Swings Shubert Alley (Verve Vault) 1LP music-product Nocturne Vulgaire

Nocturne Vulgaire

Equally at ease performing Broadway songs

a stunning ballads album that presents a collection of songs drawn from Cuba’s filin music tradition performed by a remarkable quartet featuring pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba

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Swings Shubert Alley (Verve Vault) 1LP music-product Nocturne VulgaireThe Velvet Fog meets The Great White Way! Mel Torm was at the height of his powers on 1960's Swings Shubert Alley, a collection of Broadway standards backed by the renowned Marty Paich Orchestra. This stunning union of musical theatre and jazz is regarded as one of the jewels of Torm's work for Verve Records, and his unforgettable vocal delivery elevates familiar chestnuts from the songbooks of Lerner and Loewe ("On the Street Where You Live"),