Mel Torme's Finest Hour [Import]

Mel Torme | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal/Verve
• ASIN: B00005S75Z
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,828,657 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Stranger in Town

2. The Christmas Song

3. Mountain Greenery

4. The Hut Sut Song

5. Cement Mixer

6. The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)

7. I Don't Want to Cry Any More

8. What Is This Thing Called Love?

9. It Happened in Monterey/Ramona

10. Too Close for Comfort

11. Whatever Lola Wants

12. Born to Be Blue

13. A Shine on Your Shoes

14. At the Crossroads (Malagueńa)

15. Nińa

16. I'm Gonna Go Fishin'

17. Down for Double

18. I Loved You Once in Silence

19. What's New at the Zoo?

20. Don't Let That Moon Get Away

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Evening's Listening, June 6, 2010

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ProsaicParadise (Laurel, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mel Torme's Finest Hour (MP3 Download)

This compilation of songs is a terrific showcase for the tender and fun sides of Mel Torme's voice. It also happens to be the only place I could find his version of "The Hut Sut Song" which is my favorite version. If you are a big fan of that new kid on the block Michael Buble, you might well look backward to see the roots of his style of vocals.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great interpretations of early bigband tunes, October 9, 2007

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V. Chan (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Torme's Finest Hour (MP3 Download)

Mel did a great job of re-interpreting bigband/jazz tunes from 20/30/40s. My favorite is the Cement mixer song. If you haven't heard the original, check out Slim Gaillard. Most of the songs are pretty short on this CD and moderate temple, so it's great for swing dancing too!

0 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mostly trite material, January 10, 2006

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Warren M. Sirota (Greenwood Lake, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Torme's Finest Hour (Audio CD)

This was my first Torme CD purchase, so I don't know much, but it seems to me that it must be a collection of early material. Most of the songs are trivial, bordering on inane. There must be much better Torme collections, because I know he's better than this.