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This was singer Mel Tormé's last recording before he was stricken with a serious stroke. Remarkably, Tormé had gradually improved both as a singer and as a jazz improviser all throughout his sixties (his voice was in phenomenal shape), and he is heard on this live set, filmed for a television special, in peak form despite being 70. Joined by his regular trio (pianist Mike Renzi, bassist John Leitham, and drummer Donny Osborne), Tormé performs a typical swing-oriented program that includes a Benny Goodman medley, a memorable rendition of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (he could hold notes on ballads endlessly without wavering), a heated "Pick Yourself Up," and a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Oh, Lady Be Good," among other numbers. Ironically, Tormé concluded what may be his final recording with a touching rendition of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye."
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
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Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Ned Washington, ComposerLyricist - Mel TORME, MainArtist - Bronislaw Kaper, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mel TORME, MainArtist - JOSEF MYROW, ComposerLyricist - Mack Gordon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mel TORME, MainArtist - Eric Maschwitz, Author - Manning Sherwin, Composer - Robert Farnon, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Mel TORME, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Dick Lieb, Arranger, Work Arranger - Mitchell Parish, Author - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Mel TORME, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Mel TORME, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mel TORME, MainArtist - Buddy Johnson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mel TORME, MainArtist - Benny Goodman, Composer, ComposerLyricist - Bert Kalmar, ComposerLyricist - Harry Ruby, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Johnny Mercer, Author - Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Author - Mel TORME, MainArtist - Victor Schertzinger, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mel TORME, MainArtist - Oscar Hammerstein II , ComposerLyricist - Sigmund Romberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Mitchell Parish, ComposerLyricist - Mel TORME, MainArtist - Frank Signorelli, ComposerLyricist - Matt Malneck, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Mel TORME, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Mel TORME, MainArtist
℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
This was singer Mel Tormé's last recording before he was stricken with a serious stroke. Remarkably, Tormé had gradually improved both as a singer and as a jazz improviser all throughout his sixties (his voice was in phenomenal shape), and he is heard on this live set, filmed for a television special, in peak form despite being 70. Joined by his regular trio (pianist Mike Renzi, bassist John Leitham, and drummer Donny Osborne), Tormé performs a typical swing-oriented program that includes a Benny Goodman medley, a memorable rendition of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (he could hold notes on ballads endlessly without wavering), a heated "Pick Yourself Up," and a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Oh, Lady Be Good," among other numbers. Ironically, Tormé concluded what may be his final recording with a touching rendition of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye."
© Scott Yanow /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:45
- Main artists: Mel Tormé
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc. ℗ 1996 Concord Jazz, Inc.
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