At the Crescendo

by Mel Torme

Overview

More than two years after recording his first-ever concert LP, Live at the Crescendo for Coral, Mel Torme returned to the Los Angeles nightclub for the Bethlehem release At the Crescendo, cut February 22, 1957. Backed by a small combo comprised of pianist/arranger Marty Paich, trumpeter Don Fagerquist, vibraphonist Larry Bunker, bassist Max Bennett, and drummer Mel Lewis, Torme approaches familiar material like "One for My Baby," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and "I'm Beginning to See the Light" with a matchless combination of sensitivity and sass -- as always, Paich's nimble arrangements inspire Torme's most adventurous vocals, and the sheer imagination and soulfulness on display throughout the set laid to rest any lingering question of whether he was a jazz artist or merely an easy listening balladeer. ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180699682
Rank:	208637

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mel Torme   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mel Lewis   Guest Artist,Drums
Marty Paich   Guest Artist,Piano
Stan Levey   Guest Artist
Howard McGhee   Guest Artist
Larry Bunker   Vibraphone
Don Fagerquist   Trumpet
Max Bennett   Bass

Technical Credits

Jaclyn Levine   Liner Notes,Reissue Coordination
John Latouche   Composer
Joseph Kosma   Composer
Hugh Martin   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jacques Prevert   Composer
Tom Moulton   Remastering
Manning Sherwin   Composer
Sigmund Romberg   Composer
Sherwin   Composer
Ted Fetter   Composer
Eric Maschwitz   Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Marty Paich   Leader
Ralph Blane   Composer
Harry James   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Lyn Bradley   Reissue Package Design
Greg Vaughn   Remastering
Fred "Sonic" Smith   Composer
Don George   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Wayne Kramer   Composer
Dennis Thompson   Composer
Rob Tyner   Composer
James Van Heusen   Composer
Michael Davis   Composer
Johnny Hodges   Composer
Gruss Vom Schweizerland   Composer