In The Studio And In Concert

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Full performer name: Mel Torme/Marty Paich Dek-Tette. IN THE STUDIO AND IN CONCERT contains the two previously released albums REUNION (1988) and IN CONCERT TOKYO (1989) in one 2-disc package. Includes liner notes by Chris Albertson and Jonathan Schwartz. REUNION: Personnel: Mel Torme (vocals); Marty Paich (conductor); Jack Sheldon, Warren Luening (trumpet); Gary Foster (alto saxophone); Ken Peplowski (tenor saxophone); Bob Efford (baritone saxophone); Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone); Lou McReary (trombone); Jim Self (tuba); Pete Jolly (piano); Chuck Berghofer (bass); Jeff Hamilton (drums); Joe Porcaro, Efrain Toro (percussion). Producers: Mel Torme, Marty Paich. Engineer: Allen Sides. Recorded at Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, California in August 1988. Originally released on Concord (43660). IN CONCERT TOKYO: Personnel: Mel Torme (vocals, drums); Marty Paich (conductor, keyboards); Gary Foster (alto saxophone); Ken Peplowski (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Bob Efford (baritone saxophone); Jack Sheldon, Warren Luening (trumpet); Dan Barrett (trombone); Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone); Jim Self (tuba); Allen Farnham (piano); Chuck Berghofer (bass); John Von Ohlen (drums). Producer: Carl E. Jefferson. Engineer: Hatsuro Takanami. Recorded live at Kan-i Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan in December 1988. Originally released on Concord (4382). Personnel: Mel Torme (vocals, drums); Gary Foster (alto saxophone); Bob Efford (baritone saxophone); Dan Barrett (trombone); Bob Eneroldsen (valve trombone); Allen Farnham (piano); Jeff Hamilton (drums); Efrain Toro, Joe Porcaro (percussion). Audio Mixers: Allen Sides ; Phil Edwards . Liner Note Authors: Chris Albertson; Jonathan Schwartz. Recording information: Kani Hoken Hall, Tokyo, Japan (08/1988-12/1988); Ocean Way Recording, Hollywood, CA (08/1988-12/1988). Illustrator: Dennis Purcell. Photographer: Dave Fischer. Arranger: Marty Paich. This posthumous reissue combines 1988's Reunion and 1989's In Concert Tokyo in a single two-disc package. The two Concord albums marked Mel Torme's first collaboration with arranger Marty Paich and his "Dek-tette" since 1957. In his mid-sixties at the time of the recordings, Torme sounds incredibly robust and inventive. The ten-piece band is just the right touch -- small enough to swing with intimacy and economy, big enough to color a ballad with regal textures. Torme may be thought of as the quintessential old-fashioned crooner, but here he puts his successful spin on some excellent modern material, including Chick Corea's "Spain" (with lyrics by Al Jarreau), as well as "Walk Between the Raindrops" and "The Goodbye Look," two tracks from Donald Fagen's The Nightfly. Paich's electric piano on many of the tracks adds another hip, modern touch. But the bulk of the material includes hot jazz ("Sweet Georgia Brown"), swinging standards ("Just In Time," "More Than You Know"), and classic show tunes ("The Trolley Song," "On the Street Where You Live"). There's also a nice bossa nova medley, as well as a strong Duke Ellington component: instrumental versions of "It Don't Mean a Thing" and "Cotton Tail," along with a reading of "The Blues," a haunting meditation from the maestro's Black, Brown and Beige. The fact that this package captures Torme quite late in his career does not diminish its value as an example of the singer's power and vitality. ~ David R. Adler
録音 : ステレオ (Live)