Mel Torme - Compact Jazz (1987)

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Artist: Mel Torme
Title: Compact Jazz
Year Of Release: 1987
Label: Verve [833 282-2]
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 59:35
Total Size: 287 MB(+3%) | 125 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01. Too Close For Comfort (4:03)
02. A Stranger In Town (2:54)
03. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (2:32)
04. Body & Soul (3:37)
05. The Surrey With The Fringe On Top (3:00)
06. Welcome To The Club (4:01)
07. Sent For You Yesterday (2:51)
08. Truckin' (3:33)
09. Born To Be Blue (2:53)
10. Whatever Lola Wants (3:20)
11. 'Round Midnight (3:15)
12. Take The ''A'' Train (2:54)
13. Blue Moon (3:43)
14. Just In Time (3:27)
15. Blue And Sentimental (3:56)
16. The Christmas Song (2:44)

Having led the sugary, post-war vocal group the Mel-Tones and subsequently been saddled with the "Velvet Fog" moniker, Mel Tormé probably found it hard to prove he was a legitimate vocal talent. This fine compilation from Verve should help clear the air for those still in doubt. Comprised of songs from Tormé's prime period of 1958-1961, Compact Jazz: Mel Torme spotlights the singer's impeccable phrasing and wide vocal range on 16 topnotch cuts. Showing range in taste as well, Tormé enlivens both old standards like "Body and Soul" and (for the time) modern jazz material such as Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight." And along big-band lines, Tormé veers toward the rarefied with obscure gems like Count Basie's "Blue and Sentimental" and Ivie Anderson's classic Ellington vocal "Truckin'." Getting back to more progressive fare, Compact Jazz also includes four top examples of Tormé's work with West Coast bebop arranger Marty Paich, including "Too Close for Comfort" and "Whatever Lola Wants." Not to stop there, the disc features four stunning Tormé originals in "Stranger in Town," "Welcome to the Club," "Born to be Blue," and the holiday favorite "The Christmas Song." And with arranger Johnny Mandel adding his very valuable two cents plus a cameo by the Mel-Tones thrown in for good measure, this collection qualifies as a great introduction to Tormé's music.~ Stephen Cook

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