Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire is a 1956 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Fred Astaire. This was Tormé's second recording with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette.
Track listing "Nice Work If You Can Get It" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:12 "Something's Gotta Give" (Johnny Mercer) – 4:00 "A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:47 "A Fine Romance" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 3:04 "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:29 "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (Berlin) – 3:11 "The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern) – 2:25 "The Piccolino" (Berlin) – 2:38 "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:04 "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) – 3:01 "Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Berlin) – 2:22 "They All Laughed" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:30
Personnel Mel Tormé - vocals Marty Paich - arranger, conductor Herb Geller - alto saxophone Jack Montrose - tenor saxophone Jack DuLong - baritone saxophone Pete Candoli - trumpet Don Fagerquist - trumpet Bob Enevoldsen - valve trombone and tenor Vince DeRosa - French horn Albert Pollan - tuba Max Bennett - bass Alvin Stoller - drums
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