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In Reply to: RE: Some commented that his live performances posted by kavakidd on March 28, 2015 at 23:26:14
I think a New York critic first coined the phrase "The Velvet Fog" to describe Mel Torme's voice after he had heard a live performance, maybe at Carnegie Hall (not sure) in the very late 1940s. The voice if anything got a little more foggy in later years just in terms of tonal quality, but he never deteriorated vocally before he finally stopped performing altogether, at his death. His voice just changed and mellowed.
I've got the 2-LP recording, "Live at Mister ....'s" (maybe "Mister Charley's"), made live in the club in the mid-1980s, with Gerry Mulligan on hand. It's fabulous, my favorite Mel. I've nearly worn mine out in more than 20 years of ownership. I recently picked up the Shearing collaboration, only to find I already had a copy. Some of the studio recordings from what must be the early to mid-50s are just a bit too shmaltzy for me, with strings and choral accompaniment.
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Thanks for the reminder. Just pulled out my copy. Picked it up a few years ago for around $5. Very nice indeed, Mulligan is playing with Mel right now.
"Live at Marty's". It's available on CD, too. Highly recommended.
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