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Melvin Howard „Mel“ Tormé war ein US-amerikanischer Sänger im Bereich des Jazz und der Popmusik, der auch als Schlagzeuger, Komponist, Arrangeur, Autor und Schauspieler in Erscheinung trat. Sein Presseagent prägte für ihn den Spitznamen The Velvet Fog, der sich auf Tormés sanft-geschmeidige Baritonstimme bezog. Seine ...
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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.
9. Feb. 2023 · He had one #1 hit, "Careless Love," in 1949, and several minor hits, among them "Mountain Greenery" in 1956. He recorded several LPs in the mid-1950s with the Marty Paich Dektette, a collection of some of the best West Coast jazz performers, that are considered his best work.
Without question, Mel Tormé was one of the greatest jazz vocalists of all time. And his Concord Jazz recordings – recorded during the last two decades of a phenomenal career – captured a prolific artist who was, quite simply, perennially in his prime.
Top Drawer is a 1983 album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing. [3] At the 26th Grammy Awards, Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male .
13. Sept. 2023 · Possessing a smooth, sonorous croon – which earned him the rather unusual nickname “The Velvet Fog” – Mel Tormé was also an accomplished tunesmith who penned over 250 songs, including the holiday...
