Mel Tormé discography
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This is a partial discography of American
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singer Mel Tormé
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Mel Tormé
Melvin Howard Tormé , 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...
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Studio albums
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| 1954 | Musical Sounds Are the Best Sounds |
| 1955 | It's a Blue World It's a Blue World It's a Blue World is a 1955 album by Mel Tormé. -Track listing:# "I Got It Bad " – 3:23# "Till the Clouds Roll By" It's a Blue World is a 1955 album by Mel Tormé. -Track listing:# "I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:23# "Till the Clouds Roll By" It's a... |
| 1956 | Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-Tette is a 1955 album by Mel Tormé, with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette. - Track listing :# "Lulu's Back in Town" – 3:06# "When the Sun Comes Out" – 3:20... (with Marty Paich Marty Paich Martin Louis "Marty" Paich was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor.... and his Dek-Tette) |
| Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire Mel Tormé Sings Fred Astaire is a 1956 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Fred Astaire. This was Tormé's second recording with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette. - Track listing :... (with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette) |
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| 1957 | Mel Tormé's California Suite Mel Tormé's California Suite Mel Tormé's California Suite is a 1957 studio album by Mel Tormé, of his California suite. Tormé first wrote the suite as a twenty minute piece in 1949, arranged by Neal Hefti and Billy May, with Peggy Lee providing vocals... (with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette) |
| Tormé Meets the British Tormé Meets the British Tormé Meets the British is a 1957 studio album by Mel Tormé, of British songs, recorded in London. -Track listing:# "Limehouse Blues" # "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square"... |
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| 1958 | Prelude to a Kiss Prelude to a Kiss (Mel Tormé album) Prelude to a Kiss is a 1958 concept album by Mel Tormé. The album charts the course of a relationship, each track is interspersed with dialogue... |
| Mel Tormé Sings About Love | |
| Tormé Tormé (album) Tormé is a 1958 studio album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Marty Paich, his first album for Verve Records. -Track listing:# "That Old Feeling" – 3:31# "Gloomy Sunday" Tormé is a 1958 studio album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Marty Paich, his first album for Verve Records. -Track listing:# "That Old... |
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| 1959 | ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May ¡Olé Tormé!: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border with Billy May - Personnel :* Mel Tormé – vocals, drums* Frank Beach – trumpet* Pete Candoli* Conrad Gozzo* Manny Klein* Eddie Kusby – trombone* Tommy Pederson* Dave Wells* Si Zentner* Gene Cipriano – woodwind* Chuck Gentry* Justin Gordon... |
| Back in Town Back in Town (Mel Tormé album) Back in Town is a 1959 album by Mel Tormé, and his Mel-Tones, arranged by Marty Paich. - Track listing :# "Makin' Whoopee" – 2:50# "Baubles, Bangles, & Beads" – 2:14... (with the Mel-Tones) |
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| 1960 | Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Marty Paich. - Track listing :# "Too Close for Comfort" – 3:59# "Once in Love with Amy" – 3:08... (with Marty Paich and his Dek-Tette) |
| Swingin' On the Moon Swingin' On the Moon Swingin' on the Moon is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé. The Moon is the connecting theme, and every track, but one, contains the word "moon" in the title... |
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| Broadway, Right Now! Broadway, Right Now! Broadway, Right Now! is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé and Margaret Whiting, arranged by Russell Garcia. - Track listing :# "Fireworks"# "Make Someone Happy" # "Tall Hopes"... (with Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting Margaret Whiting was a singer of American popular music and country music who first made her reputation during the 1940s and 1950s.-Youth:... ) |
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| I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! I Dig the Duke! I Dig the Count! is a 1960 album by Mel Tormé, recorded in tribute to Duke Ellington and Count Basie. -Track listing:# "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'" – 2:23... |
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| 1961 | My Kind of Music |
