On this album torme taints his boyish lilt with a weariness that suits the cheerless material well. May 09, 2008 known for a voice as mellow as his moniker, the velvet fog, mel torme was an accomplished vocalist, pianist, drummer, songwriter, arranger and author. Mel torme, american singer, songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, drummer, actor, and author, one of the 20th centurys most versatile, respected, and influential jazz vocalists. Buy and sell music with collectors in the marketplace. Discover music on discogs, the largest online music database. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations.
Leaving a recording legacy of jazz and popular music, his death in june 1999 ended an entertainment career spanning over sixty years. Frank sinatra sings for only the lonely frank sinatra 60. I actually have mel tormes kay stand up bass from his band the mel tones. Reviewed in the united kingdom on february 1, 2017.
Mel torme american singer and songwriter britannica. Still has some of their ny mel tones business cards with it thinking of selling it though. In 1942 he joined the band of comedian chico marx as drummer, singer, and vocal arranger, and in 1943 he formed his own group, the meltones, and appeared in his first film, higher and higher, with frank sinatra. Listen to songs by mel torme on myspace, stream free online music by mel torme mel torme. To me, all the albums present to the listener the enormous talents of these giants musicality, wit, swing, and lyricism. I dont play bass, its been a great conversation piece but it needs to be played. In addition to singing, he played drums, wrote and arranged music, and authored several books. Listen to songs by mel torme on myspace, stream free online music by mel torme. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Mel torme on allmusic 1962 paced by his only hit of the rock era, comin.
Verve vv68440 mel torme my kind of music verve vv68593 the best of mel torme verves choice. Galaxy news radio, and comin home baby gravy waltz. Mix have yourself a merry little christmas home alone soundtrack mel torme youtube. A child prodigy, torme entered show biz at the age of three. I actually have mel torme s kay stand up bass from his band the mel tones. Torme began singing professionally when he was just 4 years old. Legend has it that torme began singing for his supper a chicago restaurant when he was four and was working the vaudeville circuit soon after. Elegant jazz singer who was given the nickname velvet fog.
I had the craziest dream darn that dream and other songs. Find mel torme discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The rare delight of you john pizzarelli and the george shearing quintet released. By turns lyrical and febrile, the music just seemed to pour out of him in a cathartic torrent of emotions.
Va 100 greatest easy listening classics 2020 torrent. Mel tormes california suite with marty paich and his dektette torme meets the british. In his 1988 autobiography, it wasnt all velvet its title a reference to. This article needs additional citations for verification.
Ole torme mel torme goes south of the border with billy may. Mel torme was among the most enduring singers from the bigband era, maligned by some as the epitome of lounge singer, acclaimed by many more as one of a talented and serious vocalist. Mel tormes songs stream online music songs myspace. The first was its a blue world, a 1956 beauty available with two other seminal torme bethlehem albums as part of a box set on rhinobethlehem. This is a great album, im only 42 and i remember my grandparents listening to his music, so i knew about him before his name was a staple on the tv show. Download torrent mel torme fast and easy torrent search.
American modern vocal group, they appeared in several motion pictures and numerous radio shows, later the name was expanded to mel torme and the meltones in recognition of mel tormes dual role as the arranger and solo vocalist. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Steve march torme is also a musician and lives and works in appleton,wisconsin. A partial discography of mel torme compiled by george hulme more to come.
Uk 46 usa 46 australia canada netherlands 5 new zealand 4 sweden 3 france 2 japan 2 south africa 2 argentina 1 germany 1 india 1. Mel torme the mel torme collection 19441985 youtube. Find mel torme discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Back in town with the meltones 1960 mel torme swings shubert alley with marty paich and his dektette swingin on. Dec 06, 2009 mix have yourself a merry little christmas home alone soundtrack mel torme youtube. Would recommend this to all torme fans and to anyone who has never had the chance to hear this singer. Mel torme blue moon words and music 1948 internet archive. Mel torme was among the most enduring singers from the bigband era, maligned by some as the epitome of lounge singer, acclaimed by many more as one of a talented and serious vocalist legend has it that torme began singing for his supper a chicago restaurant when he was four and was working the vaudeville circuit soon after. Jazz fans know mel torme as the singer who best exemplified the cool west coast sound.
In 1942 he joined the band of comedian chico marx as drummer, singer, and vocal arranger, and in 1943 he formed his own group, the mel tones, and appeared in his. As a drummer, singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer and actor, his career spanned nearly the entire 20th century. Mel torme the mel torme collection 19441985 moriyama sakiko. Known for a voice as mellow as his moniker, the velvet fog, mel torme was an accomplished vocalist, pianist, drummer, songwriter, arranger and author. Dec 21, 2003 torme comes at the beginning of the most successful phase of the singers career, one that established him as a successful interpreter of popular songs. I knew this little blonde who owned a mel torme christmas album on freaking 8 track, who insisted on playing it over and over again on this old general electric.
Team taboo puretaboo rising high windows 10 pro yify pokemon nicki minaj star wars the rise of skywalker paan singh tomar asur discography x l ready or not 9 1 1 s03e15 walter idm congo tamilrockers. One of the great crooners, this is the definative collection. Some of the track sounds a little off, but to be expected in items so old. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Mel torme mel torme sings fred astaire 1956 uploaded 0405 2015, size 82. Mel torme discography 19552006 download from 20zone. It wasnt until 1964 that torme and the pop producerarranger robert mersey pulled out all the romantic stops again and recorded thats all, heralded on the album cover itself as a lush, romantic album. Ayer cuando yo era joven yesterday when i was young capitol argentina. Geoff love and his orchestra, geoff love, arranger, conductor. Mel torme and george shearing recorded a number of albums together for concord. Susan boyle i dreamed a dream les miserables official britains got talent 2009. This is a partial discography of american jazz singer mel torme.
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