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Mel Tormé

real name Melvin Howard Torma

“The Velvet Fog”

Chicago, United States · 1925-09-13 – 1999-06-05

Mel Tormé is credited on 4,757 releases across 1,406 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,757

Credits

1,406

Albums

8

Decades active

704

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Biography

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American jazz singer, composer, arranger, pianist, drummer, actor and author.
Born: 13 September 1925 in Chicago, IL - died: 5 June 1999 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, CA.
He worked with Harry James, Ben Pollack and with his own group The Mel-Tones. He is perhaps best known for co-writing "The Christmas Song" (also known as "Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire") with Robert Wells.
He was married to Janette Scott from 1966 to 1977 (divorced), both parents of James Torme.

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Credited work

4,757 releases · 1,406 albums · active 1950–2026

  • Performance · 5,234
  • Other credits · 169
  • Production · 6

Studios: Ter Mar Studios · A&M Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · RCA Studios, Hollywood

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