Velvet & Brass

Rob McConnell, Mel Torme | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 5, 2011)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Fantasy Records
• ASIN: B0000006OS
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #216,675 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Velvet & Brass by Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell And The Boss Brass

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Grows On One, May 19, 2004

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Jim Holtz (Madison, Wi United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velvet & Brass (Audio CD)

This cd is one that gets better with age. Each time I hear it I like it more. The Kern & Hammerstein song, Nobody Else But Me, desrves to lead the disc. It's that great! I just wish a great singer would have done a Kern/Hammerstein Songbook. All the songs are fabulous even the dated Swing Shift. There are times when Mel's sessions with a band didn't work but this time it does. A REAL GEM! A gem that has songs that deserve to heard because they weren't overdone.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its the Boss!, November 2, 2005

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Jayne (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velvet & Brass (Audio CD)

Mel Torme's collaboration with Rob McConnell et al is terrific. I've listened to a great deal of Mel Torme' over the past 17 years (even had the opportunity to see him live in ' 87), and I personally love his 'older' voice the best. Songs like 'Love Walked In,' 'I Get A Kick Out Of You,' and 'Liza' showcase his talent. Rob McConnell's Boss Brass are really kickin' it too! Enjoy this one while you're hanging around the house.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aging Well, July 1, 2005

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Clinton Desveaux - See all my reviews

This review is from: Velvet & Brass (Audio CD)

Mel Torme's voice ages very well, he learns to modify his voice so that instead of pretending to be young, he ages the song, something which Tony Bennett learned from Mel Torme. Rob McConell's Boss Brass plays a solid and loud backbeat which taps the toe!