Mel Tormé, Cleo Laine - Nothing Without You

Styles: Vocal
Year: 1992
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:22
Size: 128,3 MB
Art: Front

(3:01)  1. I'm Nothing Without You (You're Nothing Without Me)
(3:47)  2. I Thought About You
(5:05)  3. Where Or When
(3:07)  4. I Wish I Were In Love Again
(5:05)  5. Girl Talk
(4:40)  6. After You've Gone
(4:15)  7. Brazil / Baia
(2:49)  8. Birdsong
(4:01)  9. Isn't It A Pity
(3:30) 10. Love You Madly
(4:30) 11. Angel Eyes
(4:48) 12. Two Tune Medley
(3:42) 13. I Don't Think I'll Fall In Love Today
(2:55) 14. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Mel Tormé is in typically fine form on this Concord set; the problem is his musical partner Cleo Laine. Although often classified as a jazz singer, Laine, who has a tremendous range and a lovely voice, seems incapable of improvising. Backed by a 12-piece group led by Laine's husband John Dankworth, the duo perform a variety of mostly superior standards, but nothing unexpected happens except for a somewhat disastrous "Two Tune Medley." On the latter, Tormé and Laine sing 20 songs, generally two at a time, in less than five minutes; it is quite annoying. Otherwise, Tormé, who seems to have enjoyed the date, is weighed down and restricted by Cleo Laine's nonswinging style. Skip this one. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/nothing-without-you-mw0000613826

Personnel: Mel Tormé - vocals;  Cleo Laine - vocals;  John Colianni - piano; Larry Koonse - guitar; Guy Barker - flugelhorn, trumpet; John Dankworth - clarinet, conductor, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Ray Loeckle - bass clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone; Ray Swinfield - clarinet, alto saxophone;  Jamie Talbot - clarinet, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; Chris Hammer Smith - trombone; John Leitham - bass; Donny Osborne - drums

Nothing Without You

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