| 1962 | Comin' Home Baby! Comin' Home Baby! Comin' Home Baby! is a 1962 album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé. The title track was a Top 40 hit in the United States.- Track listing :# "Comin' Home Baby!" – 2:41... |
| 1963 | Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York Mel Tormé Sings Sunday in New York & Other Songs About New York is a 1963 studio album by Mel Tormé, of songs about New York City. - Track listing :# "Sunday in New York" – 2:34 # "Autumn in New York" – 3:24... |
| 1965 | That's All That's All (Mel Tormé album) That's All is a 1965 studio album by Mel Tormé, arranged by Robert Mersey. In 1997 it was reissued with 12 bonus tracks.-Track listing:#"I've Got You Under My Skin" – 2:52#"That's All" – 3:50... |
| 1966 | Right Now! Right Now! (Mel Tormé album) Right Now! is a 1966 studio album by Mel Tormé. Columbia followed up Tormé's 1965 album of standards with "an obvious bid to sell records by putting Tormé's voice on pre-sold hits of the mid-'60s." "The Velvet Fog's" descent on contemporary middle-of-the-road top-40 melodies from Paul Simon... |
| 1968 | A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde - Personnel :* Mel Tormé – vocals* John Audino – trumpet* Buddy Childers* Frank Rosolino – trombone* Georgie Auld – saxophone* Bill Green* Dave Pell* Mike Deasy Sr. – guitar* Herb Ellis* Barney Kessel* Ray Pohlman – double bass... |
| 1969 | A Time for Us (Love Theme from Romeo & Juliet) |
| Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head (Mel Tormé album) Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head is a 1969 studio album by Mel Tormé. -Track listing:#"Take a Letter Maria" #"Traces" #"Sunshine Superman" #"Hung Up Being Free"... |
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| 1977 | Tormé: A New Album Tormé: A New Album Tormé: A New Album is a 1977 studio album by Mel Tormé. The album has also been re-issued as, Mel Tormé: The London Sessions and with additional "bonus" tracks as A New Album, London Sessions Complete Edition.... |
| 1978 | Together Again: For the First Time Together Again: For the First Time Together Again: For the First Time is a 1978 studio album by Mel Tormé and Buddy Rich. It was re-issued in 1999 as When I Found You by Hindsight Records with 2 additional Rich Big Band instrumental tracks from the same era.... (with Buddy Rich Buddy Rich Bernard "Buddy" Rich was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Rich was billed as "the world's greatest drummer" and was known for his virtuosic technique, power, groove, and speed.-Early life:... and his big band Big band A big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians... ) |
| 1983 | Top Drawer Top Drawer Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing. At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male.-Track listing:... (with George Shearing George Shearing Sir George Shearing, OBE was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s... ) |
| 1985 | An Elegant Evening An Elegant Evening An Elegant Evening is a 1985 album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.-Track listing:#"I'll Be Seeing You" - 3:29... (with George Shearing) |
| 1986 | Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass is a 1986 studio album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by Rob McConnell's Boss Brass Big band. Tormé and McConnell's follow up album, Velvet & Brass was released in 1995. - Track listing :... (with Rob McConnell Rob McConnell Robert Murray Gordon "Rob" McConnell, was a Canadian jazz valve trombonist, composer, arranger, music educator, and recording artist.-Biography:... 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 Cleo Laine Dame Cleo Laine, Lady Dankworth, DBE is a jazz singer and an actress, noted for her scat singing and vocal range... ) |
| Christmas Songs Christmas Songs (Mel Tormé album) Christmas Songs is a 1992 studio album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé.- Track listing :# Christmas Medley: "Jingle Bells"/"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" Christmas Songs is a 1992 studio album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé.- Track listing :# Christmas Medley: "Jingle Bells"/"Santa... |
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| 1994 | A Tribute to Bing Crosby A Tribute to Bing Crosby A Tribute to Bing Crosby is a 1994 studio album by Mel Tormé, recorded as a tribute to the singer Bing Crosby.-Track listing:# "This Is My Night to Dream"/"It Must Be True" / – 3:23# "Moonlight Becomes You" – 3:47# "I Can't Escape from You" A Tribute to Bing Crosby is a 1994 studio album... |
| 1995 | Velvet & Brass Velvet & Brass Velvet & Brass is a 1995 album by Mel Tormé, with Rob McConnell's Boss Brass big band. This was Tormé's second recording with the band, his first was released in 1987. Velvet & Brass was Tormé's final studio album... (with Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass) |
Live albums
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| 1955 | Mel Tormé at the Crescendo |
