Description

Torme's performances are superb, but this two-disc compilation has no track information whatsoever — no composer or musician credits, no session dates, nothing. The package is part of a generic Allegro series; other "cocktail hour" discs feature the likes of Bing Crosby, Perry Como, and Dinah Shore, with uniformly ugly cover art. So this is anything but a classic Torme title, although many of the individual tracks are classics. The recordings are clearly old — probably from the '40s or '50s — although the sound is quite good. A handful of tracks feature background vocalists singingmore… close harmonies, but Torme is alone in the spotlight for the most part. There's a glockenspiel or celeste on quite a few songs, which becomes irritating, but there are some excellent clarinet and guitar performances — uncredited, of course. Torme's scat vocal on "Night and Day" is not to be missed. For a quick and easy sampling of Torme's style, this compilation will suffice, but serious fans would do better to seek out the original recordings.

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Music > Albums

Case Type:

CD

Release Type:

Retail

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Cover Info:

Title:

Mel Torme - Cocktail Hour (2000) Retail CD

Part:

Front

Dimensions:

2750 x 2750 px

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596 KB

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