That`s the way Mel Torme is described in the Smithsonian Institution`s anthology, ”American Popular Song,” which includes three fine examples of Torme`s work, all of which were recorded in the ...

December 12, 2014 • In this session from 1992, Torme performs his own songs, "Stranger In Town" and "Born to Be Blue," as well as favorites such as "Dream Dancing" and "Time After Time" with ...

Although Mel Torme was universally revered for the remarkable virtuosity of his jazz singing, his achievements stretched far beyond the vocalist’s art. In fact, no other major American swing ...

Blessed with impeccable timing and a smooth, mellow timbre, Mel Tormé was known during his heyday as "The Velvet Fog." Tormé was the consummate entertainer: as a drummer, singer, composer ...

It takes a while to appreciate a singer like Mel Torme. To the generation raised on rock, his shimmering tenor reminds you of your dad crooning in the shower. To an older generation, well ...

Mel Torme, an inventive and gifted entertainer with a distinctive voice who became a favorite of several generations of music lovers, died Saturday morning. Torme’s death came at UCLA Medical ...

Hello, wonderful readers! To continue and hopefully conclude this melancholic March, let’s look at “It’s a Blue World” by Mel Tormé, an album by a semi-popular and underrated vocalist from the ...

Now you can get all 26 tracks on one CD—Mel Tormé Sings About Love—here. JazzWax clips: Here's Mel Torme singing It's Easy to Remember (and So Hard to Forget). It doesn't get much better than this ...

Tracy Tormé, a UFO expert and son of stylish crooner Mel Tormé who co-created the 1990s series Sliders and was hand-picked by Gene Roddenberry to serve as the head writer on Star Trek: The Next ...

Mel Torme was among the most enduring singers from the big-band era, maligned by some as the epitome of lounge singer, acclaimed by many more as one of a talented and serious vocalist. Legend has it ...