | Trombone |
| 56 | Gerald Vinci | Violin |
| 57 | Harry Warren | Composer |
| 58 | George David Weiss | Composer |
| 59 | John Williams | Arranger, Conductor |
| 60 | Stu Williamson | Trumpet |
| 61 | Henry J. Wood | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |