Mel Tormé & Buddy Rich - Together Again for the First Time (1978/2018) [Hi-Res]

Two legends come together. Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich had been friends for decades prior to finally getting around to recording together. Although largely a Tormé vocal record, the Buddy Rich Orchestra, with guest altoist Phil Woods, is in top form, and the drummer/leader has several solos. Most memorable is Tormé's tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Lady Be Good" and a remarkable tour-de-force on "Blues in the Night." This enjoyable and somewhat historic recording.

Mel Tormé, vocals
Hank Jones, piano
Tom Warrington, bass
Buddy Rich, drums
Phil Woods, alto saxophone
Alan Gauvin, saxophone
Chuck Wilson, saxophone
Gary Pribek, saxophone
Greg Smith, saxophone
Steve Marcus, saxophone
Dale Kirkland, trombone
Dave Boyle, trombone
John Mosca, trombone
Chuck Schmidt, trumpet
Dave Kennedy, trumpet
Dean Pratt, trumpet
John Marshall, trumpet

Recorded at RCA Sound Studios, New York, January 1978
Recorded by Dick Baxter, Keith Grant

Digitally remastered