Top Drawer
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{{Infobox album
| name = Top Drawer
| type = studio
| artist = Mel Tormé
| cover = topdrawer.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1983
| recorded = May 1983
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Vocal jazz
| length = 38:41
| label = Concord
| producer = Carl Jefferson
| prev_title = The Classic Concert Live
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = An Evening at Charlie's
| next_year = 1983
}}
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r147416|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1409}}
}}
Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.{{allMusic |class=album|id = r147416}}
At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.
Track listing
- "A Shine on Your Shoes" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:06
- "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?" (Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta) – 5:45
- "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:15
- "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:45
- "Hi Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:24
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) 6:02
- "What's This?" (Dave Lambert) – 3:13
- "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 3:51
- "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:20
Personnel
- Mel Tormé - vocals
- George Shearing - piano
- Don Thompson - double bass
References
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Category:Concord Records albums
Category:George Shearing albums