The Complete Concord Recordings [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
It was a match made in heaven. In the early '80s, velvet-tone jazz vocal master, Mel Torme, teamed up with elegantly swinging jazz pianist, George Shearing, for a recording collaboration that would result in six already-classic Concord Jazz recordings over the course of eight years. Winning Grammy awards for the first two outings (An Evening With George Shearing & Mel Torme and Top Drawer) and garnering nominations for all six releases. This perfect match of musical wits brimmed with virtuosity, humor, refined taste and, of course, swing, on each and every recording. Concord Jazz is proud to present all six of these timeless Mel Torme/George Shearing albums in a special box, replete with a bonus disc featuring 17 previously unreleased tracks! Housed in a hard-back book style format with CD sleeves as pages. 2002.

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Complete Concord Recordings (Bonus CD)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • GREATEST BOX SET EVER!
  • Simply two musical geniuses
  • This is the one you want
  • A story in itself
 Complete Concord Recordings (Bonus CD)
Mel Torme , and George Shearing
Manufacturer: Concord Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006NSJV
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

  1. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
  2. Born To Be Blue
  3. Give Me The Simple Life
  4. Good Morning Heartache
  5. Manhattan Hoedown
  6. You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
  7. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
  8. Love
  9. It Might As Well Be Spring
  10. Lullaby Of Birdland

Tracks:

  1. Shine On Your Shoes
  2. How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen?
  3. Oleo
  4. Stardust
  5. Hi Fly
  6. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
  7. What's This
  8. Away In The Manger
  9. Here's To My Lady

Tracks:

  1. Medley: Just One Of Those Things/On Green Dolphin Street
  2. Dream Dancing
  3. Dream Dancing
  4. I'm Hip
  5. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
  6. Medley: Caught In The Middle Of My Years/Welcome To The Club
  7. Nica's Dream
  8. Chase Me Charlie
  9. Love Is Just Around The Corner

Tracks:

  1. I'll Be Seeing You
  2. Moon Medley: Love And The Moon/Oh, You Crazy Moon/No Moon At All
  3. After The Watz Is Over
  4. This Time The Dream's On Me
  5. Last Night, When We Were Young
  6. You Changed My Life
  7. Dream Medley: I Had The Craziest Dream/Darn That Dream
  8. Brigg Fair
  9. My Foolish Heart
  10. You're Driving Me Crazy

Tracks:

  1. Whisper Not/Love Me Or Leave Me
  2. Out Of This World
  3. Someday I'll Find You
  4. The Midnight Sun
  5. New York, New York Medley: For Me And My Gal/Mack The Knife/Birth Of The Blues/Send A Little Love My Way/How High The Moon/New York, New York
  6. Folks Who Lives On The Hill
  7. Bittersweet
  8. Since I Fell For You
  9. The Way You Look Tonight
  10. Anyone Can Whistle/A Tune For Humming
  11. When Sunny Gets Blue
  12. Little Man You've Had A Busy Day

Tracks:

  1. Lili Marlene
  2. (It Seems To Me) I've Heard That Song Before
  3. I Know Why And So Do You
  4. Love
  5. Aren't You Glad You're You
  6. Ellington Medley: Cotton Tail/I Didn't Know About You/Don't Get Around Much More/I'm Beginning To See The Light
  7. Walk Medley: I Don't Want To Walk Without You, Baby/I'll Walk Alone
  8. I Could Write A Book
  9. (This Is) A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening (Never Gonna Fall In Love Again)
  10. On The Swing Shift/The Five O'Clock Whistle
  11. Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive
  12. This Is The Army Mister Jones
  13. We Mustn't Say Goodbye

Tracks:

  1. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block
  2. New York State Of Mind
  3. Here's To My Lady
  4. Spoken Introduction
  5. Shine On Your Shoes
  6. You're Driving Me Crazy/Moten Swing
  7. What's This/Anthropology/Air Mail Special
  8. Dat Dere
  9. You're Driving Me Crazy/Moten Swing
  10. Where Is My Stool?
  11. All God's Chillun Got Rhythm
  12. Pick Yourself Up
  13. Love Is Just Around The Corner
  14. Serenade In Blue
  15. Spoken Introduction
  16. Some Other Time
  17. Love Is Just Around The Corner

Album Description

It was a match made in heaven. In the early '80s, velvet-tone jazz vocal master, Mel Torme, teamed up with elegantly swinging jazz pianist, George Shearing, for a recording collaboration that would result in six already-classic Concord Jazz recordings over the course of eight years. Winning Grammy awards for the first two outings (An Evening With George Shearing & Mel Torme and Top Drawer) and garnering nominations for all six releases. This perfect match of musical wits brimmed with virtuosity, humor, refined taste and, of course, swing, on each and every recording. Concord Jazz is proud to present all six of these timeless Mel Torme/George Shearing albums in a special box, replete with a bonus disc featuring 17 previously unreleased tracks! Housed in a hard-back book style format with CD sleeves as pages. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GREATEST BOX SET EVER!.......2006-04-27

IN MY OPINION, THIS BOX SET & BABS' ARE TIED FOR THE BEST BOX SET FOR OPPOSITE REASONS. STREISAND'S IMPRSSIVE BOX SET HAS A LOT OF TRACKS THAT WERE NEVER ON YOUR LPS & SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS BOX SET OF TORME/SHEARING IS ALL THAT THEY DID TOGETHER FOR CONCORD THAT WAS RELEASED & THEN SOME. THIS GEM HAS NOT ONE BAD TRACK! NOW GO OUT & GET THIS PRIME EXAMPLE OF THE GREATEST JAZZ & POP MALE BALLADEER OF THE LAST CENTURY. THE OTHER ORME: EYDIE G WAS THE BEST FEMALE!

