Mel Tormé – Tormé
Vocals : Mel Tormé
Conducted by Marty Paich
Arranged by Marty Paich
Written by Lew Brown (A1), Sammy Fain (A1), Sam M. Lewis (A2), Rezso Seress (A2), Frank Eyton (A3), Johnny Green (A3), Edward Heyman (A3), Robert Sour (A3), Lorenz Hart (A4), Richard Rodgers (A4), Sammy Cahn (A5), Axel Stordahl (A5), Paul Weston (A5), Basil Adlam (A6), Billy Rose (A6), Harold Arlen (B1), Johnny Mercer (B1), Victor Schertzinger (B2), Peggy Lee (B3), Victor Young (B3), Gladys Shelley (B4), Abner Silver (B4), Bernie Hanighen (B5), Thelonious Monk (B5), Cootie Williams (B5), Cy Coleman (B6), Joseph McCarthy (B6)
1 LP, gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Verve Records - Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Verve Records
Recorded June 25–27, 1958, Hollywood, CA
Original session produced by Norman Granz
Reissue produced by Chad Kassem
Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Photography by Graybill, Gene Lester, Ray Avery
Sleeve Notes by Nat Hentoff, Chad Kassem
Originally Released in 1959
Reissued in October 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- That Old Feeling
- Gloomy Sunday
- Body and Soul
- Nobody’s Heart
- I Should Care
- The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)
Side B:
- Blues in the Night
- I Don’t Want to Cry Anymore
- Where Can I Go Without You?
- How Did She Look?
- ‘Round Midnight
- I’m Gonna Laugh You Right out of My Life
Reviews
“Most of Mel Tormé's albums for Verve and Bethlehem during the 1950s concentrated on material either carefree (usually up-tempo) or reflective (mostly down-tempo), but 1958's Tormé blended the two. For every bouncy single like "That Old Feeling" or "I'm Gonna Laugh You Out of My Life," Tormé sinks into the depths with "Gloomy Sunday," "The House Is Haunted (By the Echo of Your Last Goodbye)," or his dramatic eight-minute reading of "Blues in the Night." All this makes for a bit of emotional confusion while listening to Tormé, but the LP pulls together for the most part.” AllMusic Review by John Bush
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4.67 / 5