Mel Tormé with the Marty Paich Dek-tette

by Mel Torme, Marty Paich Dek-tette

Overview

The uptempo, swinging album that naturally followed It's a Blue World (Torme's languorous debut for Bethlehem), Mel Torme with the Marty Paich Dek-tette is a vocal masterpiece, an extremely satisfying record achieved only by a fusion of an excellent voice, an excellent band, and excellent material. Torme had been inspired musically by the swinging West Coast cool group of Gerry Mulligan; accordingly, he made sure that his new musical arranger, Marty Paich, was of a similar mind. The two came up with the "Dek-tette," a group including no more than ten pieces and heavy on the stinging brass (including Pete Candoli and Don Fagerquist on trumpet, Bob Enevoldsen on trombone, and two French horns). The band is incredibly sympathetic and appears to hang on Torme's every word. The material, as well, is pure gold: Torme is as buoyant and exuberant as he's ever been, resulting in fantastic, definitive versions of inimitable standards like "Lullaby of Birdland," "Fascinating Rhythm," and "The Lady Is a Tramp." There are a few down-tempo numbers ("The Blues," "Keeping Myself for You"), but even on these Torme sounds like he can't wait to get to the next song and really stretch out. [After its first release in 1956 as Mel Torme with the Marty Paich Dek-tette, the album was reissued many times under various titles (Lulu's Back in Town, The Torme Touch), but surprisingly never on CD. Rhino finally rectified the situation with the album's first CD release (as Lulu's Back in Town) in 1999.] ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Ultra Vybe
UPC:	4526180699668
Rank:	139923

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mel Torme   Primary Artist,Drums,Vocals
Marty Paich Dek-tette   Primary Artist
Marty Paich   Primary Artist,Piano,Conductor
Pete Candoli   Trumpet
John Cave   French Horn
Bud Shank   Flute,Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Albert Pollan   Tuba,Trombone
Jack DuLong   Sax (Baritone)
Vince DeRosa   French Horn
Don Fagerquist   Trumpet
Bob Cooper   Sax (Tenor)
Bob Enevoldsen   Trombone,Trombone (Valve)
Jack Montrose   Sax (Tenor)
Vincent DeRosa   French Horn,Sax (Baritone)
Mel Lewis   Drums
Red Mitchell   Bass

Technical Credits

Greg Vaughn   Remastering
Edward Eliscu   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Joseph F. Laredo   Liner Notes
Josef Myrow   Composer
Val Valentin   Engineer
Randy Weston   Composer
Tom Moulton   Remastering
George Shearing   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Lyn Bradley   Reissue Package Design
Doris Schaefer   Composer
Abbey Anna   Reissue Coordination
Burt Goldblatt   Design,Cover Design
Joe Quinn   Liner Notes
Harold Arlen   Composer
Bix Reichner   Composer
Duke Ellington   Composer
George David Weiss   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Vincent Youmans   Composer
Ted Koehler   Composer
Sidney Clare   Composer
Al Dubin   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Marty Paich   Arranger