Top Drawer

Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.

Top Drawer
Studio album by Mel Tormé
Released	1983
Recorded	May 1983
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	38:41
Label	Concord
Producer	Carl Jefferson
Mel Tormé chronology
The Classic Concert Live (1982) Top Drawer (1983) An Evening at Charlie's (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.

Track listing

1. "A Shine on Your Shoes" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) – 3:06
2. "How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?" (Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta) – 5:45
3. "Oleo" (Sonny Rollins) – 4:15
4. "Stardust" (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 5:45
5. "Hi Fly" (Randy Weston) – 3:24
6. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) 6:02
7. "What's This?" (Dave Lambert) – 3:13
8. "Away in a Manger" (Traditional) – 3:51
9. "Here's to My Lady" (Rube Bloom, Mercer) – 3:20

Personnel

• Mel Tormé - vocals
• George Shearing - piano
• Don Thompson - double bass