¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May is a 1959 (see 1959 in music) album by Mel Tormé, with arrangements by Billy May.
Track listing
- 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
Personnel
Recorded March 21 - April 2, 1959, in
Los Angeles:
- Mel Tormé - vocals, drums
- Billy May - arranger
- Frank Beach - trumpet
- Pete Candoli
- Conrad Gozzo
- Manny Klein
- Eddie Kusby - trombone
- Tommy Pederson
- Dave Wells
- Si Zentner
- Gene Cipriano - woodwind
- Chuck Gentry
- Justin Gordon
- Wilbur Schwartz
- Bud Shank
- Red Callender - tuba
- Verlye Mills - harp
- Jimmy Rowles - piano
- Al Pelligrini
- Bob Gibbons - guitar
- Ralph Pena - double bass
- Lou Singer - percussion, drums, marimba
- Alvin Stoller - drums
- Larry Bunker - drums, marimba
- Billy May - arranger, conductor
- Sheldon Marks - art direction
- William Rotsler - cover photo