Kurz-Bio:
Der Musiker (Gesang, Schlagzeug, Klavier), Komponist, Arrangeur und Schauspieler Mel Tormé wurde am 13. September 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, als Melvin Howard Tormé geboren und verstarb am 5. Juni 1999 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien an den Folgen eines Schlaganfalles.
Seine Singles ab 1949:
CAPITOL (78er)
04 49....15428....MEL TORMÉ With Orchestra Conducted By Pete Rugolo..Blue Moon (3411) Y/Again (3412) Z
CAPITOL
05 49....54-583....Mel Tormé Sonny Burke's Orchestra..You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me (45-3872) Y/There Isn't Any Special Reason (45-3869) Z
06 49....54-671....MEL TORMÉ Frank De Vol's Orchestra..The Four Winds And The Seven Seas (45-4476) Y/It's Too Late Now (45-4477) Z
CORAL (78er)
06 49....60071....MEL TORME..A Stranger In Town (L 3636)/You've Laughed At Me For The Last Time (L 3637)
CAPITOL
09 49....54-743....MEL TORMÉ With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra..The Meadows Of Heaven (45-4916) Y/Sonny Boy (45-4917) Z
09 49....54-752....MEL TORMÉ With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra..There's A Broken Heart (For Every Light On Broadway) (45-4919) Y/Oh, You Beautiful Doll (45-4918) Z
11 49....54-775....MEL TORMÉ With Frank DeVol And His Orchestra..The Blossoms On The Bough (45-5176) Y/MEL TORMÉ And The Mel-Tones With Frank DeVol And His Orch. ..Don't Do Something To Someone Else (That You Wouldn't Want Done To You) (45-5177) Z
12 49....F791....PEGGY LEE and MEL TORMÉ With The Mellomen And Orchestral Accompaniment..The Old Master Painter (45-5218) Y/Bless You (For The Good That's In You) (45-5217) Z
M-G-M (78er)
12 49....10584....MEL TORMÉ with Harold Mooney and His Orchestra..A Cottage For Sale/Gone With The Wind
CAPITOL
01 50....F825....MEL TORMÉ With Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney..There's An "X" In The Middle Of Texas (45-5328) Y/The Queen Of Hearts Is Missing (45-5325) Z
02 50....F880....MEL TORMÉ And The Mel Tones With Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney..I Hadn't Anyone Till You (45-5324) Y/MEL TORMÉ With Orchestra Conducted by Harold Mooney..Cross Your Heart (45-5327) Z
04 50....F1000....MEL TORMÉ with Vocal Group and Pete Rugolo's Orchestra..Bewitched (45-5710) Y/The Piccolino (45-5709) Z
M-G-M (78er)
06 50....10730....ARTIE SHAW And His Orchestra Vocal Mel Tormé & The Mel-Tones..I Got The Sun In The Morning/MEL TORMÉ & The Mel-Tones..There's No Business Like Show Business
CAPITOL
08 50....F1177....MEL TORMÉ and His Mel-Tones with Orchestra Conducted by Sonny Burke..Recipe For Romance (45-6378) Y/MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Sonny Burke..Do - Do - Do (45-3866) Z
09 50....F1237....MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Pete Rugolo..I Owe A Kiss To A Girl In Iowa (45-6365) Y/Say No More (Pas D'Histoire) (45-6495) Z
M-G-M (78er)
10 50....K10844....MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra..Makin' Whoopee/Dream Awhile
CAPITOL
11 50....F1291....MEL TORMÉ with Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra..Skylark (45-5707) Y/Lullaby Of The Leaves (45-5708) Z
M-G-M (78er)
12 50....K10874....MEL TORMÉ with Sonny Burke and His Orchestra..Foggy Day/Untul The Real Thing Comes Along
CAPITOL
02 51....F1383....MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Pete Rugolo..Around The World (45-6977) Y/The Sidewalk Shufflers (45-6978) Z
02 51....F1402....MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Sonny Burke..You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me (45-3872) Y/MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Pete Rugolo..Sailin' Away On The Henry Clay (45-6980) Z
M-G-M - Film & TV
04 51....K30354-A - M-G-M K79....MEL TORME With Orchestral Accompaniment..I Cover The Waterfront/-B....County Fair
04 51....K30355-A - M-G-M K79....MEL TORME With Orchestral Accompaniment..Little White Lies/-B....A Cottage For Sale
04 51....K30356-A - M-G-M K79....MEL TORME With Orchestral Accompaniment..A Little Kiss Each Morning/-B....Love You Funny Thing!
