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The tunes on this 2-CD set were recorded at the Crescendo, one of the top Sunset Strip spots in Hollywood, during two Mel Tormé engagements that took place in 1954 and 1957. Having them together, you have one of the greatest vocal displays on record rendered by one of the truly great artists of all time, Mel Tormé. Mel had never displayed the vocal dexterity, the musicianship, the showmanship, the versatility, and the charm which are captured in these on-the-scene recordings. His well balanced programs and direct communication with the audience definitely made Tormé one of the most appealing song stylists of his era. His voice was one of the most fluid, perceptive, jazz-influenced sounds in music.

CD1
/ 01. From This Moment On
/ 02. September Song
/ 03. That Old Black Magic
/ 04. Get Out Of Town
/ 05. My Shining Hour
/ 06. Goody, Goody
/ 07. County Fair
/ 08. The Christmas Song
/ 09. A Stranger In Town
/ 10. I Wish I Were In Love Again
/ 11. Moonlight In Vermont
/ 12. You're Driving Me Crazy
/ 13. Bernie's Tune
/ 14. Our Love Is Here To Stay
/ 15. Old Devil Moon
/ 16. Blue Moon
/ 17. Have You Met Miss Jones?
/ 18. Jeepers Creepers
/ 19. Mountain Greenery
/ 20. Imagination
/ 21. Get Happy

CD2
/ 01. It's Only A Paper Moon
/ 02. What Is This Thing Called Love?
/ 03. One For My Baby
/ 04. Love Is Just A Bug
/ 05. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
/ 06. Autumn Leaves
/ 07. Just One Of Those Things
/ 08. The Girl Next Door
/ 09. Lover Come Back To Me
/ 10. Looking At You
/ 11. The Tender Trap
/ 12. I'm Beginning To See The Light
/ 13. It's All Right With Me
/ 14. Manhattan
/ 15. Taking A Chance On Love
/ 16. Home By The Sea
/ 17. It's De-Lovely
/ 18. Tenderly
/ 19. I Wish I Was In Love Again
/ 20. Nobody's Heart