Mel Torme - An Evening with Mel Torme: Live from the Disney Institute (1996)
Artist: Mel Torme
Title: An Evening with Mel Torme: Live from the Disney Institute
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Concord Jazz: CCD-4736
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) / 320 kbps
Total Time: 01:00:50
Total Size: 317 / 143 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: An Evening with Mel Torme: Live from the Disney Institute
Year Of Release: 1996
Label: Concord Jazz: CCD-4736
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue,log,scans) / 320 kbps
Total Time: 01:00:50
Total Size: 317 / 143 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Just One of Those Things (Porter)/On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper-Washington) - 4:59
02. You Make Me Feel So Young (Gordon-Myrow) - 4:23
03. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (Maschwitz-Sherwin) - 4:31
04. Pick Yourself Up (Fields-Kern) - 4:09
05. Stardust (Parish-Carmichael) - 5:15
06. Love for Sale (Porter) - 5:30
07. Since I Fell for You (Johnson) - 4:55
08. Three Little Words (Ruby-Kalmar)/Slipped Disc (Goodman)/Smooth One (Goodman)/Rachel's Dream (Goodman) - 3:31
09. I Remember You (Mercer-Schertzinger)/It's Easy to Remember (Hart-Rodgers) - 5:33
10. Lover Come Back to Me (Hammerstein-Romberg) - 5:03
11. Stairway to the Stars (Parish-Malneck-Signorelli) - 5:20
12. Oh, Lady Be Good (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 4:27
13. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (Porter) - 3:14
This was singer Mel Tormé's last recording before he was stricken with a serious stroke. Remarkably, Tormé had gradually improved both as a singer and as a jazz improviser all throughout his sixties (his voice was in phenomenal shape), and he is heard on this live set, filmed for a television special, in peak form despite being 70. Joined by his regular trio (pianist Mike Renzi, bassist John Leitham, and drummer Donny Osborne), Tormé performs a typical swing-oriented program that includes a Benny Goodman medley, a memorable rendition of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (he could hold notes on ballads endlessly without wavering), a heated "Pick Yourself Up," and a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Oh, Lady Be Good," among other numbers. Ironically, Tormé concluded what may be his final recording with a touching rendition of "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye."
