1959 studio album by Mel Tormé
¡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 [ edit ] Title Writer(s) 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 Newman3:10 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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ]
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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