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Mel Tormé's California Suite Studio album by Mel Tormé Released 1957 Recorded 1957 Genre Vocal jazz Length 36:41 Label Bethlehem Mel Tormé chronology Mel Tormé at the Crescendo
(1957)Mel Tormé's California Suite
(1957)Songs for Any Taste
(1957)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [1]
Mel Tormé's California Suite is a 1957 studio album by Mel Tormé, of his California suite. [2]
Tormé first wrote the suite as a twenty minute piece in 1949, arranged by Neal Hefti and Billy May, with Peggy Lee providing vocals. It was expanded to this LP length version in 1957, the suite was later recorded by Sammy Davis, Jr..
Contents
Track listing
- "The Territory (The Soil Was God)" – 2:57
- "We Think the West Coast Is the Best" – 1:42
- "La Jolla" – 3:04
- "Coney Island" – 2:45
- "Atlantic City Boardwalk" – 2:33
- "They Go to San Diego" – 3:53
- "San Fernando Valley" – 5:04
- "Got the Date on the Golden Gate" – 4:21
- "L.A." – 1:48
- "Six O'Clock (It's Time to Leave the Set)" – 0:55
- "Nothing to Do (But Shed a Tear)" – 0:22
- "Poor Little Extra Girl" – 3:52
- "West Coast Is the Best Coast (Reprise)" – 3:06
All music and lyrics written by Mel Tormé, except "San Fernando Valley" by Tormé and Gordon Jenkins.
Personnel
Performance
References
Categories:- 1957 albums
- Suites
- Mel Tormé albums
- Albums arranged by Marty Paich
- Bethlehem Records albums
- English-language albums
- Albums conducted by Marty Paich
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