Early Years 1944-47

• Track Listing

Here are Tormé’s breakthrough Decca and Musicraft recordings—solo sides and Mel-Tones performances with Bing Crosby, Artie Shaw, Sonny Burke and more. It’s 61 tracks of endless class (and Mel wasn’t yet 23 years old): "A Stranger in Town," "Am I Blue," "Born to Be Blue," "Get Out of Town," "Changing My Tune," "Guilty," "Dream Awhile," "I Believe," "Three Little Words," "Fine and Dandy," "Gone with the Wind," "Makin’ Whoopee," "A Foggy Day," "I Cover the Waterfront," "Little White Lies," "Ballerina," "But Beautiful," "A Cottage for Sale" and more! Acrobat.