Results for "Mel Torme"

Mel Torme: Torme

by David Rickert
December 21, 2003

“That Old Feeling,” the first track on Torme’s 1958 self-titled album, is a lively tune tinged with sadness – he’s happy to see his old lover, but he recognizes that he won’t fall in love again until he gets over her, which isn’t likely to happen anytime soon. On the next track, it’s a lonely Sunday ...

Vocal Goodies II: Classic Singers

by David Rickert
December 18, 2003

Mel Torme Torme Verve 1958 “That Old Feeling , the first track on Torme's self titled album, is a lively tune tinged with sadness ï" he's happy to see his old lover, but he recognizes that he won't fall in love again until he gets over her, which isn't likely ...

Mel Torme: The London Sessions

by Jack Bowers
July 25, 2003

Professionalism, I suppose, implies the ability to perform to the best of one's ability in spite of whatever obstacles are placed in one's path. In June 1977, when the late Mel Tormé recorded the songs that comprise The London Sessions, he relates that he was nervous, apprehensive, and nearly exhausted after a long flight from New ...

Live At The Playboy Jazz Festival

By Mel Torme

Label: Playboy Jazz
Released: 2002
Track listing: Opus 1; Medley: I Had the Craziest Dream/Darn That Dream; I

Mel Torm: Live At The Playboy Jazz Festival

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2002

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 ...

In The Studio And In Concert

By Mel Torme

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: Disk 1: Sweet Georgia Brown, Walk Between The Raindrops, When You Wish Upon A Star/I'm Wishing, Bossa Nova Potpourri, The Trolley Song/Get Me To The Church On Time, More Than You Know, The Goodbye Look, The Blues, For Whom The Bell Tolls/Spain

Disk 2: It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), Sweet Georgia Brown, Just In Time, When The Sun Comes Out, The Carioca, More Than You Know, Too Close For Comfort, The City, Bossa Nova Potpourri, On The Street Where You Live, Cotton Tail, The Christmas Song, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Reprise

In The Studio And In Concrt

By Mel Torme

Label: Concord Music Group
Released: 2001
Track listing: Sweet Georgia Brown; Walk Between The Raindrops; When You Wish Upon A Star/I

Mel Torme/Marty Paich Dek-'tette: In The Studio And In Concrt

by Mark Corroto
January 1, 2001

As a fan of today’s free jazz, I must admit an unashamed devotion to several artists considered square (O.K. draw the box with your fingers). Growing up with my parents favorites Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, and Mel Torme their music made an indelible impression somewhere deep in my brain. Long after my parents stopped buying 78s ...

Mel Torme & the Marty Paich Dek-tette: In the Studio and in Concert

by Dave Hughes
January 1, 2001

Concord has launched a series of reissues which pair similar albums recorded by an artist in a specially-priced 2-CD sets. Mel Torme recorded for Concord during the later period of his distinguished career, still in fine voice, and these two pairings with the Marty Paich Dek-tette make up this set. The first, Reunion, refers to the ...

Mel Torme: In The Studio And In Concert

by AAJ Staff
January 1, 2001

As Concord re-releases some of its classic Mel Tormé albums, it becomes increasingly clear to even the most casual listener that he improved with age. Like the very best of the big band singers, and in fact like the best of the jazz singers, Tormé was in sync with the instrumentalists who supported him, his voice ...