Live At The Playboy Jazz Festival

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合計収録時間 : 00:35:47
Personnel: Mel Torme (vocals); John Colianni (piano); John Leitham (bass); Ray Anthony Big Band. Recorded live at the Playboy Jazz Festival, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, California in June 1993. Includes liner notes by Hugh Hefner. Personnel: Mel Torme (vocals); Salvadore Lozano, Kevin Anthony, Lee Callet, Roger Neumann, Bob Efford (saxophone); Ray Anthony Orchestra, George Graham, Wayne Bergeron, Frank Szabo, Ramon Flores (trumpet); Morris Repass, Andrew Martin , Bill Tole, Lloyd Ulyate (trombone); John Colianni, Tom Ranier (piano); Frank Capp, Donny Osborne (drums). Liner Note Authors: A. James Liska; Hugh Hefner. Recording information: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (06/1993). Three years before a stroke ended Mel Torme's career, he appeared with his trio and Ray Anthony & His Big Band at the 1993 Playboy Jazz Festival, though the CD wasn't issued until some nine years later. Torme sounds as if he has just a touch of hoarseness, though he never fluffs a note and his rhythm is flawless during the set, though it relies rather too heavily on medleys. The cavernous sound quality of playing in the bandshell and the somewhat poor mix (the big band occasionally nearly drowns out Torme) are also a bit distracting. Those reservations aside, the veteran is full of energy, especially in his swinging arrangement of Duke Ellington's "I'm Gonna Go Fishin'," and he scats up a storm in "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)." Torme's pianist, John Colianni, is a consummate accompanist, and the big band has a few strong soloists, though none of them are identified. It would be difficult to label this as one of the best releases by Mel Torme during the latter part of his career since there are many far better live recordings available through Concord, but fans of the Velvet Fog will want to pick up this previously unreleased disc as well. ~ Ken Dryden
録音 : ステレオ (Live)