即使備受推崇如艾靈頓公爵、貝西伯爵所領軍的大樂團,在錄製歌唱專輯時往往也只能扮演主唱的陪襯角色,九歲起便登台演出、被譽為“天生歌手”的梅爾‧托美卻不做如是想,人聲對他而言是另一種樂器,以如何適切融入樂團演奏達到加成且加分效果為取向,這也影響了其作品總縈繞著和諧溫婉氛圍,深受跨世代樂迷愛戴歷久不衰。“I'm Gonna
Go Fishin'”是艾靈頓公爵第一首華爾茲暢銷曲,托美沉穩流暢的聲線不時與薩克斯風優雅對話,末段全員齊聲邁向最高潮,過癮至極;原本熱鬧絕倫的“Take The
"A" Train”則反其道而行,將節奏放至極緩留給小號與伸縮號更多自在揮灑空間,呈現出另一番迷人風味;“Blue And Sentimental”是同為托美兒時偶像的貝西伯爵早年得以躍升全國舞台的流行經典,其如絲綢般滑順的歌聲滿載情感,無需繁複技巧便讓人陶醉其中;加值收錄的另一張專輯全數改編自百老匯名曲,原本歌舞的歡欣愉悅盡皆轉化搖擺輕鬆音符呈現非凡質感,無怪乎並列托美生涯評價至高的經典傑作。
【專輯/ 曲目】【爵士歌聲】01. I'm
Gonna Go Fishin' 02. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 03. I Like The Sunrise 04.
Take The "A" Train
05. Reminiscing In Tempo 06. Just A Sittin'
And A Rockin' 07. Down For Double 08. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
09. Blue And Sentimental 10. Oh, What A Night
For Love 11. Sent For You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today) 12. In The
Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) 【舒伯特綺想】13. Too Close For Comfort 14.
Once In Love With Amy 15. A Sleepin' Bee
16. On The Street Where You Live 17. All I
Need Is A Girl 18. Just In Time 19. Hello Young Lovers 20. Surrey With The
Fringe On Top
21. Old Devil Moon 22. Whatever Lola Wants 23.
Too Darn Hot 24. Lonely Town