The Mel-Tones
American modern vocal group, they appeared in several motion pictures and numerous radio shows, later the name was expanded to "Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones" in recognition of Mel Tormé's dual role as the arranger and solo vocalist. The group disbanded in 1947, when Mel Tormé started his solo career.
Members were Bernie Parke, Diz Disruhd, Betty Beveridge, and Ginny O'Connor, plus Tormé who doubled as arranger. Disruhd was replaced by Les Baxter in 1944.
What Is This Thing Called Love
Artie Shaw Featuring Mel Torme* & The Mel-Tones
1997
President Records
CD, Comp
There's No One But You
Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones
1989
Mel Torme Live With The Mel-Tones, Volume Two
Mel Torme* With The Mel-Tones
1986
Sounds Great Records
LP
Mel Torme Live Volume One
Mel Tormé, The Mel-Tones
1986
Mel Tormé Sings His California Suite
Mel Tormé With His Mel-Tones*, Harold Mooney*
1984
It Happened In Monterey
Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones With Sonny Burke & His Orchestra*
1982
Musicraft
LP, Comp
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra With Strings Featuring Mel Tormé And His Mel-Tones (Vol. 2)
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra, Mel Tormé, The Mel-Tones
1981
Mel Torme With The Meltones And Artie Shaw
Mel Torme* With The Meltones* And Artie Shaw
1976
Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music
LP, Comp
Love For Sale
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Featuring Mel Torme* & The Meltones*
1965
A•R•C Records
7", EP
Mel Tormé And The Meltones
Mel Tormé And The Meltones* With Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1965
Presto
LP, Comp, Sem
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Also Featuring Mel Tormé And The Meltones
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra With Mel Tormé And The Meltones*
1965
What Is This Thing Called Love / There's No Business Like Show-Business
Mel Tormé & The Meltones* With Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1961
MGM Records
7", Single
Back In Town
Mel Tormé with The Mel-Tones
1960
Back In Town
Mel Tormé With The Meltones*
1960
Artie Shaw Plays Cole Porter
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra / Vocalists: Kitty Kallen, Teddy Walters, Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones
1956
How / My Rosemarie
Mel Torme* With The Mel-Tones
1956
Christmas Morn / White Christmas
Charles Watkins / The Meltones*
1951
That's Where I Came In / There's No Business Like Show Business
Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones
1947
Musicraft
Shellac, 10"
Dream Awhile / There's No Business Like Show Business
Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones
1947
Musicraft
Shellac, 10"
Night Must Fall / I’m Down To My Last Dream
Mel Torme* And His Mel-Tones*
1947
Decca
Shellac, 10"
Connecticut / Don't You Believe It Dear
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra / Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Featuring Mel Tormé And His Mel-Tones*
1947
It Happened In Monterey / Born To Be Blue
Mel Torme* And His Mel-Tones* With Sonny Burke And His Orchestra / Mel Torme* With Sonny Burke And His Orchestra
1946
Musicraft
Shellac, 10"
There’s No One But You / Willow Road
Mel Torme* And The Meltones* With Sonny Burke And His Orchestra
1946
Musicraft
Shellac, 10"
I Got The Sun In The Morning / Along With Me
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra , Vocal By Mel Torme* And The Meltones*
1946
Try A Little Tenderness / Willow Road
Mel Tormé And His Mel-Tones*
1946
Prove It By The Things You Do / Day By Day
Bing Crosby With Mel Tormé And His Mel-Tones*
1946
South America, Take It Away / Try A Little Tenderness
Mel Tormé And His Mel-Tones* With Sonny Burke And His Orchestra
1946
I Fall In Love Too Easily / Am I Blue
Eugenie Baird With Mel Torme* And His The Mel-Tones
1945
Decca
Shellac, 10"
Where Or When / White Christmas
The Mel-Tones
1945
Jewel
Shellac, 10"
A Stranger In Town / You've Laughed At Me For The Last Time
Mel Torme* And His Mel-Tones*
1945
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Featuring Mel Tormé And The Meltones
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra Featuring Mel Tormé And The Meltones*
Society
LP, Comp
Velvet Moods
Mel Tormé, The Mel-Tones
Él
CD, Comp
Swingtime / Serenade For Strings
Jeri Sullivan, Babe Russin, Mel Tormé And The The Mel-Tones, The AFRS Swing Band / The AFRS String Orchestra
Armed Forces Radio Service
Vinyl, 16", Transcription
Boyd Raeburn's Jubilee
Boyd Raeburn With Mel Torme* and The Mel-Tones and Dodo Marmarosa
Joyce
LP, Mono
Swingtime / Serenade For Strings
Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman, Mel Tormé And The The Mel-Tones, The AFRS Swing Band, Murray McEachern / The AFRS String Orchestra, Harry Von Zell
Armed Forces Radio Service
Vinyl, 16", Transcription
Bring Back The Fun Days When People Used To Dance Together
The Mel Tones*
Cozy Record Company
LP
A Foggy Day
Mel Tormé And The Mel-Tones
Swings Shubert Alley + Back In Town
Mel Tormé With The Marty Paich Orchestra* Featuring Art Pepper
2012
Phoenix Records (15)
CD, Album, Comp
Bing
Bing Crosby
2012
Memory Lane Media Ltd
3xCD, Comp
Performance
Mel Tormé
2010
