¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May is a 1959 studio album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Billy May.[3][4] It was one of many Latin-tinged jazz albums released in the late 1950s and early 1960s.[5]
| ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | March 21 – April 2, 1959, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 54:31 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "At the Crossroads (Malagueña)" | Ernesto Lecuona, Bob Russell | 2:39 |
| 2. | "Frenesi" | Alberto Dominguez, Leonard Whitcup | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Adios" | Enric Madriguera, Harry M. Woods | 2:05 |
| 4. | "Baia" | Ary Barroso, Ray Gilbert | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Six Lessons from Madame la Zonga" | James V. Monaco, Charles Newman | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Rosita" | Gus Haenschen | 2:58 |
| 7. | "South of the Border" | Michael Carr, Jimmy Kennedy | 3:03 |
| 8. | "Nina" | Cole Porter | 2:36 |
| 9. | "Cuban Love Song" | Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh, Herbert Stothart | 2:04 |
| 10. | "Perfidia" | Alberto Dominguez | 2:08 |
| 11. | "The Rhumba Jumps!" | Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer | 2:14 |
| 12. | "Vaya Con Dios (May God Be with You)" | Inez James, Buddy Pepper, Larry Russell | 3:19 |
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