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  1. Bye Bye Blackbird (Henderson-Dixon) sung here by Mel Tormé

    Composed in 1926, this is a staple of the great American songbook and so lots of artists have played and sung this tune. Miles Davies does a terrific cover - of course. And Joe Cocker, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney all recorded this too. But Mel Tormé has this lovely, smooth, and melancholy version and it's my favourite.

    🎵Gonna pack up all my care and woe,
    Here I go swingin' low,
    Bye bye blackbird.

    Where somebody waits for me,
    Sugar's sweet, so is she,
    Bye bye blackbird.🎵

    #JukeboxFridayNight
    #birds
    #MelTormé

    youtu.be/naTPfba-LBI

  2. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" is a song published in 1936 by #IrvingBerlin for the film #FollowTheFleet, where it was introduced by #FredAstaire and featured in a celebrated dance duet with Astaire and #GingerRogers. The #jazz song has also been covered by various artists years following its release, including #NatKingCole, #EllaFitzgerald, #FrankSinatra, #MelTorme, Todd Gordon and others.
    youtube.com/watch?v=1eS-BnjP8uU

  3. Remembering Mel Torme

    (September 13, 1925-June 5, 1999)

    #Music, #MelTorme

  4. On June 5, 1999: #MelTormé, American singer (The Velvet Fog) and composer (The Christmas Song), died at 73.
    #RIP 🕊️🪦🎚️🕯️

  5. From 1957 episode of “The Nat King Cole Show” here’s cool jazz superstar June Christie singing “How High the Moon” with Nat King Cole and Mel Tormé (youtu.be/gvfNsZaDk-A?si=jsP2F-) You can watch the entire episode for free here (youtu.be/0JhCPxgIQqU?si=3Lev9V #JazzAppreciationMonth #NatKingCole #MelTorme #JuneChristy #Jazz

  6. "Blue Moon" is a #popularSong written by #RichardRodgers and #LorenzHart in 1934 that has become a #standard #ballad. The song was first recorded by #TedFioRito with #MuzzyMarcellino on vocals. Other early recordings included those by #ConneeBoswell and by #AlBowlly in 1935. The song was a hit twice in 1949, with successful recordings in the U.S. by #BillyEckstine and #MelTormé. In 1961.
    youtube.com/watch?v=8bKUBNFhW3g