Search results for "Mel Tormé"

Mel Tormé (with Marty Paich): The Carioca (Rating: 87/100) posted in Music January 21, 08

Whoever doubts Mel Tormé's skill as a jazz singer should listen to the first 25 seconds of this track, where he sings...

Mel Tormé: All I Need is the Girl (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 30, 07

Ring-a-Ding singing doesn't get any better than Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Dek-Tette. Blending the lightness of G...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: RING-A-DING-DINGS: TWELVE 1960S MALE VOCAL HIPSTERS

Sinatra named them, Sinatra claimed them. Frank's album Ring-a-Ding Ding! (1960) christened a boatload of actual and ...

Mel Torme & The Marty Paich Dek-tette: Lullaby Of Birdland (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music August 06, 09

“Lullaby of Birdland” is an anomaly in the recordings of Mel Tormé and the Marty Paich Dek-tette. Although Mel’s scat...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: SCAT SINGING

Scat singing—improvised solos created by a vocalist using nonsense syllables for words—is one of the great parado...

Mel Tormé: The Hut-Sut Song (Rating: 66/100) posted in Music November 05, 07

Although Mel Tormé's musicianship made him one of jazz's finest singers, on this track the Velvet Frog (well, Tormé i...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: TWELVE TURKEYS FOR THANKSGIVING

Jazz.com visitors will notice that most of our reviews are favorable. That's because (a) we love jazz and (b) in bu...

Mel Tormé (with Marty Paich): Lulu's Back in Town (Rating: 94/100) posted in Music August 21, 08

I've never much cared for "back in town" songs. Whether it's Thin Lizzy's "The Boys Are Back in Town" or just Matt D...

Mel Tormé: The Way You Look Tonight (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music November 07, 07

For a certain kind of jazz at a certain point in history, this may be a pinnacle. "West Coast Jazz" with its occasion...

Mel Tormé: The Way You Look Tonight (Rating: 92/100) posted in Music February 03, 08

Tempo? Faaast! Vocal phrasing? Impressive—and each word sounds crystal clear! Arrangement? Both refined and punchy! S...

Jeri Southern (with Marty Paich's Dek-tette): Lazy Bones (Rating: 95/100) posted in Music October 08, 09

I suppose it was inevitable that the two most "homespun" of song composers, Hoagy Carmichael and Johnny Mercer, would...

This track review is included in: THE DOZENS: HOAGY CARMICHAEL

Hoagy Carmichael was born in Bloomington, Indiana on November 22, 1899. His given name, Hoagland, derived fr...

Mel Tormé & Marty Paich's Dek-tette posted in Features and Interviews August 21, 08

By Thomas Cunniffe From the early fifties until his death in 1995, Marty Paich was one of the top arrang...

Ernestine Anderson: Welcome to the Club (Rating: 96/100) posted in Music August 16, 08

Ernestine Anderson was in the news in mid-2008 for the wrong reason. Rather than celebrating her artistry, news stori...

Stan Kenton: Four Months, Three Weeks, Two Days and One Hour Blues (Rating: 84/100) posted in Music January 18, 08

This is one of vocalist June Christy's best records with the Kenton band. Originally from Chicago, she married tenorm...

The Velvet Fog Still Rolls In posted in The Jazz.com Blog August 21, 08

Thirty years ago this month, Concord Records brought singer Mel Tormé together with the Marty Paich Dek-tette for t...

Leitham, Jennifer (Jane) (John Leithman) posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Leitham, Jennifer (Jane) [John Leithman], bass; b. Scott Air Force Base, IL, 10 August 1953. Parents separated and di...

A History of Cool Jazz in 100 Tracks posted in Features and Interviews May 14, 09

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Shearing, George (Albert) posted in Encyclopedia February 18, 09

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Campbell, John posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Campbell, John, pianist; b. Bloomington, Ill., 7 July 1955. He is also quite capable on vibraphone, string bass, and...

Paich, Marty posted in Encyclopedia October 22, 09

Paich, Marty (Martin Louis Paich), composer, arranger, piano, accordion (b. Oakland, California, January 23, 1925, d....

Wilkins, Jack posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Wilkins, Jack, guitar, teacher; b. Brooklyn, NY, 3 June 1944. His father is Jack Rivers Lewis. His mother was Mary Ge...

Griffith, Frank posted in Encyclopedia October 18, 07

Griffith, Frank, saxophonist, composer/arranger, educator; b. Eugene, OR, 21 January 1959. In 1984, he graduated from...

A Classic Revisited posted in Miscellaneous Pages December 12, 07

A Classic Revisited was a regular feature at jazz.com from December 2007 through October 2009. Five days per week, ...

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