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1985. An Elegant Evening (with George Shearing) 1986. Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass (with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass) 1988. Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dektette – Reunion (with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette) 1992. Nothing Without You (with Cleo Laine ) Christmas Songs.
Without question, Mel Tormé was one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time. And his Concord Jazz recordings – recorded during the last two decades of a phenomenal career – captured a prolific artist who was, quite simply, perennially in his prime. A two-disc retrospective, Mel Tormé “Best of the Concord Years” (CCD2-4871-2 ...
13 de sept. de 2023 · Possessing a smooth, sonorous croon – which earned him the rather unusual nickname “The Velvet Fog” – Mel Tormé was also an accomplished tunesmith who penned over 250 songs, including the ...
1 de ene. de 2001 · The distinctive aspect of In The Studio and In Concert Tokyo is Tormé's doubled-up reunion with Marty Paich, with whose Dek-Tette Tormé made some legendary recordings in the 1950's. Both albums included in the set start with Paich's invigorating arrangement of "Sweet Georgia Brown," which doubles the meter after Tormé's dramatic and tongue-in-cheek introduction.
Mel Tormé - Biography. Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books. He composed the music for the classic holiday song "The ...
The recorded collaborations between vocalist Mel Tormé and arranger Marty Paich were arguably the highlights of each man's career. The albums they recorded with a 10-piece studio ensemble, the Marty Paich Dek-tette are some of the finest vocal LPs ever made. Thomas Cunniffe's study of this music was originally part of his Master's Thesis, and has been published on several websites over the ...
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known as one of the great jazz singers. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books. He co-wrote the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song" (also known as "Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") with Bob ...
