Lulu's Back in Town
Context
Opening track of the album recorded for Bethlehem in January 1956 with the dectet of arranger Marty Paich. It is the most notable of the seven albums Tormé cut for Bethlehem between 1955 and 1957, with West Coast soloists such as Pete Candoli, Bud Shank, and Mel Lewis.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese, West Coast. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).