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Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire is a 1956 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Fred Astaire. This was Tormé’s second recording with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette.

Track listing:
“Nice Work If You Can Get It” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:12
“Something’s Gotta Give” (Johnny Mercer) – 4:00
“A Foggy Day” (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:47
“A Fine Romance” (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 3:04
“Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off” (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:29
“Top Hat, White Tie and Tails” (Berlin) – 3:11
“The Way You Look Tonight” (Fields, Kern) – 2:25
“The Piccolino” (Berlin) – 2:38
“They Can’t Take That Away from Me” (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 3:04
“Cheek to Cheek” (Berlin) – 3:01
“Let’s Face the Music and Dance” (Berlin) – 2:22
“They All Laughed” (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:30

Personnel:
Mel Tormé – vocals
Marty Paich – arranger, conductor
Herb Geller – alto saxophone
Jack Montrose – tenor saxophone
Jack DuLong – baritone saxophone
Pete Candoli – trumpet
Don Fagerquist – trumpet
Bob Enevoldsen – valve trombone and tenor
Vince DeRosa – French horn
Albert Pollan – tuba
Max Bennett – bass
Alvin Stoller – drums

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Released: 1956
Recorded: November 10–11, 1956
Length: 33:15
Label: Bethlehem