Tormé [Verve Acoustic Sounds Series]

by Mel Torme

Overview

Most of Mel Torme's albums for Verve and Bethlehem during the 1950s concentrated on material either carefree (usually up-tempo) or reflective (mostly down-tempo), but 1958's Torme blended the two. For every bouncy single like "That Old Feeling" or "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life," Torme sinks into the depths with "Gloomy Sunday," "The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)," or his dramatic eight-minute reading of "Blues in the Night." All this makes for a bit of emotional confusion while listening to Torme, but the LP pulls together for the most part. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	11/22/2024
Label:	Verve
UPC:	0602465627336

Tracks

1. That Old Feeling
2. Gloomy Sunday
3. Body And Soul
4. Nobody's Heart
5. I Should Care
6. The House Is Haunted (By The Echo Of Your Last Goodbye)
7. Blues In The Night
8. I Don't Want To Cry Anymore
9. Where Can I Go Without You?
10. How Did She Look
11. 'Round Midnight
12. I'm Gonna Laugh You Right Out Of My Life

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mel Torme   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Marty Paich Orchestra   Primary Artist
Bud Shank   Guest Artist,Woodwind
Frank Rosolino   Guest Artist,Trombone
Shelly Manne   Guest Artist,Drums,Bongos,Marimba,Timpani
Marty Paich   Celeste,Conductor,Piano
George Roberts   Trombone
Marion Childers   Trumpet
Richard Perissi   French Horn
John Kitzmiller   Tuba
Bill Perkins   Woodwind
Jack Sheldon   Trumpet
Frank Beach   Trumpet
Joe Mondragon   Bass
Med Flory   Woodwind
Richard Collins   Trumpet
Alvin Stoller   Drums,Bongos,Marimba,Timpani
Dave Pell   Woodwind
Vincent DeRosa   French Horn

Technical Credits

Norman Granz   Producer,Original Recording Producer
Marty Paich   Arranger,Orchestration
Abner Silver   Composer
Sammy Fain   Composer
Gladys Shelley   Composer
Victor Young   Composer
Sammy Cahn   Composer
Jayme Pieruzzi   Mastering
Hollis King   Art Direction
Samuel M. Lewis   Composer
Harold Arlen   Composer
Billy Rose   Composer
Laszlo Javor   Composer
Basil Adlam   Composer
Cy Coleman   Composer
Frank Eyton   Composer
Victor Schertzinger   Composer
John W. Green   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Louis Silvers   Composer
Sam M. Lewis   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Peggy Lee   Composer
Joseph McCarthy   Composer
Axel Stordahl   Composer
Mark Smith   Production Assistant
Rezsoe Seress   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Bryan Koniarz   Producer
Grayhill   Cover Photo
Sherniece Smith   Art Producer
Joseph Allan McCarthy   Composer
Paul Weston   Composer
Sy Oliver   Composer
Bernie Hanighen   Composer
Bob Irwin   Mastering
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Bob Merrill   Composer
Ken Druker   Executive Producer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Cootie Williams   Composer
Edward Heyman   Composer
Johnny Green   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Robert Sour   Composer
Nat Hentoff   Liner Notes