Comin Home Mel Torme Or Not

[Peter]

Today while walking around Asda in Farnworth shopping, Asda Fm was playing, the Dj played what seemed like a new production of the Mel Torme "I'm Coming Home" backing track, but with a different vocal and a jazzy mix in the middle. Does anyone know what the track is ?

Peter.

[Guest Trevski]

Today while walking around Asda in Farnworth shopping, Asda Fm was playing, the Dj played what seemed like a new production of the Mel Torme "I'm Coming Home" backing track, but with a different vocal and a jazzy mix in the middle. Does anyone know what the track is ?

Peter.

Dunno, but it can't be any worse than the original!

[Pete Eccles]

That will be that fella Mickey Bubble as i normally listen to 'Smooth' during the day and funnily enough i shop in Asda Farnworth

[Guest Rich]

Dunno, but it can't be any worse than the original!

It must be a totally supercallifragillistacllyexpiallydocious sort of record then

[Guest]

Yes he did re-record it a couple of years later, with the jazzy breaks and trumpets in the middle. Its a smoother production. It was played a bit at Jazz venues in the 80s.

Ill dig it out when I get home from work, If I remember!

And it is worse than the original IMO !

[Guest Matt Male]

Mack Rice is the only decent version

[Thorsten Wegner]

Mack Rice is the only decent version

Mack Rice 45 is nice but it´s a different tune

[Kev Connellan]

The Quincy Jones version for me

[Guest Matt Male]

Mack Rice 45 is nice but it´s a different tune

Different from Mel Torme? No it's not. Slightly different lyrics, same tune.

Edited August 18, 2007 by Matt Male

[Kev Connellan]

Different from Mel Torme? No it's not. Slightly different lyrics, same tune.

Mack Rice and Mel torme...........

2 totally different choons.

[Guest Matt Male]

Mack Rice and Mel torme...........

2 totally different choons.

Hmm you're right, just put Mack Rice on... why did i think they were similar? My ears are going...

Apologies all round. Mack Rice one of my favourites as well...

[michael-j]

i love this tune, so many great versions. earliest one i have is on Herbie Mann 'Live At the Village Gate', (with the composer, Ben Tucker on bass) - is there an earlier version, or is that technically the original? couldn't find out for certain, which seems odd for such a well-known tune.

[AlanB]

Different from Mel Torme? No it's not. Slightly different lyrics, same tune.

On Michael Parkinson's Radio 2 show last Sunday he played a new release that used the Mel Torme riff but had different ltrics. I suspect this is the record you heard. I looked at the playlist just now and I think it was Peter Grant - Traditional. Not as good as Mel Torme (or even worse, depending on your point of view) and nothing to do with soul/R&B.

Alan

[Guest Matt Male]

On Michael Parkinson's Radio 2 show last Sunday he played a new release that used the Mel Torme riff but had different ltrics. I suspect this is the record you heard.

Alan

Er no, i already said in post 11 i'd made a mistake. In my brain somewhere Mel Torme sounded like Mack Rice, but having now listened to both i realise i was mistaken. Haven't heard this new one at all.

[Pete Eccles]

On Michael Parkinson's Radio 2 show last Sunday he played a new release that used the Mel Torme riff but had different ltrics. I suspect this is the record you heard. I looked at the playlist just now and I think it was Peter Grant - Traditional. Not as good as Mel Torme (or even worse, depending on your point of view) and nothing to do with soul/R&B.

Alan

I suspect it's the recent release by Michael Buble (sp?) as mentioned in post #3 getting a bit of airplay at present, taken from his latest album, of which i don't know the title, don't wanna know it, and not really interested in it, but there you go!

Bedtime, jim jams and up the wooden hill to bedfordshire for me,

[Sunnysoul]

Dee Dee Sharp !