ARTIST · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE

Mel Tormé

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 1956–2003
Recordings in scope: 14
Albums in scope: 1

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Mel Tormé in 1950s · Swing

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1950s Swing

ARTIST STORY

Meet Mel Tormé

Mel Tormé is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1956–2003. The artist is connected with Jazz and Swing, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Jazz and Swing shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Bess, You Is My Woman Now”, “Buzzard Song”, “Evenin’ Ladies, Hello Boys…”, “I Can’t Puzzle This Thing Out…”. Then move to “George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess” and “The Best of Mel Tormé” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Jazz Swing

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Solo artist
Country / region: United States
Birth date: September 13, 1925
Death date: June 5, 1999
Roles: Actor, Singer, Composer, Songwriter, Recording artist, Musician

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Recordings in the current scope

01Bess, You Is My Woman Now1956 · Classical / Art MusicOpen in new tab 02Buzzard Song1956 · Classical / Art MusicOpen in new tab 03Evenin’ Ladies, Hello Boys…1956 · Classical / Art MusicOpen in new tab 04I Can’t Puzzle This Thing Out…1956 · Classical / Art MusicOpen in new tab 05I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’1956 · Classical / Art MusicOpen in new tab

DISCOGRAPHY

Albums in the current scope

Album·1956

George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess

GENRES

Genres

Jazz Swing

ARTIST GRAPH

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CURRENT NODE · Artist

Mel Tormé

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Why they connect

created byGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and BessMel Tormé and George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess are connected in the catalog.
main styleJazzMel Tormé and Jazz share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleSwingMel Tormé and Swing share an artist-to-genre connection.
performed byEvenin’ Ladies, Hello Boys…Evenin’ Ladies, Hello Boys… is a recording by Mel Tormé.
performed byI Can’t Puzzle This Thing Out…I Can’t Puzzle This Thing Out… is a recording by Mel Tormé.
performed byBess, You Is My Woman NowBess, You Is My Woman Now is a recording by Mel Tormé.
performed byI Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ is a recording by Mel Tormé.
performed byBuzzard SongBuzzard Song is a recording by Mel Tormé.

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GenreJazz GenreSwing AlbumGeorge Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess