Dear Mr. Sinatra
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{{Infobox album
| name = Dear Mr. Sinatra
| type = studio
| artist = John Pizzarelli and the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
| cover = Dear_Mr._Sinatra.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2006|07|18}}
| recorded = {{Start and end dates|2005|06|29|2005|06|30}}
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Vocal jazz|Swing}}
| length =
| label = Telarc Records
| producer =
| chronology = John Pizzarelli
| prev_title = Just Friends
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = With a Song in My Heart
| next_year = 2008
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r844185 |tab=review |label=Dear Mr. Sinatra{{spaced ndash}}John Pizzarelli |first=Ken |last=Dryden |accessdate=July 5, 2007}}
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1169}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Dear Mr. Sinatra is a 2006 album by jazz singer and swing jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli is backed by the Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, led by Jeff Hamilton and John Clayton.
Track listing
- "Ring-A-Ding Ding" (Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:37
- "You Make Me Feel So Young" (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) – 4:00
- "How About You?" (Ralph Freed, Burton Lane) – 2:43
- "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 4:50
- "Witchcraft" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) – 4:14
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) – 3:26
- "Nice 'N' Easy" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Lewis Spence) – 2:47
- Medley: "I See Your Face Before Me"/"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz)/(Bob Hilliard, David Mann) – 4:16
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:57
- "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:04
- "Last Dance" (Cahn, Van Heusen) – 2:23
Personnel
- John Pizzarelli{{spaced ndash}}vocals, guitar
- Jeff Hamilton{{spaced ndash}}drums
- John Clayton{{spaced ndash}}arrangement, double-bass
- Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
- Don Sebesky, Dick Lieb and Quincy Jones{{spaced ndash}}arrangements
References
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Category:John Pizzarelli albums