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Melvin Howard „Mel“ Tormé (* 13. September 1925 in Chicago, Illinois; † 5. Juni 1999 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger im Bereich des Jazz und der Popmusik, der auch als Schlagzeuger, Komponist, Arrangeur, Autor und Schauspieler in Erscheinung trat.
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), [ 1 ] nicknamed " the Velvet Fog ", was an American musician, singer, composer, arranger, drummer, actor, and author. He composed the music for " The Christmas Song " ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.
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- The Formative Years
- The Balladeer
- The Swinger
- The Songwriter
- The Latin Side
- The Ellington Influence
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Melvin Howard Tormé was born in Chicago in 1925 into a family with Russian-Jewish ancestry. (The family’s original name was Torma, which a US immigration officer misspelled as Torme on his father’s entry to America: The name stuck). Young Mel was immersed in music from a young age – his mother played piano and his father sang, though not profession...
Verve Records was founded in 1956 by jazz impresario Norman Granz, initially as a vehicle to showcase the talent of his protege, singer Ella Fitzgerald, and take her into the mainstream. Mel Tormé joined his friend at the label in 1958, hoping that they could record a duet together, though a collaboration between them failed to materialize. Nonethe...
Though Mel Tormé’s caressing voice was suited to languid ballads, he could also deliver lively songs with a swing-easy swagger. His album Swings Shubert Alley– named after New York’s famous theater district – reunited him with Marty Paich, who had been Tormé’s arranger on four LPs he recorded for Bethlehem Records and whom the singer described as “...
After publishing his first song at 16, Mel Tormé quickly bloomed into a prolific songwriter who amassed 250 copyrights, the most famous of which was the Yuletide favorite, “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire),” which he wrote on a hot summer’s day in 1945 with Robert Wells. Tormé recorded it several times, offering a lush versio...
Mel Tormé was often typecast as a crooner but his Verve albums showed that he was more versatile than he was given credit for. His 1959 LP, Olé Tormé, his second for Verve, was a Latin-themed project that saw him collaborate with Sinatra arranger Billy May on 12 songs which ranged from the raucous rock and roll-meets-swing of “At The Crossroads (Ma...
The pianist and composer Duke Ellington was one of Mel Tormé’s idols and later became his friend. (Occasionally, Duke allowed Tormé to play drums on stage with his band). Tormé had covered Ellington tunes on some of his early albums but in 1962 offered a more substantial homage to the Washington DC bandleader with I Dig The Duke, I Dig The Count, a...
Explore the career and voice of Mel Tormé, one of the 20th century's most indelible singers and songwriters. Discover his best songs from his Verve Records period, where he showcased his smooth, sonorous croon and jazz skills.
- Charles Waring
Mel Tormé. Soundtrack: Gangster Squad. A professional singer at the age of three, Mel Torme was a genuine musical prodigy. As a teenager, he played the drums in Chico Marx's band and earned the nickname "The Velvet Fog" because of his smooth, mellow tenor voice.
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Melvin Howard „Mel“ Tormé (* 13. September 1925 in Chicago, Illinois; † 5. Juni 1999 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger im Bereich des Jazz und der Popmusik, der auch als Schlagzeuger, Komponist, Arrangeur, Autor und Schauspieler in Erscheinung trat.
12. Sept. 2007 · Tormé was the consummate entertainer: as a drummer, singer, composer, arranger, lyricist, writer and actor, his career spanned nearly the entire 20th century of American pop...
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