mel torme george shearing berlin 89 part 1

[lostinthsky]

Ejaculation at 0:38

[Laanen]

a topper !

[cepinobel]

Two giants!

[thighmister]

Whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Where is my Batman cup?

No, seriously-- I had never even heard of George Shearing. This is mindblowing piano.

[95Galante]

SLIPPED DISC!!!!!!! ahaha great!

[w4nt4ge]

Fantastic - thank you for sharing!!

[berniepainter]

what a perfect combination !

[bivmvideo]

Amazing, both of them amazing!

[phxphillip]

I can't beilive I found this.....I was at the Fairmount in New Orleans years ago......and I saw Mel Torme and Elle Fitgeard (sorry if I didn't spell it right:) it was a great evening.

[CriticalListener]

I'm so sorry Mr. Torme is no longer with us. An amazing talent whose musicianship was never failing, no matter his age. And of course, Mr. Shearing is likewise an ageless fount of talent. Thanks so much for posting this.

[giosmrbig]

absolutely amazing !!

[damone77]

Shearing played as if he were an entire orchestra! Mel was my Mom's favorite singer, so he has a very special place in my heart. We always used to listen to that concert that he did at Michael's pub. I think that it's out of print now. Anyway... RIP Mel. You were/are great:)  Ty Ty for the post.!

[tackorgybe]

I had tickets to see these 2 back in the early 90's in Montreal for the Jazz Festival. Mr. Torme had a stroke not long before the concert and Joe Williams came instead; was still a fantastic concert, but never get to see Torme live and I am still sad about it.

[wolf175]

His scatting was the best ever! Wolf

[arnie409]

What an amazing performance ! Mel can do it all and Shearing shines with his incredible technique.

Author of "Compendium of Over 2000 Jazz Pianists"

[kevinherbert]

Thejazzsingers: Thanks heaps for this post..it just doesn't get any better than this....

[lffit]

I saw him Australia in 1973 or was 1974?

 On two consecutive nights, he was a knockout!!!

[kevinherbert]

I was there too with the Hair cast & a 16 year old Marcia Hines... he was genius performer & he 'made' the Aussie local band great too.....only noted US drummer Butch Miles came to Hobart with him & with Aussie Murray Wall on double bass, the 15 piece band with Mel at the helm, just cooked its head off...after the show, I walked half way home along Sandy Bay Rd to Battery Point before I remembered that I'd left my car behind at the Wrest Point Casino.....just like Stevie Wonder.....genius.....

[lffit]

Yep i was there in Hobart, I remember so many local rock band guys were also, I recall he recorded some songs on ABC TV at the time, one song he sang on those nights but never recorded was "Being Green"

Well I saw Tormé but one I missed out on was Sinatra, but never came down to Tassie

Tony

[leisuredonkey]

I've always loved this song (which Mel and George perform on the "An Evening at Charlie's" album). I had the pleasure of seeing them at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA a few years back. It is among my favorite concert memories.

Thanks for posting it.

[smoothvelvetsinger]

Torme is my main influence as a singer. He was number one for me.

[SUPERGOONAN]

Torme was great. Saw him live at the JVC Jazz Fest at Carnagie Hall.

This tune, "Love is Just Around The Corner" was originally a Bing Crosby song from the 30's.

[amazmace]

You know you are my new hero for posting this. I love Mel Torme

[kevinherbert]

amazmace: I think you could safely say we're two of the world's many Torme tragics....what a privilege.....

[wolf1750]

Pure genius !!! wolf1750

[lffit]

my favourite Tormé concert video of all time

More please!!

Thanks