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Mel Torme
Biography
Melvin Howard Tormé (September 13, 1925 – June 5, 1999), nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books. He composed the music for the classic holiday song "The Christmas Song" ("Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire") and co-wrote the lyrics with Bob Wells.
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Discography
- A Time for Us, 1969
- It's a Blue World, 1995
- Ole Tormé: Mel Tormé Goes South of the Border With Billy May, 2003
- Lulu's Back In Town
- Christmas Songs, 1992
- Tormé
- Just Jazz: Mel Tormé With the Chris Gunning Orchestra, 2005
- Top Drawer, 1983
- Right Now!, 1997
- Mel Tormé, Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
- London Sessions, 2003
- Complete Concord Recordings, 2002
- An Elegant Evening, 1985
- Smooth as Velvet
- Nothing Without You
- Swingin' on the Moon, 1960
- Luck Be a Lady
- The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks, 2005
- Just Jazz: Together Again for the First Time, 2006
- Mel & George "Do" World War II, 1991
- Comin' Home Baby, 1997
- Reunion, 1988
- Prelude to a Kiss, 1996
- My Kind of Music, 2000
- Velvet & Brass, 1995
- Songs of New York
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| Song | Mountain Greenery |
| Artist | Mel Torme |
| Album | Mel Torme's Finest Hour |
| Label | Verve |
| Year | 1944 |

| Song | The Hut Sut Song |
| Artist | Mel Torme |
| Album | Mel Torme's Finest Hour |
| Label | Verve |
| Year | 1944 |

| Song | Cement Mixer |
| Artist | Mel Torme |
| Album | Mel Torme's Finest Hour |
| Label | Verve |
| Year | 1954 |

| Song | More Than You Know |
| Artist | Mel Torme |
| Album | Reunion |
| Label | Concord Jazz |
| Year | 1988 |

| Song | The House Is Haunted |
| Artist | Mel Torme |
| Album | Mel Torme's Finest Hour |
| Label | Verve |
| Year | 1944 |
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Links
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On the ABC
- Call Me Irresponsible - ABC Shop
- Let's Dance Jazz Various Artists - Music CD - ABC Shop
- Night Air - 4 July 2010 - Bedtime
- Sydney :: Gregg Arthur :: OzTrax
- ABC Classic FM Music Details: Sunday 13 June 1999
- Singers of Renown - 21 December 2002 - Saturday 21st December ...
- roots n' all on triple j
- Singers of Renown - 23 December 2006 - Saturday 23rd December ...
- Singers of Renown - 21/12/2002: Saturday 21st December 2002
- The Planet - 25 December 2009 - Béla Fleck and the Flecktones ...
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I love Mel's voice, he is always together with every beat of the music all the time.
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