Mel & George Do World War 2

Mel Torme, George Shearing | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Concord Records
• ASIN: B0000006JZ
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #252,720 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Lili Marlene

2. Love

3. Aren't You Glad You're You

4. Cotton Tail/I Didn't Know About You/Don't Get Around Much Anymore/I'm

5. I Don't Want to Walk Without You/I'll Walk Alone

6. I Could Write a Book

7. A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

8. On the Swing Shift/The Five O'Clock Whistle

9. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

10. This Is the Army, Mister Jones

11. We Mustn't Say Goodbye

12. I've Heard That Song Before [*]

13. I Know Why (And So Do You) [*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Master Vocal, Master Piano Command - What Else to Say, July 10, 2000

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Carlos from Rio "Carlos from Rio" (Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel & George Do World War 2 (Audio CD)

... OK, the repertoire is II War songs, a brilliant idea possibly credited to Tormé. This is a live recording with a beautiful opening by George Shearing playing "Lili Marlene" in a sensitive way that I presume must have shocked the audience due to their complete silence and reverence and to Shearing's tenderness. Don't lose the chance to listen to it.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A nostalgic mix of fun and romance, June 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Mel & George Do World War 2 (Audio CD)

Torme and Shearing team up to present the best of the songs of the World War II era. They emphasize romantic ballads, with some lighter songs (e.g. "This is the Army") added for fun. This listener, born nine years after the war ended, wanted to go and volunteer at the nearest Stage Door Canteen after hearing this recording for the first time. It's that real, that moving, that good.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars old memories, March 3, 2006

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AE LATTIMER "the swing band man" (england) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel & George Do World War 2 (Audio CD)

I found this disk brilliant and was delighted when i was able to obtain it through amazon. i first heard it on the Russell DAVIES SHOW on BBC radio two and was amazed at how these two great tunesmiths work so well together. Great melodies too from a sad time in our history.