PUBLISHED: Dec 16, 2010
DESCRIPTION:
One classic collaboration begets another: composer Tony Scibetta and lyricist Johnny Mercer's masterpiece is covered in masterful style by Shearing & Tormé. This comes from a 1983 Concord recording, their second together, entitled "Top Drawer."
BTW, the wonderful - and prominently featured - pastel of Shearing is the handiwork of Wendy Walworth. More of her work can be seen at
http://wendywalworth.com/
The portrait of MT which crops up at around 1:15 was committed to canvas by the multi-faceted John Tibbetts; for more on him and his work, see
http://johnctibbetts.com/artwork/