Mellower than Sinatra, more elegant than Tony Bennett, Mel Torme is one of the greatest white jazz singers of all time.

Mellower than Sinatra, more elegant than Tony Bennett, Mel Torme' deserves to be regarded as one of the greatest white jazz singers of all time. In 1943, Torme' began fronting a vocal group that was soon redubbbed the Mel-Tones. You hear the Mel-Tones on several tracks here, backing up Bing Crosby on "Day by Day" and stepping to the fore for "I Got the Sun in the Morning." The remainder of this disc consists of studio tracks recorded after Torme' went solo in 1947, including two solo hits "Careless Hands" and "Again". Though Torme's popularity would dim in the rock era, that fog can still roll its way into the hearts of discerning listeners today.