| Dear Mr. Cole | ||||
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| Studio album by John Pizzarelli | ||||
| Released | November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23) | |||
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| Length | 62:20 | |||
| Label | Novus | |||
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| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Dear Mr. Cole is a Nat King Cole tribute album by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli is accompanied by pianist Benny Green, and bassist Christian McBride on all but one song.
Track listing
- "Style Is Coming Back in Style" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:42
- "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 2:24
- "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Matt Hyde) – 2:51
- "You Must Be Blind" (Nat King Cole) – 3:39
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 5:47
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:33
- "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 3:30
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:54
- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 3:44
- "This Way Out" (Nat King Cole) – 4:49
- "Too Marvelous for Words" (Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting) – 2:05
- "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 6:42
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Carter Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:29
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 5:08
- "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:54
- "L-O-V-E" (Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert) – 2:18
- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 1:58
- "Portrait of Jenny" (Newman) – 2:53
Personnel
- John Pizzarelli – vocals, guitar
- Benny Green – piano
- Ray Kennedy – piano
- Christian McBride – double-bass
- Martin Pizzarelli – double bass
- John Guerin – drums
References
- Yanow, Scott. Dear Mr. Cole – John Pizzarelli at AllMusic. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1168. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
