Swingin' on the Moon
Swingin' on the Moon is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé. The Moon is the connecting theme, and every track, but one, contains the word "Moon" in the title.[2]
| Swingin' on the Moon | ||||
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| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | August 3–5, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 38:12 | |||
| Label | Verve (MG VS-62144[1]) | |||
| Producer | Russell Garcia | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| DownBeat |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing
- "Swingin' on the Moon" (Mel Tormé) – 3:32
- "Moonlight Cocktail" (Kim Gannon, Luckey Roberts) – 3:04
- "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:56
- "Moon Song" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:16
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:13
- "Don't Let That Moon Get Away" (Johnny Burke, James V. Monaco) – 2:39
- "Blue Moon" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:46
- "A Velvet Affair" (Fred Reynolds, Sid Ramin) – 3:00
- "No Moon at All" (Redd Evans, Dave Mann) – 2:39
- "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:05
- "Oh, You Crazy Moon" (Burke, Van Heusen) – 3:16
- "The Moon Was Yellow" (Fred E. Ahlert, Edgar Leslie) – 2:46
Personnel
References
- "Swingin' on the Moon - Mel Torme". Cash Box. December 24, 1960. p. 28. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- AllMusic review
- Kofsky, Frank (February 16, 1961). "Mel Tormé - Swingin' on the Moon". DownBeat. p. 42. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1408. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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