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Mel Tormé's Already Fine Sounding Original Gets Added Luster on The Verve/UMe Acoustic Sounds Reissue

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By Ryan Smith
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The Velvet Fog"'s Verve Debut Remains a Classic The subtitle on the album cover and on the spine of this album is "Orchestra Conducted by Marty Paich," so consider Mel Tormé's 1959 debut for Verve Records a collaboration. Recorded in one day (June 26) in 1958, the arrangements have the efficiency of a well-rehearsed orchestra with a hip-for-its-time feel.
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Dizzy and Two Sonnys-How Much Jazz Fun Do You Want to Have?

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By Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound, Michael Fremer Verified, Ken Druker
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Stitt, Rollins, Gillespie and a rollicking trio add up to a Recorded in 1957 and released in 1959 on Norman Granz's new Verve Record label, this makes a fitting debut for the new Verve Vault series produced by Verve exec Ken Druker.
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Where It All Began Doesn't Explain How it All Began, But What Could?

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By Michael Piacentini, Ryan Smith, Michael Fremer Verified, Steve Addabbo
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a fascinating look at early Dylan through his 1963 Carnegie Hall Concert In his somewhat sparse annotation accompanying this four record set, annotator Professor Sean Wilentz wisely doesn't attempt to explain how Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan, which was a good call since the more you dig, the more inexplicable it becomes.
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