Bethlehem Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Gene Norman Presents Mel Torme At The Crescendo
| Recorded | Feb 22, 1957 |
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| Label | Bethlehem Records |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 5 credited players |
| Discogs | master 609147 |
The record
Recorded live at the Crescendo in early '57, this catches Tormé backed by Marty Paich's tight combo with Don Fagerquist's trumpet cutting through the room noise. Bethlehem's stage recording favors immediacy, and the phrasing here feels unrehearsed and alive.
Session personnel
- Max Bennett — bass
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Marty Paich — leader, piano
- Don Fagerquist — trumpet
- Mel Tormé — vocals
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 26 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Coral · CRL 57012 — Vinyl, LP, Album earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Coral · CRL 57012 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1957 | Bethlehem Records · BCP-6020 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1959 | Parlophone · PMC 1096 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1968 | Stateside · SR-8089 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Red |
| 1968 | Stateside · SR-8089 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Red |
| 1981 | Bethlehem Records · PAP-23013(M) — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1982 | Bethlehem Records · BTM 6816 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | Bethlehem Records — MONO |
| 1984 | Bethlehem Records · BCP 6020 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | Bethlehem Records · YP-7108-BE — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1990 | Bethlehem Records · CY-4594 — CD, Album |
| 1992 | Bethlehem Records · COCY-9917 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1992 | Bethlehem Records · COCY-75734 — CD, Album, Reissue, Mono |
Follow the players
Max Bennett also plays on
Mel Lewis also plays on
Marty Paich also plays on