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Sings Fred Astaire [Original recording remastered]

Mel TormeAudio CD
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)


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  • Audio CD (July 18, 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN: B00004U02F
  • Also Available in: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,390 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. Something's Gotta Give
3. A Foggy Day
4. A Fine Romance
5. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
6. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
7. The Way You Look Tonight
8. The Piccolino
9. They Can't Take That Away from Me
10. Cheek to Cheek
11. Let's Face the Music and Dance
12. They All Laughed

 

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Album, May 30, 2001
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"ckenevey" (Dublin, Dublin Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sings Fred Astaire (Audio CD)
This is Torme at his best. Paiche and Torme is another one of those musical collaborations that was perfect.(like Sinatra and Riddle) Marty Paich is a genius arranger. The musicianship on this album is hard to beat. This album swings hard, the band really cooks . Check out "The way you look tonight", turn it up a little and dig the solos - it will have you jumping! The bass line will bring a tear to your eye! . "Cheek to cheek" is another hard swinging number. Paiche subtely quotes "jeepers creepers" in the middle of the unusual arrangement..it's great stuff. Torme effortlessly delivers amazing vocals throughout. This album is a must for anyone into jazz, vocals, arranging.. Buy it!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More 50's Mel - What's Not to Like?, July 20, 2000
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I'm a big Mel Torme fan and respect how he never strayed too far from his jazz roots over an entire career. And while I enjoyed him live and recorded in his "sunset" years, my favorite Mel period - by a long shot - is the 50's, especially his collaborations with Marty Paitch. Will Friedwald says that "Swings the Shubert Alley" is the pinnacle of Mel's career and I agree. So if you're a 50's Mel fan, here's more to love. On this disc Mel works his way through the songbook that made Fred Astaire famous and does it with style, technique and inventiveness. And of course....it swings! Highly recommended.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just about perfect, March 29, 2001
This review is from: Sings Fred Astaire (Audio CD)
Anybody looking for a Mel Torme CD or any Jazz Vocal CDs from the 50's absolutely positively 100% must have this CD and its predecessor, "Lulu's Back in Town". These have some of the finest singing and arranging ever to be found on any Jazz CD, period. I'd pick either of these over "Swings Shubert Alley" in a heartbeat. If I had to pick one Mel Torme CD to take on the desert island, this would be the one.
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