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Comin Home Baby & Other Hits
Mel Torme
Comin Home Baby & Other Hits
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
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UK reissue of the 1962 originally released album includes the 2 bonus tracks 'Walkin' Shoes' & 'You Belong To Me'. Comin' Home Baby! is a true soul jazz crossover classic, balancing groovy dance numbers (like the title...  more »

     
   
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All Artists: Mel Torme
Title: Comin Home Baby & Other Hits
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 2
Label: Rhino Flashback
Original Release Date: 1/1/1997
Re-Release Date: 7/29/1997
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 081227288624

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UK reissue of the 1962 originally released album includes the 2 bonus tracks 'Walkin' Shoes' & 'You Belong To Me'. Comin' Home Baby! is a true soul jazz crossover classic, balancing groovy dance numbers (like the title track) with early '60s cool jazz versions of the standards 'Walkin', 'Moanin', and 'On Green Dolphin Street'. Atlantic. 2006.

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CD Reviews

The voice as an instrument
Alejandra Vernon | Long Beach, California | 12/07/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Some of what Torme does with his voice on these songs is stupendous...technically dazzling, and with his unique, velvet sound.
This compilation has a very mixed bag of recording sessions, starting with "Comin' Home Baby", which was his only Top 40 hit, and has a catchy tune and toe tapping rhythm."Route 66" (live performance) is a big band number with a lot of virtuoso singing, and "Mountain Greenery" (also live) is terrific...and then comes "Cast Your Fate to the Winds", with its dreadful "yeh yeh yeh" back-up singing. Anyone remember Alvin the Chipmunk ? Well, it sounds like Alvin and his buddies got together for this session...what were they thinking ?"Sunday in New York", "Broadway" (another big band track), "New York, New York" (from Bernstein's "On the Town"), "It's Delovely" (live with a trio back-up...the sound is a little off in the last few bars), are all good, and "Lullaby of Birdland" is one of my favorites, with some great scat singing.The final track, "Putting on the Ritz", is a song I love. It's really suited for his voice, and he sings it beautifully.
All in all, the nice price on this compilation makes me forget, or at least forgive ! Alvin on track # 4, and give it a 5 star rating."
BEWARE!
badebop | 01/28/2005
(3 out of 5 stars)

"The titles listed are not that of this album. The titles listed are from the Atlantic issue of "Comin' Home Baby." This album is a compilation of "hits" from other albums."