| 1957 | Mel Tormé at the Crescendo Mel Tormé at the Crescendo (1957 album) Mel Tormé at the Crescendo is a 1957 live album by Mel Tormé, recorded at the Crescendo nightclub in Los Angeles. - Track listing :# "It's Only a Paper Moon" – 3:22... |
| Songs for Any Taste Songs for Any Taste Songs for Any Taste is a 1957 live album by Mel Tormé, recorded at the Crescendo Club.Interspersed with studio recordings, this is one of three albums that Tormé released with material from his appearances at the club... |
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| 1962 | Mel Tormé at the Red Hill Mel Tormé at the Red Hill Mel Tormé at the Red Hill is a 1962 live album by Mel Tormé, recorded at the Red Hill Club in Pennsauken, New Jersey. This was Tormé's first album for Atlantic Records.- Track listing :# "Shaking the Blues Away" – 2:08... |
| 1975 | Mel Tormé live at the Maisonette Mel Tormé live at the Maisonette Mel Tormé live at the Maisonette is a 1975 live album by Mel Tormé. Tormé had not released an album since 1969, and would not make any studio recordings until 1977, with the launch of Tormé: A New Album.... |
| 1981 | Mel Tormé and Friends |
| 1982 | The Classic Concert Live (with George Shearing George Shearing Sir George Shearing, OBE was an Anglo-American jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for MGM Records and Capitol Records. The composer of over 300 titles, he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s... and Gerry Mulligan Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also... ) |
| An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé is a live album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing .It was the first of six albums that Tormé and Shearing recorded together for Concord Records, and Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance,... (with George Shearing) |
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| 1983 | An Evening at Charlie's An Evening at Charlie's An Evening at Charlie's is a 1983 live album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.-Track listing:... (with George Shearing) |
| 1987 | A Vintage Year A Vintage Year -Track listing:# "Whisper Not"/"Love Me or Leave Me" , – 4:17# "Out of This World" – 5:11# "Someday I'll Find You" – 2:52... (with George Shearing) |
| 1988 | Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dektette – In Concert Tokyo (with Marty Paich Marty Paich Martin Louis "Marty" Paich was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor.... and his Dek-Tette) |
| 1990 | Night at the Concord Pavilion Night at the Concord Pavilion Night at the Concord Pavilion is a 1990 live album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé.- Track listing :# "Sing for Your Supper"/"Sing Sing Sing"/"Sing " //... |
| Mel and George "Do" World War II (with George Shearing) | |
| Mel Tormé Live at the Fujitsu–Concord Festival 1990 | |
| 1992 | Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing Sing (Mel Tormé album) Sing Sing Sing is a 1992 live album by Mel Tormé. -Track listing:# "Lulu's Back in Town" – 4:29# "Memories of You" – 5:04... |
| 1993 | The Great American Songbook: Live at Michael's Pub The Great American Songbook: Live at Michael's Pub The Great American Songbook: Live at Michael's Pub is a 1992 live album by the American jazz singer Mel Tormé.-Track listing:#"You Gotta Try" - 4:06#"Ridin' High"/"I'm Shootin' High" / - 2:57... |
| 1996 | An Evening with Mel Tormé An Evening with Mel Tormé An Evening with Mel Tormé is a 1996 live album by Mel Tormé. This was Tormé's final recording before a stroke ended his career. -Track listing:#"Just One of Those Things"/"On Green Dolphin Street" / – 4:56... |
| 2002 | Mel Tormé Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival Mel Tormé Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival Mel Tormé Live at the Playboy Jazz Festival is a 2002 live album by Mel Tormé, recorded at the 1993 Playboy Jazz Festival. - Track listing :# "Opus No... (Recorded 1993) |
Contributions
- Born to Laugh at TornadoesBorn to Laugh at TornadoesBorn To Laugh At Tornadoes is a 1983 album by the progressive pop band Was . Rolling Stone declared it "conceptually, the best album of the year" shortly after its release...
(1983, Geffen) - "Zaz Turned Blue" (with Was (Not Was)Was (Not Was)-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:-Singles:-Contributions:* A Christmas Record - "Christmas Time In The Motor City"* That's The Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk - "Ba-Lue-Bolivar-Ba-Lues-Are"...
) - 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe2:00 AM Paradise Cafe-Side Two:-Personnel:*Barry Manilow – vocals, keyboards, piano*Mel Tormé – vocals*Sarah Vaughan – vocals*Bill Mays – piano, Fender Rhodes*Gerry Mulligan – baritone Saxophone*Mundell Lowe – electric guitar, acoustic guitar...
(1984, Arista) - "Big City Blues" (with Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
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