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ALBUMIn PersonMel Tormé
Albums by Mel Tormé
ALBUMMel TorméMel Tormé
ALBUMChristmas SongsMel Tormé
ALBUMNothing Without YouCleo Laine & Mel Tormé
ALBUMAn Elegant EveningGeorge Shearing & Mel Tormé
ALBUMMel Tormé, Rob McConnell and the Boss BrassMel Tormé & Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass
ALBUMMy Night to DreamMel Tormé
ALBUMA New AlbumMel Tormé
ALBUMTogether Again for the First TimeMel Tormé & Buddy Rich
ALBUMRaindrops Keep Fallin' On My HeadMel Tormé
ALBUMA Time for UsMel Tormé
Artist Playlists
Mel Tormé Essentials
Discover pop-jazz delights from this celebrated entertainer's singing career.
Mel Tormé: Deep Cuts
Despite his easy-listening airs, the singer had real verve, too.
Artist Biography
Long before he was a celebrated presence in film and television, this multitalented entertainer's crooning made him a midcentury sensation on the pop-jazz circuit. And while his sound and phrasing always carried a pleasing smoothness, he also brought an appropriate swing to tunes by the likes of Fats Waller. With a burnished sound that worked wonders in torch songs, Broadway tunes, and classics by Ellington, Tormé cut a unique path through 20th-century American music.
Hometown
Chicago
Genre
Jazz