Lulu's Back in Town

Editorial Reviews
From Jazziz
When Mel Tormé was still in kneepants, he was already a star. Tormé was in show business by age four as a feature act with the Coon-Saunders Orchestra at the Black Hawk in Chicago. That was just the beginning of a singing career that has lasted from 1929 until his debilitating stroke in August of 1996. On June 6, 1999, Tormé died after being hospitalized for respiratory problems. After flirting with bobby-soxer idolatry early in his career, he teamed up with arranger Marty Paich to explore the full range of his artistic potential. Together they conceived the idea of a 10-piece instrumental backing ensemble they dubbed the "Dek-tette." On this reissue of 1956's Lulu's Back in Town (Bethlehem), Tormé is found singing with one of those Dek-tettes. Our featured track is the song that would become a Tormé trademark, "Lulu's Back in Town."

--- JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

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Lulu's Back in Town
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Addition to my earlier review.
  • Textbook Session
  • An outstanding Album from Mel's Middle period.
 Lulu's Back in Town
Mel Tormé & the Marty Paich Dek-tette
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ASIN: B00000IMSD
Release Date: 1999-04-06

Tracks:

  1. Lulu's Back In Town
  2. When The Sun Comes Out
  3. I Love To Watch The Moonlight
  4. Fascinating Rhythm
  5. The Blues
  6. The Carioca
  7. The Lady Is A Tramp
  8. I Like To Recognize The Tune
  9. Keeping Myself For You
  10. Lullaby Of Birdland
  11. When April Comes Again
  12. Sing For Your Supper

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Addition to my earlier review........2004-07-27

I previously mentioned the Discovery of Stereo Tapes. I was misinformed, and this release is in the Original Mono. Great sound and performances nevertheless. Apologies for unintentionally misleading anyone.

5 out of 5 stars Textbook Session.......2003-10-22

This session deserves to be as popular as the Beach Boys. It represents the "cool" West Coast jazz sound at its creative best--complex yet light, tight, and perpetually fresh. Marty Paich's arrangements serve less as background accompaniment than as a luminous foil to the equally inventive elocutions of the singer. If there's a better solution to the challenge of balancing ensemble cohesiveness with individual expressiveness, I haven't heard it.

As for Mel, there's admittedly less "personality" than on his later sessions, but the gain is a concentrated focus on the song performances--twelve "art objects," each representing the very best that could be squeezed out of composer, arranger, instrumentalists, and vocalist at a given moment. Thinking of Rossetti's description of the sonnet as a "moment's monument," it may be no exaggeration to regard this recording as a monumental achievement. In any case, I'm tickled to have made its discovery, however late.

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding Album from Mel's Middle period........1999-08-29

This is one of Mel's best examples of his Art with Superb Marty Paich arrangements. The personell are all top-notch West-Coast musicians of the period, and demonstrate their skills when handling the Charts or Solo's accordingly! The additional Bonus is the Newly discovered Stereo tapes to give these performances an added Dimension!
Lulu's Back in Town
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Addition to my earlier review.
  • Textbook Session
  • An outstanding Album from Mel's Middle period.
 Lulu's Back in Town
Mel Tormé
Manufacturer: Giants Of Jazz
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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  3. Tormé
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ASIN: B000001BR3
Release Date: 1999-09-08

Tracks:

  1. Lulu's Back in Town
  2. They Can't Take That Away from Me
  3. Nice Work If You Can Get It
  4. Way You Look Tonight
  5. Foggy Day
  6. Lullaby of Birdland
  7. Lady Is a Tramp
  8. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
  9. Piccolino
  10. Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
  11. White Tie and Tails
  12. Carioca
  13. Something's Gotta Give
  14. Sing for Your Supper
  15. When the Sun Comes Out
  16. Keeping Myself for You
  17. Fascinating Rhythm

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Addition to my earlier review........2004-07-27

I previously mentioned the Discovery of Stereo Tapes. I was misinformed, and this release is in the Original Mono. Great sound and performances nevertheless. Apologies for unintentionally misleading anyone.

5 out of 5 stars Textbook Session.......2003-10-22

This session deserves to be as popular as the Beach Boys. It represents the "cool" West Coast jazz sound at its creative best--complex yet light, tight, and perpetually fresh. Marty Paich's arrangements serve less as background accompaniment than as a luminous foil to the equally inventive elocutions of the singer. If there's a better solution to the challenge of balancing ensemble cohesiveness with individual expressiveness, I haven't heard it.

As for Mel, there's admittedly less "personality" than on his later sessions, but the gain is a concentrated focus on the song performances--twelve "art objects," each representing the very best that could be squeezed out of composer, arranger, instrumentalists, and vocalist at a given moment. Thinking of Rossetti's description of the sonnet as a "moment's monument," it may be no exaggeration to regard this recording as a monumental achievement. In any case, I'm tickled to have made its discovery, however late.

5 out of 5 stars An outstanding Album from Mel's Middle period........1999-08-29

This is one of Mel's best examples of his Art with Superb Marty Paich arrangements. The personell are all top-notch West-Coast musicians of the period, and demonstrate their skills when handling the Charts or Solo's accordingly! The additional Bonus is the Newly discovered Stereo tapes to give these performances an added Dimension!
Lulu's Back in Town
Average customer rating: Not rated
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    Fats Waller
    Manufacturer: Giants of Jazz (Ita)
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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