Lulu's Back In Town By Mel Torme

Like Frank Sinatra's classic LPs for Capitol and Ella Fitzgerald's songbook series on Verve, Mel Tormé's recordings for the Bethlehem label hit such dramatic heights in artistry -- and maintained them -- that the artist would never quite escape their ...

During the early '60s, Mel Tormé recorded several brief sessions for the National Guard, and four of these are presented on Guard Sessions. Since they come from the peak of his vocal artistry, the results are excellent, whether he's giving ...

2007 budget priced collection of great songs rendered by one of the greatest voices ever to step into a recording studio. Torme's voice was so smooth, he earned the nickname of "The Velvet Fog". Recording information: Capitol Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA ...

Track Listing: DISC 1: Where or When; Stranger in Town, A; Day by Day; Willow Road; Born to Be Blue; What Is This Thing Called Love; Get Out of Town; For You, For Me, Forevermore; It's Dreamtime; Gone With the ...

Although 14 minutes of this CD is a specific "Tribute to Benny Goodman," the entire release is actually at least an indirect homage to the King of Swing. Mel Tormé and his trio (pianist John Colianni, bassist John Leitham, and ...

Also available with SINGS FRED ASTAIRE and IT'S A BLUE WORLD as A VERY SPECIAL TIME on Rhino (75961). This 1999 reissue is mastered from newly discovered stereo master tapes. Digitally remastered by Tom Moulton and Greg Vaughn (Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, ...

Originally released as three separate albums: LULU'S BACK IN TOWN (1957), SINGS FRED ASTAIRE (1956), and IT'S A BLUE WORLD (1955). SINGS FRED ASTAIRE and IT'S A BLUE WORLD are only currently available in this set. Includes original liner notes by ...

Mel Tormé was always at his very best in a live setting and this 1982 set is no exception, as he covers a number of favorites from the Great American Songbook, joined by pianist Mike Renzi, bassist Jay Leonhart, and ...

Track Listing: Stay as Sweet as You Are; Way You Look Tonight, The; Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, A; Autumn Leaves; You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me; Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head; Tenderly; Old Master Painter, The; ...

Mel Torme PLAYS IT COOL features 18 remarkable recordings from the legendary singer. Metro's 2004 compilation Plays It Cool gathers together highlights from three separate sessions from later on in Mel Tormé's carer. There are five cuts from 1977's The London ...

Although on the surface it doesn't look very different from the dozens of Mel Tormé compilations available at any one time, the Rhino U.K. release The Very Best of Mel Tormé is easily the best single volume on Tormé ever ...

Track Listing: Lulu's Back In Town; When The Sun Comes Out; I Love To Watch The Moonlight; Fascinating Rhythm; The Blues; The Carioca; The Lady Is A Tramp; I Like To Recognize The Tune; Keeping Myself For You; Lullaby Of ...

Track Listing: Lulu's Back in Town; When the Sun Comes Out; I Love to Watch the Moonlight; Fascinating Rhythm; Blues; Carioca; Lady Is a Tramp; I Like to Recognize the Tune; Keeping Myself for You; Lullaby of Birdland; When April Comes Again; Sing for Your Supper;

The 1980s were the beginning of an extraordinary rebound in Mel Tormé's career. This encore performance from Marty's (originally issued as Encore at Marty's, New York) features the singer in top form exploring favorites from the Great American Songbook as ...

Although 14 minutes of this CD is a specific "Tribute to Benny Goodman," the entire release is actually at least an indirect homage to the King of Swing. Mel Tormé and his trio (pianist John Colianni, bassist John Leitham, and ...

Track Listing: New York New York; I've Got The World On A String; Careless Hands; Way You Look Tonight; Desperate Hours; Bernie's Tune; Just In Time; Autumn In New York; Four Winds And The Seven Seas; Blues; How Long Has ...

Although 14 minutes of this CD is a specific "Tribute to Benny Goodman," the entire release is actually at least an indirect homage to the King of Swing. Mel Tormé and his trio (pianist John Colianni, bassist John Leitham, and ...

MEL TORME PLAYS IT COOL features the jazz and pop vocalist Mel Torme performing 18 tracks, including "New York State Of Mind" and "Ordinary Fool." Metro's 2004 compilation Plays It Cool gathers together highlights from three separate sessions from later on ...

Track Listing: Lulu's Back In Town; Looking At You; That Face; I'm Gonna Miss You; Medley; What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life; Sophisticated Lady; Stormy Weather; When The Sun Comes Out; Autumn Leaves; Pieces of Dreams; I ...