I'm just a beginner in my appreciation for the great Mel, but I get the feeling that this disc caught him with his jazz combo on a night when everything was hitting on all cylinders.  There is a feeling of joy in this  music, with Mel scatting and singing the ballads and generating a lot of  chemistry with the crowd at the Disney Institute.  Even when he slows the  pace down, really down, as with his version of "I Remember You"  there is a happiness in his voice that conveys contentment with his lot in  life, America's best living jazz vocalist when this was recorded (July 23,  1996).  He must have felt a real appreciation for Cole Porter, with three  songs on this disc.  Mel also shows off for the crowd just enough to let  everyone know that he's still got it.  I tend to like the ballads best  though, and my personal favorite is "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley  Square".  I'm not a jazz expert, but you don't have to be to love Mel  Torme, and I think this is a special recording of him at his best.