'CALIFORNIA' A SUITE TRIBUTE TO MEL TORME BY HIS SON.Byline: >Joyce Chen Joyce Chen (September 14, 1917 - August 23, 1994) was a Chinese chef, restauranteur, and entrepreneur. Born in Beijing, China, Chen and husband Thomas left Shanghai, China in 1949 as Communists were taking over the country. Chen settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. James Torme is out to prove once and for all why the West Coast is the best coast. This weekend, the 33-year-old Torme will literally be singing the praises of the Golden State in his rendition ren·di·tion n. 1. The act of rendering. 2. An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece. 3. A performance of a musical or dramatic work. 4. A translation, often interpretive. of the rarely performed "California Suite" in honor of his late father, legendary jazz singer Mel Torme. Mel Torme, nicknamed "The Velvet Fog," is best- known for composing the holiday classic "The Christmas Song," as well as for his extraordinary scat and pitch abilities. He is considered by many to be one of the great male jazz vocalists This is an alphabetical list of Jazz vocalists. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
"The 'California Suite' was my father's answer to Gordon Jenkins Gordon Hill Jenkins (12 May 1910 – 1 May 1984) was an American arranger who was an influential figure in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s, renowned for his lush string arrangements. and his work 'Manhattan Tower,' which celebrated the whole East Coast," Torme explained. "At the time, nobody had done anything equivalent to that about the West Coast, so my father decided to do it, and it was truly a labor of love." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Torme, "California Suite," which his father wrote and recorded in 1949 at the age of 24, is both a reflection on his journey from Chicago and a celebration of his love for the Golden State. "The songs started out as something my father wrote in his extra moments backstage between shows. "It was a reflection of the movie music that he loved so much, and they really showed how he wanted to expand the pop landscape." Torme will team up with four other jazz vocalists to re-create the Mel- Tones, his father's famous vocal quintet, to perform the suite. And though Torme's rendition of his father's classic suite may be less than half its original length -- a 10- to- 12- minute performance of the original 35-minute project -- "I tried to stay faithful to my father's original work, so I'm even singing it in his key, which is one step higher than what I usually sing." CALIFORNIA PHILHARMONIC PRESENTS "AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL America the Beautiful patriotic song by Katherine Bates glorifying national ideals (1893). [Am. Music: Scholes, 30] See : Song, Patriotic " >Where: L.A. County Arboretum arboretum: see botanical garden. arboretum Place where trees, shrubs, and sometimes herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes. An arboretum may be a collection in its own right or a part of a botanical garden. and Disney Concert Hall. >When: 7:30 tonight at the Arboretum; 2 p.m. Sunday at Disney Hall. >How much: Arboretum: $20-$98. Disney Hall: $25-$95. >Tickets: www.calphil.org or www.ticketmaster.com |
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