CD, стоящие на полке рядом : Pop (Ballads)      

Original release recorded at RCA Sound Studios, New York, January 1978

Made in USA

Mel Torme and Buddy Rich had been friends for decades prior to finally getting around to recording together. Although largely a Torme vocal record, the Buddy Rich Orchestra, with guest altoist Phil Woods, is in top form, and the drummer/leader has several solos. Most memorable is Torme's tribute to Ella Fitzgerald on "Lady Be Good" and a remarkable tour-de-force on "Blues in the Night." This enjoyable and somewhat historic LP, put out by Gryphon, is worthy of reissue on CD by Mobile Fidelity.

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Recorded at RCA Studios, New York, New York in January 1978.

Fans of Mel Torme and Buddy Rich (and of the album they recorded together in 1975) will rejoice to know that TOGETHER AGAIN FOR THE FIRST TIME, which pairs the Velvet Fog with Buddy Rich's Orchestra, was finally issued on CD in 2006. The mode is big band swing with pop leanings, and while Torme doing Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" might seem a bit odd, who's complaining when Torme is in such fine voice? "Blues in the Night" and Torme's tribute to the great Ella Fitzgerald on a modified version of "Oh, Lady Be Good" are the disc highlights, and fans of Rich's drumming won't be disappointed with the bandleader's fine solo spots.

All Music Guide