Talk:Mel Tormé

Latest comment: 3 months ago by Cathcam in topic Red Clyde

Red Clyde edit

This claim is inaccurate. "From 1955 to 1957, he recorded seven vocal jazz albums for Red Clyde's Bethlehem Records".

Red was bought in as A & R director for Gus Wildi's Bethlehem Records following the departure of Creed Taylor. Tyler Alpen apologizes here for his part in creating this incorrectly as fact. http://www.tyleralpern.com/bethlehem.html

See also https://archive.org/download/cd_frances-faye-sings-folk-songs_frances-faye/cd_frances-faye-sings-folk-songs_frances-faye.pdf

where Clyde is referred to as both "head man" and Bethlehem A & R". Clyde came to Bethlehem in mid-'55 among a series of changes. See https://archive.org/details/sim_down-beat_1955-09-21_22_19/page/46/mode/1up?q=%22Red+Clyde%22+%2Bbethlehem

Unless there is any discension, I propose to change to "Gus Wildi's Bethlehem Records for which Red Clyde was Director for A & R. Cathcam (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 22:21, 20 January 2024 (UTC)Reply