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Millennium Collection - ­20th Century Masters

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Format
CD (1 Disc); Stereo
Release Date
1 March 2005

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Product Details
EAN
0602498807149
Country
USA
Studio/Live
Studio
Label
Universal Music Distribution
Dimensions
12.8 x 14.4 x 0.9 centimeters (0.09 kg)
Performer Notes
  • Personnel: Mel Torm‚ (vocals).
  • Liner Note Authors: Paul J. Hoeffler; Tony Sanchs.
  • Arrangers: Billy May; Marty Paich; Russell Garcia .
  • The 20th Century Masters series serves many purposes for all the varying artists with MCA affiliations, and with Mel Torm‚, the spryest of jazz vocalists, the case is no different. With few hits to essay, compiler Ryan Null and producer Mike Ragogna instead chose to spotlight Torm‚'s range of abilities -- vocal acrobat and scatter, standards interpreter, songwriter, and pure musical innovator. Thanks to the consistent quality of Torm‚'s work, they were able to accomplish this despite focusing on several neglected corners of his MCA catalog, like 1954's Musical Sounds Are the Best Songs (Coral), 1960's Swingin' On the Moon (Verve), and 1961's My Kind of Music (Verve also). "Too Close for Comfort" and "Blue Moon" are twin paragons of a vocal artist excelling in an uptempo setting and in balladry (respectively), while the opener, "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," sees Torm‚ teaching a master class in what it means to be a singing horn. His original material includes both the standard "The Christmas Song" and the pleasant throwaway "Swingin' On the Moon," and for innovation look no further than the eight-minute "Blues in the Night" with his prime collaborator, Marty Paich. Other budget Mel Torm‚ compilations may have slightly better material, but none explain Torm‚'s brilliance in such concise fashion as this. ~ John Bush
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