04 51....K30357-A - M-G-M K79....MEL TORME With Orchestral Accompaniment..The Best Things In Life Are Free/-B....I Can't Give You Anything But Love
CAPITOL
05 51....F1524....MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Sid Feller..The World Is Your Balloon (45-6293) Y/MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Joe Lipman..(I'll Be Around With A) Bundle Of Love (45-6292) Z
07 51....F1598....MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Sid Feller..You Locked My Heart (And You Swallowed The Key) (45-6294) Y/MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Joe Lipman..Who Sends You Orchids? (45-9291) Z
07 51....F1662....MEL TORMÉ with Vocal Group and Pete Rugolo's Orchestra..Bewitched (45-5710)/MEL TORMÉ With Orchestra Conducted by Pete Rugolo..Blue Moon (45-3411) (1000/15428)
07 51....F1712....MEL TORMÉ With Orchestra Conducted by Nelson Riddle..The One For Me (45-7272) Y/Love Is Such A Cheat (The Gypsy Song) (45-7273) Z
07 51....F1738....PEGGY LEE and MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Sid Feller..Don't Fan The Flame (45-7294) Y/Telling Me Yes, Telling Me No (45-7295) Z
08 51....F1761....MEL TORMÉ With Orchestra Conducted by Nelson Riddle..My Buddy (45-7274) Y/Take My Heart (45-7275) Z
11 51....F1864....MEL TORMÉ..Foolish Little Rumours (45-7750) Y/You're A Heavenly Thing (45-7735) Z
06 52....F2131....MEL TORMÉ and The Jud Conlon Singers with Orchestra Conducted by Hal Mooney..Don't Leave Me (45-10109)/MEL TORMÉ with Orchestra Conducted by Hal Mooney..Black Moonlight (45-10176)
10 52....F2263....MEL TORMÉ with Chorus and Orchestra Conducted by Al Pellegrini..Casually (45-20048)/Anywhere I Wander (45-20046)
07 53....F2529....MEL TORME..It Made You Happy When You Made Me Cry (45-10175)/A Stranger In Town (45-10108)
CORAL
11 53....9-61089....MEL TORME Vocal With Orchestra And Chorus Directed By NEAL HEFTI..Blue Skies (45-85294)/Oo - Ya - Ya (45-85295)
03 54....9-61136....MEL TORME Vocal With Orchestra And Chorus Directed By NEAL HEFTI..Just One More Chance (45-85292)/The Anything Can Happen Mambo (45-85293)
10 54....9-61263....MEL TORME Vocal With Orchestra Directed By GEORGE CATES..I'se A Muggin' (45-L 7774)/Tutti Fruitti (45-L 7770)
11 54....9-61294....MEL TORME Vocal With Orchestra Directed By GEORGE CATES..All Of You (45-L 7775)/Spellbound (45-L 7776)
07 55....9-61452....MEL TORME..It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (45-L 7771)/Rose O'Day (45-L 7772)
09 55....9-61507....MEL TORME..Jeepers Creepers (45-87603)/Goody Good (45-87595)
02 56....9-61588....MEL TORME WITH THE MEL - TONES..How (45-L 8911)/My Rosemarie (45-L 8912)
10 56....9-61709....MEL TORME..Bernie's Tune (45-87605)/Mountain Greenery (45-87600)
BETHLEHEM
11 58....45—11008....MEL TORME..Lulu's Back In Town (45—B11008A)/Keeping Myself For You (45—B11008B)
VERVE
06 59....V-10174x45 A....MEL TORMÉ Arrangements and Orchestra Conducted by BILLY MAY..The Crossroads (Malaguena) (22,793-2)/ B….Frenesi (22,757-4)
05 60....V-10211x45 A....MEL TORME..Walk Like A Dragon (23172-7)/ B….Wayfaring Stranger (23173-6)
01 61....V-10230x45 A....MEL TORMÉ and MARGARET WHITING Arrangements and orchestra conducted by RUSSELL GARCIA..What's New At The Zoo (23,372-10)/ B….Hey, Look Me Over (23,363-10)
04 61....V-10232x45 A....MEL TORME..Yes Indeed! (23,520)/ B….Her Face (23,518)
ATLANTIC
10 62....45-2165....MEL TORME Arr. & Cond. by Klaus Ogermann..Comin' Home Baby (A-6456)/Right Now (A-6457)
03 63....45-2183....MEL TORME Arr. & Cond. by Marty Paich..Cast Your Fate To The Wind (A-6780)/The Gift (Recado Bossa Nova) (A-6781)
04 63....45-2187....MEL TORME Arr. & Cond. by Marty Paich..My Gal's Back In Town (A-6782)/Gravy Waltz (A-6783)
09 63….45-2202….MEL TORME..You Can't Love 'Em All (A-7049)/You Belong To Me (A-6370)
01 64….45-2219….MEL TORME Orch. Cond. by Johnny Williams..Sunday In New York (A-7459)/MEL TORME Orch. Cond. by Dick Hazard..Forty Second Street (A-7456)
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