An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé
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An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé
- Artist: George Shearing with Mel Tormé
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- Release Date: April 15, 1982
- Total Time: 48:32
- Type: Live, Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Jazz
Review
Pianist George Shearing and singer Mel Tormé would match together perfectly every time they shared the stage; the mutual respect they had for each other was as obvious as the fact that they had very complementary styles. This CD, their first joint recording, is consistently exciting. With bassist Brian Torff making the group a trio, Shearing and Tormé swing hard on such tunes as "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm," "Give Me the Simple Life," "Love," and "Lullaby of Birdland" (which starts off with Shearing singing). In addition, there are a pair of instrumentals including "Manhattan Hoedown," which is a feature for Torff. Tormé's touching rendition of "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" by itself would be enough reason to acquire this highly enjoyable set. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi| An Evening with Friends (2007 Album by Various Artists) | |
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An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé
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| Live album by Mel Tormé | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | April 15, 1982 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, Jazz | |||
| Length | 38:41 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Carl Jefferson | |||
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An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé is a live album by Mel Tormé, accompanied by George Shearing.[1]
It was the first of six albums that Tormé and Shearing recorded together for Concord Records, and Tormé's performance on this album won him the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male at the 25th Grammy Awards.
Track listing
- "All God's Chillun Got Rhythm" (Walter Jermann, Gus Kahn, Bronislaw Kaper) – 3:37
- "Born to Be Blue" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 5:15
- "Give Me the Simple Life" (Rube Bloom, Harry Ruby) – 3:39
- "Good Morning Heartache" (Dan Fisher, Ervin Drake, Irene Higgenbotham) – 6:10
- "Manhattan Hoedown" (Brian Torff) – 4:46
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (Cole Porter) – 2:52
- "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square" (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) – 5:02
- "Love" (Ralph Blane, Hugh Martin) – 4:55
- "It Might as Well Be Spring" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 4:42
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 7:32
Personnel
References
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Review: An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/an-evening-with-george-shearing-mel-torm-r147378/review. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
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