jamie cullum - too close for comfort

[FoxFanFla2]

@vincemorrow Potential??? He's *already* amazing, seriously.....!

[kevinherbert]

He's the goods...and I love Torme

[Maaarcful]

this is the music for the next fallout game :D

[MrBboyHP]

@Maaarcful would be delightful mate C:

[grantgalea]

I love Jamie Cullum but this is a rip off of Mel Torme's arrangement.

[meduc227]

i just discovered this guy: great voice and very tasty arrangements, good sketter.. a real musician!

[Guuswm]

i looked for "too close for comfort" on youtube and found only mcfly's music! what a discusting thing!

[ollithehorn]

@Guuswm look for phil woods on the AppleStore, buy "groovin´ to marty paich". you will find this tune with the LA jazz orchestra and phil woods the alto saxophonist on this album. it´s great!

greets from germany.

[5er7ioo]

Excellent version of Jamie!

[vincemonroy]

Sorry I meant to say Jaime...

[vincemonroy]

Cocomarie...I agree with you 100%. If you listen to Torme's version, he is "scatting" almost identical notes.

James, you are good. Don't try to be as good or better than any other singer. Be the only one that does what you do. Be original. Good luck...you have potential.

[joswanlauwkung]

He has the cute-est version aaaaawwww ( the intro) I know you're mean jamie but you're super cute here ;)

[macatcas]

This version has great musicality, swing, humour and his voice has that pleasant grrrrowlll...Just wonderful, totally jazz.

[AngusTCat]

I love this song! I can hear Sammy Davis Jr in his voice too. Jamie's great! I love him! The new king of jazz along with Roger Cicero and Tom Gaebel! ;-)

[bawdybill]

Jamie is REAL. I may be crazy, but I hear Darin, Connick and Sinatra, even Mel Torme, all in that voice, yet its not an imitation anyone. Great promise here and now. A new favorite.

[oohyllab]

YES. I agree. He has the vitality and charisma that Darin had for sure. Mel's sense of jazz style. He is a mega star waiting to explode I feel.

[MaoriMandy]

he looks so young!

very cute! <3

[BiBiae1994]

He's got so much talent!

[54910381]

AWESOME VOICE

smashing band

great job

Luis

[54910381]

WOW!

First time here .............Good Lord what an awesome voice....i love the swingy and jazzy version of this song.

I will keep watching it and more.

Luis

[Linkdok]

of course is a cover, but is a great cover, this guy is realy pretty good

[keytarjunkie]

doesn't compare to dianne reeves and gordon goodwin's big phat band...but still pretty great :)

[Meraltjah]

Uhm, Yeah. It's Identical cuz it's a cover? Jamie Cullum covers a lot. And I think he's very good in it.

Maar dat is mijn mening ; )

[cocomaire]

Meraltjah,

(No offense to Mr. Cullum)

I don't think covers should be identical to the originals. That would be karaoke. I don't know how much copying is permitted for covers in other genres, but I know that when covering a jazz standard, copying is frowned upon.

Jazz players generally make new musical arrangements, change the tempo, and make it their own. Scatting is supposed to be completely spontaneous and improvised, so if the scatting is identical, that's just phony.

[RsRiddick]

Listen to the Mel Torme version, it is IDENTICAL to this one - Jamie has copied it completley, except ofcourse he can't scat as well as Mel.

Mel's version is much better.

[soso104]

well yeeaah, it's a COVER.

[oohyllab]

@RsRiddick

As much as I love Jamie, I don't doubt that Mel's is better. Is it on YT. I haven't found it as yet.

[dannyisagirlsname]

He does this absolutely brilliant. I love his voice. :)

[thewalker13]

This is one of my favorite songs from this guy, it's a nice version.