5 out of 5 stars Simply two musical geniuses.......2004-05-20

Simply a wonderful pairing of two musical geniuses.

5 out of 5 stars This is the one you want.......2003-12-29

Mel Torme is was one of the best voices in music. He was blessed not only with a beautiful instrument, but he knew how to use it in ways no other has been able to understand or achieve. Many of the albums I've heard we're arranged with great production including strings, horns, and backup singers. This collection shows his ability to be one of the best jazz singers out there. The small ensemble allows him the freedom to bend the rules and create great improvisations along with his trademark scats. Great musicians along with a great voice make this Concord Collection a must have.

5 out of 5 stars A story in itself.......2003-03-04

All the Torme Shearing sides in one classic package. Not overdone just a reflection on the great combination of George and Mel. Ballads, Hip Songs, Humour, some classical overtones and marvelous piano and voice jazz. It certainly swings but also makes you laugh and cry. It's almost worth the price for the 7th CD - a collection of alternate or unissued takes. An album in itself.
The Complete Improv Recordings
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Sort of a grab bag
 The Complete Improv Recordings
Tony Bennett
Manufacturer: Concord Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00063U1F0
Release Date: 2004-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Life Is Beautiful
  2. All Mine
  3. Bridges (Travessia)
  4. Reflections
  5. Experiment
  6. This Funny World
  7. As Time Goes By
  8. I Used To Be Color Blind
  9. Lost In The Stars
  10. There'll Be Some Changes Made
  11. Cole Porter Medley: What's This Thing Called Love, Love For Sale, You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To,Easy To Love, It's Alright With Me, Night And Day, Dream Dancing, I've Got You Under My Skin, Get Out Of Town, What Is This Thing Called Love (Reprise)
  12. There's Alway's Tomorrow
  13. One
  14. Mr. Magic

Tracks:

  1. This Can't Be Love
  2. Blue Moon
  3. The Lady Is A Tramp
  4. Lover
  5. Manhattan
  6. Spring Is Here
  7. Have You Met Miss Jones?
  8. Isn't It Romantic
  9. Wait Till You See Her
  10. I Could Write A Book
  11. Thou Shall
  12. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
  13. There's A Small Hotel
  14. I've Got Five Dollars
  15. You Took Advantage Of Me
  16. I Wish I Were In Love Again
  17. This Funny World
  18. My Heart Stood Still
  19. My Romance
  20. Mountain Greenery
  21. This Can't Be Love (Alternate, Take #1)
  22. I Could Write A Book (Alternate, Take #4)
  23. Thou Swell (Alternate, Take #1)
  24. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World (Alternate, Take #4)
  25. I Wish I Were In Love Again (Alternate, Take #1)
  26. This Funny World (Alternate, Take #3)

Tracks:

  1. The Bad And The Beautiful
  2. Lucky To Be Me
  3. Make Someone Happy
  4. You're Nearer
  5. A Child Is Born
  6. The Two Lonely People
  7. You Don't Know What Love Is
  8. Maybe September
  9. Lonely Girl
  10. You Must Believe In Spring
  11. Who Can I Turn To
  12. Dream Dancing
  13. The Bad And The Beautiful (Alternate, Take #1)
  14. The Bad And The Beautiful (Alternate, Take #2)
  15. Make Someone Happy (Alternate, Take #5)
  16. You're Nearer (Alternate, Take #7)
  17. A Child Is Born (Alternate, Take #2)
  18. A Child Is Born (Alternate, Take #7)
  19. The Two LonelyPeople (Alternate, Take #5)
  20. You Don't Know What Love Is (Alternate, Take #16)
  21. You Don't Know What Love Is (Alternate, Take #18)

Tracks:

  1. Maybe September (Alternate, Take #5)
  2. Maybe September (Alternate, Take #8)
  3. Lonely Girl (Alternate, Take #1)
  4. You Must Believe In Spring (Alternate, Take #1)
  5. You Must Believe In Spring (Alternate, Take 4)
  6. Who Can I Turn To? (Alternate, Take #6)
  7. Watch What Happens
  8. Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise (Instrumental)
  9. Stompin' At The Savoy (Instrumental)
  10. While We're Young
  11. In A Mellow Tone
  12. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Intrumental)
  13. Let's Do It (Instrumental)
  14. 'S Wonderful
  15. I Left Heart In San Francisco

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Sort of a grab bag.......2004-11-13

This compilation covers about the whole range of Bennett. The first disk is the typical NYC big orchestra with too much reverb on Tony faire. None-the-less enjoyable. The bulk of material came from a 1975 album. The 2nd CD is a more intimate NYC studio session with the Ruby Braff/George Barnes Quartet. Very nice. The 3rd CD and the 1st half of the 4th CD is the Bill Evans/Tony - Together Again album. It includes all the original cuts plus a couple of alternates of each cut. Sublime is the best way to describe these CD. The mastering is bit better on this CD than earlier releases. The last half of the 4h CD is sort of strange yet fun date Tony had in Buffalo. Buffalo? Bennett is backed by Marian and Jimmy McPartland and their band. The rhythm section is great (Charlie Byrd on guitar) but the horns sometimes sound like a clown band. I think maybe they were trying to do Dixieland but it sounded more like clown music. Fun nonetheless.

Sort of a weird compilation but I enjoyed it.

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