Year: 1986
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 43:34
Size: 100,2 MB
Art: Front
( 4:47) 1. Just Friends
( 4:57) 2. September Song
( 4:28) 3. Don'cha Go 'Way Mad
( 3:38) 4. A House Is Not A Home
( 3:46) 5. The Song Is You
( 4:03) 6. Cow Cow Boogie
( 5:36) 7. A Handful Of Stars/Stars Fell On Alabama
(12:15) 8. Duke Ellington Medley
This was a very logical matchup that came out as well on record as it looked on paper. Valve trombonist/arranger Rob McConnell has long led one of the top mainstream jazz big bands, while Mel Tormé blossomed into one of the truly great jazz singers in the 1980s. McConnell's charts suited Tormé perfectly, and the result is this consistently enjoyable and swinging album. The singer is quite enthusiastic and in top form on "Just Friends," a touching "September Song," "Don't 'Cha Go 'Way Mad," "A House Is Not a Home," "The Song Is You," a whimsical "Cow Cow Boogie," a "Stars" medley, and an exciting six-song Duke Ellington medley. Highly recommended.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/mel-torm%C3%A9-rob-mcconnell-and-the-boss-brass-mw0000188380
Personnel: Mel Tormé - vocals
The Boss Brass: Arnie Chycoski - trumpet, flugelhorn; Erich Traugott, John MacLeod, Ian McDougall - trombone; Dave McMurdo, Bob Livingston, Ron Hughes - bass trombone; James MacDonald - french horn; Eugene Amaro - flute, tenor saxophone; Moe Koffman - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Bob Leonard - flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; Rick Wilkins - clarinet, tenor saxophone; Dave Woods - trumpet, violin, flugelhorn; Robert Leonard - flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; George Stimpson, Jerry Toth - flute, alto clarinet; Jimmy Dale - piano, electric piano; Guido Basso - harmonica, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ed Bickert - guitar; Jerry Fuller - drums; Brian Leonard - percussion; Steve Wallace - double bass; Rob McConnell - arranger, conductor, trombone.
Personnel: Mel Tormé - vocals
The Boss Brass: Arnie Chycoski - trumpet, flugelhorn; Erich Traugott, John MacLeod, Ian McDougall - trombone; Dave McMurdo, Bob Livingston, Ron Hughes - bass trombone; James MacDonald - french horn; Eugene Amaro - flute, tenor saxophone; Moe Koffman - clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Bob Leonard - flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; Rick Wilkins - clarinet, tenor saxophone; Dave Woods - trumpet, violin, flugelhorn; Robert Leonard - flute, bass clarinet, baritone saxophone; George Stimpson, Jerry Toth - flute, alto clarinet; Jimmy Dale - piano, electric piano; Guido Basso - harmonica, trumpet, flugelhorn; Ed Bickert - guitar; Jerry Fuller - drums; Brian Leonard - percussion; Steve Wallace - double bass; Rob McConnell - arranger, conductor, trombone.
Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass