01) When I Found You
02) Here's That Rainy Day
03) Blues In The Night
04) Bluesette
05) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
06) I Won't Last A Day Without You
07) Lady Be Good

David Boyle - Trombone
Alan Gauvin - Saxophone
Hank Jones - Piano, Rhythm
Dave Kennedy - Trumpet
Dale Kirkland - Trombone
Steve Marcus - Saxophone
John Marshall -  Trumpet
John Mosca - Trombone
Dean Pratt - Trumpet
Gary Pribeck - Saxophone
Tony Price - Tuba
Buddy Rich - Drums
Chuck Schmidt - Trumpet
Greg Smith - Saxophone
Mel Tormé - Vocals
Tom Warrington - Bass, Rhythm
Charlie Wilson - Saxophone
Chuck Wilson - Saxophone
Phil Woods - Sax (Alto)
Lammar Wright, Jr. - Trumpet

Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich had been friends for decades prior to finally getting around to recording together. Although largely a Tormé vocal record, the Buddy Rich Orchestra, with guest altoist Phil Woods, is in top form, and the drummer/leader has several solos. Most memorable is Tormé's tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Lady Be Good" and a remarkable tour-de-force on "Blues in the Night." This enjoyable and somewhat historic LP, put out by Gryphon, is worthy of reissue on CD by Mobile Fidelity. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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01. Just One of Those Things 4:24 
02. The Way You Look Tonight 3:39 
03. Since I Fell For You 4:55 
04. Autumn Leaves 7:20 
05. Stardust 5:20 
06. Stop-You're Driving Me Crazy 6:13 
07. It Don't Mean a Thing 6:15 
08. Benny Goodman Medley 13:36 
09. It Might As Well Be Spring 6:35 
10. Mel Closing Announcement 0:34 
11. BBC Announcer 0:18

Mel Torme, vocal & drums 
George Shearing, piano 
Neil Swainson, bass 
Donny Osborne, drums 
The BBC Big Band

Royal Festival Hall, London 
December 1991

Pianist George Shearing and singer Mel Tormé would match together perfectly every time they shared the stage; the mutual respect they had for each other was as obvious as the fact that they had very complementary styles.

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01) Whisper Not/Love Me Or Leave Me
02) Out Of This World
03) Someday I'll Find You
04) The Midnight Sun
05) New York, New York Medley
06) The Folks Who Live On The Hill
07) Bittersweet
08) Since I Fell For You
09) The Way You Look Tonight
10) Anyone Can Whistle/A Tune For Humming
11) When Sunny Gets Blue
12) Little Man You've Had A Busy Day

John Leitham - Bass
Donny Osborne - Drums
George Shearing - Piano
Mel Tormé - Vocals

Singer Mel Tormé and pianist George Shearing make a perfect team, bringing out the best in each other. With the assistance of bassist John Leitham and drummer Donny Osborne, the swinging, witty duo performs a variety of standards, including Noël Coward's "Someday I'll Find You," "The Way You Look Tonight," and "Anyone Can Whistle," and a couple of medleys highlighted by a humorous six-song "New York, New York Medley." All of the Tormé/Shearing collaborations are quite enjoyable and highly recommended as some of their best work of the 1980s. ---Scott Yanow, Rovi

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01) Sunday In New York
02) Autumn In New York
03) Lullaby Of Broadway
04) Broadway
05) Brooklyn Bridge
06) Let Me Off Uptown
07) Forty Second Street
08) Sidewalks Of New York
09) Harlem Nocturne
10) New York, New York
11) There's A Broken Heart For Every Light On Broadway
12) Manhattan
13) My Time Of Day

Mel Tormé - vocals
Johnny Williams: 	arranged and conducted tracks # 1,4,6,8
Dick Hazard: 	arranged and conducted tracks # 2,7,9,12
Shorty Rodgers: 	arranged and conducted tracks # 3,5,10,11

After taking a host of potshots at the Big Apple on his 1949 Left Coast opus California Suite, Mel Tormé repents via Sunday in New York and Other Songs About New York, a buoyant, genuinely affectionate Gotham tribute that effortlessly captures the city's sophistication and energy. While entries like "Lullaby of Broadway" and "Forty Second Street" pay homage to the theatrical tradition, Tormé largely favors songs that document the everyday poetry of New York life, evoking with jazzy aplomb the rhythms of a people and place in perpetual motion. ---Jason Ankeny, Rovi

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