Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1956
Recorded	November 10–11, 1956
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	33:15
Label	Bethlehem
Mel Tormé chronology
Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette (1956) Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire (1956) Mel Tormé at the Crescendo (1957)

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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. ^[2]

Track listing

1. " Nice Work If You Can Get It" ( George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:12
2. " Something's Gotta Give" ( Johnny Mercer) – 4:00
3. " A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:47
4. " A Fine Romance" ( Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 3:04
5. " Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:29
6. " Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" (Berlin) – 3:11
7. " The Way You Look Tonight" (Fields, Kern) – 2:25
8. "The Piccolino" (Berlin) – 2:38
9. " They Can't Take That Away from Me" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:04
10. " Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) – 3:01
11. " Let's Face the Music and Dance" (Berlin) – 2:22
12. " They All Laughed" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:30

Personnel

• Mel Tormé - vocals
• Marty Paich - arranger, conductor
• Herb Geller - alto
• Jack Montrose - tenor
• Jack DuLong - baritone
• 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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