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Known for a voice as mellow as his moniker, ""The Velvet Fog,"" Mel
Torme was an accomplished vocalist, pianist, drummer, songwriter,
arranger and author. Leaving a recording legacy of jazz and popular
music, his death in June 1999 ended an entertainment career
spanning over sixty years.This comprehensive discography is
intended not only for the Torme enthusiast, but the casual fan as
well, who may only know Torme for his Night Court television
appearances or as vocalist and co-writer of ""The Christmas Song
(Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),"" which was first recorded by
Nat ""King"" Cole. Included are a selective chronology providing
the highlights of Torme's career as an entertainer; notes on record
issues, recording dates, session numbers, takes, musicians and
arrangers; lists of all musical releases by label and category;
""hits"" and awards; and indexes of song titles and musicians.
Films, short subjects, stage appearances, and television work
(recorded on video) in which he acted, performed musically, or
served as a contributor are noted, as are books that Torme wrote,
or to which he contributed.
Jazz musician Bobby Hackett - 'one of the finest natural musicians
in the business' according to Muggsy Spanier - began his career in
the 1930s; it ended with his death in 1976. An extensively
researched discography of the vast number of recorded sessions in
which Hackett took part during these decades forms the essential
core of this substantial book. It is prefaced with the fascinating
biographical insights gathered from the articles, reviews, news
stories, meetings and interviews which the editors accumulated as
they worked, and illustrated throughout with contemporary
photographs, advertising, and record labels and covers. Detailed
indexes feature both the famous and the influential - Louis
Armstrong, Eddie Condon, Jackie Gleason, Horace Heidt, Glenn
Miller, Lee Wiley among them - and the lesser-known working
musicians and artists of the era.Prompted by Hackett's death, this
work of research started with hand-written index cards, and
progressed through typewriters and several generations of word
processors and computer operating systems; its publication is a
realisation not only of Bobby Hackett's life in music, and place in
a period of musical history, but also of an enthusiasm sustained
through personal acquisitions, friendships and travel - and
listening to a lot of jazz!
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
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typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
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