The final piece (of four) that together form the Proper box set Jazz and Velvet (but are also available separately), Heart and Soul finds Mel Tormé in 1949 as a solo feature for good, and with a hit on his hands to boot ("Careless Hands," present on the previous disc, Blue Moon). Although he continued working with his vocal group, the Mel-Tones, most of the hits were his alone, except for a few with fellow Capitol act Peggy Lee. Together they scored with "The Old Master Painter," and Lee contributed to Tormé's ambitious California Suite by playing the Easterner in "Got the Gate on the Golden Gate." Tormé was exercising greater creative control around this time, and the happy result is more standards that he cared about, such as "Heart and Soul" and a re-recording of his old Mel-Tones hit "A Stranger in Town." ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Les Baxter (Vocals), Les Baxter (Group Member), Buck Clayton (Trumpet), Buck Clayton (Accompaniment), Tal Farlow (Guitar), Red Norvo (Vibraphone), Mary Osborne (Guitar), Mel Tormé (Vocals), Warren Covington (Trombone), Warren Covington (Accompaniment), Lou McGarity (Trombone), Lou McGarity (Accompaniment), Buddy Morrow (Trombone), Buddy Morrow (Accompaniment), Hal Mooney (Conductor), Hal Mooney (Accompaniment), Frank DeVol (Arranger), Frank DeVol (Conductor), Frank DeVol (Vocals), Si Zentner (Trombone), Si Zentner (Accompaniment), Eddie Safranski (Bass), Maurice Brown (Strings), Conrad Gozzo (Trumpet), Conrad Gozzo (Accompaniment), Sid Cooper (Reeds), Irving Cottler (Drums), Irving Cottler (Accompaniment), Billy Exner (Drums), Billy Exner (Accompaniment), Sid Feller (Conductor), Sid Feller (Accompaniment), Barry Galbraith (Piano), Ralph Hensel (Xylophone), Ralph Hensel (Vibraphone), Ralph Hensel (Accompaniment), Skeets Herfurt (Reeds), Skeets Herfurt (Accompaniment), Jules Jacobs (Reeds), Jules Jacobs (Accompaniment), Jules Kisher (Reeds), Jules Kisher (Accompaniment), Leo Kruczek (Strings), Eddie Kusby (Trombone), Eddie Kusby (Accompaniment), Bob Lawson (Reeds), Bob Lawson (Accompaniment), The Mel-Tones (Vocals), Louis Mucci (Trumpet), Buddy Neil (Piano), Buddy Neil (Accompaniment), Loulie Jean Norman (Vocals), Loulie Jean Norman (Group Member), Ginny O'Connor (Vocals), Ginny O'Connor (Group Member), Bernie Parke (Vocals), Bernie Parke (Group Member), Bernie Privin (Trumpet), Bernie Privin (Accompaniment), Allan Reuss (Guitar), Allan Reuss (Accompaniment), George Seaberg (Trumpet), George Seaberg (Accompaniment), Bunny Shawker (Drums), Phil Stephens (Bass), Phil Stephens (Accompaniment), Joe Triscari (Trumpet), Joe Triscari (Accompaniment), Kai Winding (Trombone), Milt Yaner (Reeds), Mel Zelnick (Drums), Peter Rynston (Digital Remastering), Tony Faso (Trumpet), Teddy Napoleon (Piano), Eddie Brown (Reeds), Lew Stone (Strings), Frank DeVol & His Orchestra (Accompaniment), Stan Karpenia (Strings), Al Richman (French Horn), Lou Busch (Conductor), Lou Busch (Accompaniment), Mannie Thaler (Reeds), Ray Sabinsky (Strings), Sandor Szatmery (Strings), Philip Solomon (Strings), Joop Visser (Producer), Joop Visser (Compilation), Sonny Burke & Orchestra (Accompaniment), George Zornig (Strings), Joe "Cannonball" Lewis (Piano), Joe "Cannonball" Lewis (Accompaniment), Francis L. "Joe" Howard (Trombone), Francis L. "Joe" Howard (Accompaniment), Conlon, Jud Singers & Orchestra (Vocals), Susan "Peggy Lee" Melton (Vocals), Harold Mooney & His Orchestra (Accompaniment), Lian Rasey (Trumpet), Lian Rasey (Accompaniment)
