16 Most Requested Songs

Mel Torme | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 13, 1993)
• Original Release Date: July 13, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00000294F
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #221,956 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Purchase the CD "That's All" instead, August 13, 2004

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Cap'n John (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)

I am a huge Mel Torme fan and the renditions on this "Most Requested" cd are some of his finest. However, you would do yourself a big favor by purchasing the CD "That's All" instead. Why? Because "That's All" contains all of the songs on this cd plus 8 more, and, because it was re-mastered in 1997, it sounds much better.

All of the reviews for this cd are correct. It is a superb collection of songs performed by a true vocal master. That is why I am certain you will appreciate the additional and re-mastered versions contained on "That's All" even more.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ONE OF MEL'S BEST, September 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)

IF YOU LOVED LISTENING TO MEL AS I HAVE THIS CD IS ONE OF HIS BEST AND A MUST TO OWN IT. WHAT A LOSS LOSING THIS FANTASTIC TALENT. I MISS HIM DESPERATELY.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pour yourself a scotch, put on this CD, relax..., May 27, 2003

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David E. Waite (Knoxville, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 16 Most Requested Songs (Audio CD)

I mean really relax. This CD has been criticized for being "too mellow", for not being "jazzy" enough. Well, sometimes mellow is good. I especially enjoy "mellow" after a hard day at work. But I don't enjoy the shallow, John Tesh kind of mellow. I like good jazz and this CD contains a lot of good jazz, expertly performed by a master jazz vocalist. Sure, its mellow and relaxing, but so are Monet's "Water Lilies", and I am not afraid to compare Torme to Monet. Especially on this CD, Mel handles the lyrics, as well as the tunes, in the same deceptively simple manner that Monet used in painting. This CD may sound simple, just as Monet may look simple, but that is where the genius may be found: in a simplicity that is easily overlooked unless the listener (or the viewer of a good Monet) slows down enough to understand what the artist is doing. You have to relax. Once you do, the art rewards you over and over as the artist's subtle creativity is gradually revealed. This is a great jazz CD. Slow down, relax and listen.