Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays (Remastered) Nat King Cole
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Album-Release:
1962
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27.08.2021
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- 1 September Song 03:02
- 2 Pick Yourself Up 03:09
- 3 I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 03:43
- 4 Let There Be Love 02:45
- 5 Azure-Te 03:54
- 6 Lost April 03:19
- 7 A Beautiful Friendship 02:40
- 8 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 03:29
- 9 Serenata 03:02
- 10 I'm Lost 03:29
- 11 There's A Lull In My Life 02:25
- 12 Don't Go 02:32
Info for Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays (Remastered)
Nat Cole's final jazz project ironically did not involve him returning to the piano which he'd played so brilliantly. It was a collaboration with another great pianist George Shearing and his quintet (with Emil Richards, Al Hendrickson, Al McKibbon and Shelly Manne). Shearing and Ralph Carmichael added a subtle string choir. Great standards by Ellington, Matt Dennis and others were mixed with a couple of contemporary songs and some early Cole trio hits like "I'm Lost" and "Lost April." Fifteen tunes were cut at those historic December 1961 sessions, twelve of which appeared on the original album.
By the time the album was recorded, Cole was already recognized by the general public as more of a singer and entertainer than a jazz pianist. Only a few rare exceptions, such as the 1956 small group album After Midnight, feature Cole as a pianist (despite his superb skill on the instrument). For the remainder of his successful career – which ended with his sudden death in 1965 due to lung cancer – he continued singing more and more, and playing less and less.
"Although it would have been interesting to hear Nat King Cole play some piano and perhaps accompany a vocal by George Shearing instead of exclusively the other way around, this session was a big success. Cole is in prime form on such tunes as "September Song," "Pick Yourself Up," and "Serenata." Shearing's accompaniment is tasteful and lightly swinging, and the string arrangements help to accentuate the romantic moods." (Scott Yanow, AMG)
Nat King Cole, vocals
George Shearing, piano, arranger
Ralph Carmichael, arranger, conductor
Digitally remastered
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