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Listening to this pair on Concord, it's hard not to feel that Mel Torme was under-appreciated. He had a wonderful voice, truly "velvety" sounding especially in later years. In my opinion, he was better than Sinatra. And unlike Sinatra, his voice actually got better as he aged. These 80s recordings with Shearing are just great. The two really had a certain chemistry that make these a pleasure to listen to. Here's a clip of "it might as well be Spring".
Edits: 03/28/15
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Topic - Mel Torme and George Shearing - ecl876 13:23:12 03/28/15 (22)
- Fondly remember Torme's appearances on "Night Court." /nt\ - Opus 33 1/3 10:07:19 03/29/15 (0)
- RE: Mel Torme and Sinatra comparo - M3 lover 10:05:32 03/29/15 (0)
- High anong my best concert experiences - kavakidd 23:23:55 03/28/15 (0)
- Underappreciated??? - Lew 19:39:03 03/28/15 (4)
- RE: Underappreciated??? - ecl876 20:35:01 03/28/15 (3)
- Compared to Ava Gardner??? - Lew 09:04:49 03/29/15 (2)
- RE: Compared to Ava Gardner??? - ecl876 13:56:26 03/29/15 (1)
- Point taken... - Lew 08:04:10 03/30/15 (0)
- RE: Mel Torme and George Shearing - Darnit 14:49:33 03/28/15 (0)
- Mel Torme was also a badass drummer... - jazzthusiast 14:46:35 03/28/15 (12)
- RE: Mel Torme was also a badass drummer... - ecl876 16:28:48 03/28/15 (11)
- I think you're just too young;... - Lew 19:44:26 03/28/15 (6)
- RE: I think you're just too young;... - ecl876 20:28:34 03/28/15 (5)
- Some commented that his live performances - kavakidd 23:26:14 03/28/15 (4)
- RE: Some commented that his live performances - Lew 09:13:05 03/29/15 (3)
- Live at Marty's. nt - ecl876 14:03:26 03/29/15 (2)
- RE: Live at Marty's. nt - Darnit 09:26:37 03/30/15 (0)
- Yeah, Datsit! - Lew 08:05:51 03/30/15 (0)
- RE: Mel Torme was also a badass drummer... - tesla 16:45:22 03/28/15 (3)
- I wouldn't say he was "bad" actually,... - Lew 10:36:54 03/30/15 (0)
- RE: Mel Torme was also a badass drummer... - jllaudio 17:52:38 03/28/15 (0)
- RE: Mel Torme was also a badass drummer... - Jack D II 17:21:52 03/28/15 (0)