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Mel Torm: The Classic Concert Live
by George Harris
Back in '82 when this concert was recorded at Carnegie Hall, Mel Tormé was just starting his vocal ascent out of a slump by beginning a long and fruitful musical friendship with pianist George Shearing. Joined with Gerry Mulligan's big band, Tormé is in excellent form as he swings through an enthusiastic set of standards, bebop, ...
Mel Torm
by Ken Dryden
When I first conceived this column, one of the first programs that I intended to cover was one of my favorite concert broadcasts, a joint appearance by Mel Tormé, Gerry Mulligan and George Shearing on stage at Carnegie Hall in 1982. Impresario George Wein was responsible for encouraging the three men to perform together for the ...
Mel Torm: Live At The Playboy Jazz Festival
by Jim Santella
Recorded at his final Playboy Jazz Festival appearance, this 36-minute session was envisioned by Mel Tormé as a tribute to the Swing Era. As was his habit, the singer created an eclectic set that included a little of everything: vocal with piano accompaniment, vocal interacting with big band, the singer with his reliable trio, and much ...
Mel Torm: My Night to Dream
by Robert Spencer
Mel Tormé explains in the liner notes to this collection that has “never recorded a straight album of ballads" during his fifteen years with Concord Jazz. “But I've always wanted to do an album exclusively of songs that have the air of moonlight at midnight." So here it is: not a new recording, but twelve tracks ...
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