Back in Town is a 1959 album by Mel Tormé and his Mel-Tones, arranged by Marty Paich.[2]

Back in Town
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1959
Recorded	April 23, 1959 – August 10, 1959
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	38:23
Label	Verve
Mel Tormé chronology
¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May (1959) Back in Town (1959) Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley (1960)

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AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:50
2. "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" (George Forrest, Robert Wright) – 2:14
3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 2:54
4. "I've Never Been in Love Before" (Frank Loesser) – 2:57
5. "Truckin'" (Rube Bloom, Ted Koehler) – 3:30
6. Bunch of the Blues: "Keester Parade"/"TNT"/Tiny's Blues" (Cy Touff, Richie Kamuca)(Tiny Kahn, Johnny Mandel) – 4:28
7. "It Happened in Monterey" (Billy Rose, Mabel Wayne) – 2:48
8. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:36
9. "A Smooth One" (Benny Goodman, Ernie Royal) – 2:57
10. "Don't Dream of Anybody But Me" (Neal Hefti, Bart Howard) – 2:43
11. "Some Like It Hot" (Ray Biondi, Gene Krupa, Loesser) – 3:34
12. "Hit the Road to Dreamland" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) – 2:24

Personnel

• Mel Tormé – vocals, arranger
• The Mel-Tones:
• Sue Allen
• Tom Kenny
• Ginny O'Connor
• Bernie Parke
• Victor Feldman – vibraphone
• Marty Paich – piano, celesta, organ, arranger
• Art Pepper – alto saxophone
• Jack Sheldon – trumpet
• Bobby Gibbons – guitar
• Barney Kessel
• Bill Pitman
• Tony Rizzi
• Tommy Tedesco
• Joe Mondragon – double bass
• Mel Lewis – drums

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