Mel Torme - The Classic Years

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:28
Size: 172.8 MB
Styles: Vocal
Year: 2010
Art: Front

[3:07] 1. You’re Driving Me Crazy
[2:57] 2. What Is This Thing Called Love
[2:53] 3. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
[3:04] 4. Try A Little Tenderness
[2:58] 5. A Stranger In Town
[2:46] 6. The Old Master Painter
[3:11] 7. Get Out Of Town
[2:58] 8. Little White Lies
[2:53] 9. A Little Kiss Each Morning
[2:49] 10. It Happened In Monterey
[2:58] 11. It’s Dreamtime
[2:57] 12. I Got The Sun In The Morning
[4:25] 13. I Cover The Waterfront
[3:04] 14. Guilty
[2:55] 15. Gone With The Wind
[2:41] 16. Night And Day
[3:02] 17. The Four Winds And The Seven Seas
[2:52] 18. A Foggy Day
[3:12] 19. Careless Hands
[2:42] 20. But Beautiful
[2:37] 21. Born To Be Blue
[2:48] 22. The Best Things In Life Are Free
[3:10] 23. Ballerina
[3:07] 24. Again
[3:07] 25. Blue Moon

Melvin Howard Torme was born on the 13th of September 1925 in Chicago. From a very young age it soon became apparent he had a musical talent and at age 4 he first sang professionally and throughout his childhood he began acting in the network radio serials. As well as his vocal talent he became an accomplished drummer and he sang, arranged, and played drums in the Chico Marx Band (of Marx Brothers fame) After graduating from High School he made his film debut alongside Frank Sinatra's in the musical 'Higher and Higher'. He went on to sing and act in many films and made several television appearances, even hosting his own television show in the early 1950's. However it was his appearance in the 1947 film musical 'Good News' that catapulted him to a teen idol status. After performing with his own vocal quintet "Mel Torme And Mel-Tones" he went onto have an extremely successful solo career with many hit songs such as "What Is This Thing Called Love", "Careless Hands", "Again" and his signature tune "Blue Moon". It was during this time that he was nicknamed the "the Velvet Fog" in honour his enormous vocal range and his silky smooth style. This nickname became synonymous with him and aptly described his vocal beauty, flawless pitch and ability to improvise and scat through any melody. Like his idol, Ella Fitzgerald, Torme establishes himself as not only a popular singer but a leading figure in the Jazz genre. This collection of Mel Torme's work documents his "Classic Years", his hits and his superb songwriting skills. Torme is probably best described by the great jazz journalist and historian Leonard Feather, who said - "Mel Torme is an inventive and gifted artist, a writer of first class music and a lyric who is greatly admired by many singers and songwriters the world over."

The Classic Years

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