Fuel 2000
CD, Album, Comp
You're Driving Me Crazy
Mel Tormé
2009
Edel Records
CD, Comp
Tatum Art
Art Tatum
2008
Storyville
10xCD, Comp + DVD, NTSC
The Art Pepper-Marty Paich Sessions
Mel Tormé
2007
Lone Hill Jazz
CD, Comp, RE
Say It Isn't So - Songs Of Irving Berlin
Various
2006
Naxos Nostalgia
CD, Comp, Mono
The Artie Shaw Story
Artie Shaw
2005
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, Comp
A Memorial Album
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
2005
Sounds Of Yester Year, Submarine Records
CD, Comp
Bing Crosby And Friends
Bing Crosby And Friends*
2004
Red Line (3)
2xCD, Comp
1946-1950
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
2004
Going My Way
Bing Crosby
2003
Prism Leisure
CD, Comp
Recipe For Romance
Mel Tormé
2001
Past Perfect Silver Line
CD, Comp, Mono
1945 -1946
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
2000
Storyville
CD, Comp
The Complete Johnny Mercer Songbooks
Various
1998
At M-G-M - Motion Picture Soundtrack Anthology
Fred Astaire
1997
1946 Changing The Tune - A Portrait Of A Year In Music
Various
1995
Phontastic, Phontastic, Nostalgia (8), Nostalgia (8)
CD, Comp
The Essential Mel Torme
Mel Torme*
1995
Laserlight Digital
3xCD, Album, Comp, Mono + Box
Easter Parade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Various
1995
Jubilee Performances - 1946
Boyd Raeburn And His Orchestra
1995
Luck Be A Lady
Mel Torme*
1993
'Round Midnight
Mel Torme*
1993
Volume 2 - You Do Something To Me
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra With Strings*
1987
Musicraft
CD, Comp
Mel Torme
Mel Torme*
1987
Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé
1986
Time Life Music
2xLP, Comp + Box
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era
Various
1984
The Franklin Mint Record Society
2xLP, Comp, Red + Box
The Greatest Recordings Of The Big Band Era
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1984
The Franklin Mint Record Society
Cass, Comp
Clarinet Magic With The Big Band And Strings (Volume 1)
Artie Shaw
1978
Bing & Co.
Bing Crosby
1977
The Velvet Fog. Mel Tormé
Mel Tormé
1976
Drum
LP, Comp
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw
1970
"Voice In Velvet"
Mel Tormé
1956
MGM Records
7", EP
Artie Shaw Plays Cole Porter
Artie Shaw
1953
Do-Do-Do / Recipe For Romance
Mel Tormé
1950
Linda / What Is This Thing Called Love / It's The Talk Of The Town
Ray Noble And His Orchestra / Artie Shaw And His Band* / Les Paul And His Trio
1947
V Disc
12"
For You, For Me, For Evermore / Changing My Tune
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1946
They Can't Convince Me / And So To Bed
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1946
Guilty / Anniversary Song
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1946
In The Still Of The Night / What Is This Thing Called Love
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
1946
And So To Bed / I Believe
Artie Shaw And His Orchestra
Swings Shubert Alley + Back In Town
Mel Tormé With The Marty Paich Orchestra*
That Everswingin'
Artie Shaw
The Early Years 1944-47
Mel Torme*
2019
Acrobat
3xCD, Comp
The Lou Busch/Joe "Fingers" Carr Collection 1940-62
Lou Busch
2018
Acrobat
4xCD, Comp
West Coast Vocalists, Une Revolution En Douceur, Cry Me A River, 1953-1961
Various
2017
Frémeaux & Associés
3xCD, Comp
The Les Baxter Collection 1943-62
Les Baxter
2017
Acrobat Music
4xCD, Comp
The Ultimate Crooners
Various
2016
Union Square Production, My Kind Of Music
2xCD, Comp
All-Star Jazz Salute To George Gershwin
Various
2015
AAO Music
3xCD, Comp
Silver Screen Musical Memories
Various
2010
TCM Turner Classic Movies Music, Rhino Movie Music
CD, Comp, RM
The Essential Collection
Cole Porter
2009
Avid Entertainment, WE Westend
2xCD, Comp
Singin' In The Rain (Original Songs From Turner Classic Movies)
Various
2007
Compass Productions, Rhino Custom Products
CD, Comp
Original Movie Themes
Various
2007
Documents
10xCD, Comp + Box
The Essential Collection
George Gershwin
2006
Avid Entertainment, WE Westend
2xCD, Comp
In The Mood - The Dance Band Years
Various
2006
Reader's Digest
5xCD, Comp
The Ultimate Jazz Archive
Various
2005
Membran
168xCD, Comp + Box
Easy To Love: 40 Great Tracks
Cole Porter
2005
The Platinum Collection
Box, Comp + 2xCD, Comp
Velvet Martini - Smooth Sounds For Another Round
Various
2005
Direct Source Special Products Inc.
4xCD, Comp
The Ultimate Jazz Archive - Vocalists
June Christy / Frank Sinatra / Dinah Washington / Mel Tormé
2005
The Swing Years - Lullaby Of Broadway
Various
2004
Unforgettable
DVD-V, Smplr, NTSC
American Dream Duets
Various
2003
ZYX Music, Public Domain International
CD, Comp
Happy Easter - Reprise #1 Outtake
The Mel-Tones
Surfin' Natasha
The Mel-Tones
Return Of The Surfin' Headhunters
The Mel-Tones
White Christmas
The Mel-Tones
Curl Rider Stomp
The Mel-Tones
Kung Fu Saturdays
The Mel-Tones
Rocket Sled To Oahu
The Mel-Tones
Tiki Cabana
The Mel-Tones
Fault Line
The Mel-Tones
The Perfect Wave
The Mel-Tones
Polynesian Adventure
The Mel-Tones
Custom Cruiser
The Mel-Tones
Astronomic
The Mel-Tones
Surf Before Sunrise
The Mel-Tones
Break Point
The Mel-Tones
Breakers At Hanalei
The Mel-Tones
Incognito
The Mel-Tones
Air Time II
The Mel-Tones
Avienu Malkainu
The Mel-Tones
You'll Never Surf In This Town Again
The Mel-Tones