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Ilsa

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11. I love Mel Torme!

Reply to sir pball (Original post)

Sat Nov 8, 2025, 10:09 PM

Nov 8

His voice is so lovely. And Ella is the Queen.

The best most recent scatting I heard was the ending of a recording of Pentatonix singing White Christmas in multiple variations. The scatting starts around 2:52:

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I love the sudden pitch variations.

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I'm not that young, but I only ever knew Mel Torme as a running joke on Night Court... [View all] sir pball Nov 8 OP

He wrote "The Christmas Song" Fiendish Thingy Nov 8 #1

He started as a drummer BeerBarrelPolka Nov 8 #2

I don't remember why, but the judge played by Harry Anderson loved him. chicoescuela Nov 8 #3

He did. But the shows creator said that turned out to be coincidental, not on purpose. Wiz Imp Nov 8 #6

Kind of hard to believe, but ok. chicoescuela Nov 8 #9

His celebrity status was also used as a gag in the Val Kilmer movie "Top Secret" (1984). John1956PA Nov 8 #4

He was f'n amazing musette_sf Nov 8 #5

He was a serious actor as well Norbert Nov 8 #7

He played himself in the TV series Sliders DavidDvorkin Nov 8 #10

The Velvet Fog. cachukis Nov 8 #8

I love Mel Torme! Ilsa Nov 8 #11

That made me wish I could still jitterbug but my 82 yr legs and lungs would think I lost my mind. appleannie1 Sunday #12

The man had some mellow pipes. marble falls Sunday #13

My Favorite Mel Torme Hit Billsdaughter Sunday #14