Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
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{{Infobox album
| name = Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
| type = studio
| artist = Nat King Cole
| cover = natgeorge.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962 (Original){{Cite book|author=Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir|title= Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays|publisher=Capitol Records|year= 1962}}
1987 (Re-Issue with Three Bonus Tracks){{Cite book|author=Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir|title=Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays (Re-Issue)|publisher=Capitol Records|year=1987}}
| recorded = 19–22 December 1961{{Cite web|author=Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir|title=Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: December 19-22, 1961|publisher=Jazz Disco|accessdate=27 May 2021|url=https://www.jazzdisco.org/nat-king-cole/discography/#611219}}
| venue =
| studio = Capitol (Hollywood)
| genre = Vocal jazz
| length = 46:41
| label = Capitol
| producer = Lee Gillette
| prev_title = The Touch of Your Lips
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Ramblin' Rose
| next_year = 1962
}}
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r24741|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
|url=https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen
|url-access=registration
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = [https://archive.org/details/rollingstonejazz00swen/page/44 44]
}}
}}
Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, featuring the pianist George Shearing.{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r24741|label=Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays}} Containing new arrangements of two songs that Nat King Cole made famous in earlier versions: I'm Lost and Lost April.Album sleeve notes.
The album peaked at 27 on the Billboard album chart.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
Track listing
{{tracklisting
| total_length = 46:41
| title1 = September Song
| writer1 = Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill
| length1 = 2:59
| title2 = Pick Yourself Up
| writer2 = Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern
| length2 = 3:11
| title3 = I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)
| writer3 = Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster
| length3 = 3:42
| title4 = Let There Be Love
| writer4 = Ian Grant, Lionel Rand
| length4 = 2:45
| title5 = Azure-Te
| writer5 = Bill Davis, Don Wolf
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Lost April
| writer6 = Eddie DeLange, Emil Newman, Hubert Spencer
| length6 = 3:20
| title7 = (The End of) A Beautiful Friendship
| writer7 = Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne
| length7 = 2:41
| title8 = Fly Me to the Moon
| writer8 = Bart Howard
| length8 = 3:31
| title9 = Serenata
| writer9 = Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish
| length9 = 3:02
| title10 = I'm Lost
| writer10 = Otis René
| length10 = 3:29
| title11 = There's a Lull in My Life
| writer11 = Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
| length11 = 2:25
| title12 = Don't Go
| writer12 = Al Stillman, Guy Wood
| length12 = 2:32
| title13 = Everything Happens to Me
| writer13 = Tom Adair, Matt Dennis
| length13 = 3:20
| title14 = The Game of Love
| writer14 = Armando Peraza, Milt Raskin
| length14 = 2:58
| title15 = Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer)
| writer15 = Ray Mayer, Willard Robison
| length15 = 2:51
}}
Personnel
- Nat King Cole – vocals
- George Shearing – piano, arranger
- Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor
- Vibes: Emil Richards (5-15), Warren Chiasson (5-15)
- Guitar: Al Hendrickson (5-15)
- Bass played by: Israel Crosby (5-15), Al McKibbon (5-15)
- Arco Bass: Mike Rubin (5-15)
- Drums: Shelly Manne (5-15), Vernell Fournier (5-15)
- Congas: Armando Peraza (5-15), Carlos Vidal (8-9, 14-15)
- Additional Percussion: Nick Martinis (8-9, 14-15), Luis Miranda (8-9, 14-15)
- Trombone: Lloyd Ullate (8-9, 14-15)
- Reeds: Paul Horn (8-9, 14-15), Justin Gordon (8-9, 14-15), Willie Schwartz (8-9, 14-15)
References
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Category:1962 collaborative albums
Category:George Shearing albums
Category:Albums arranged by Ralph Carmichael
Category:Capitol Records albums
Category:Albums conducted by Ralph Carmichael
Category:Orchestral jazz albums