Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays

Studio album by Nat King Cole

Released

1962

Recorded

December 19–22, 1961

Genre

Vocal jazz

Length

46:41

Label

Capitol

Producer

Lee Gillette

Nat King Cole chronology

The Touch of Your Lips
(1961)

Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
(1962)

Ramblin' Rose
(1962)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[2]

Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, featuring the pianist George Shearing.^[3] The LP peaked at #27 on Billboards album chart.

Track listing

"September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 2:59
"Pick Yourself Up" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern) – 3:11
"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)" (Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) – 3:42
"Let There Be Love" (Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) – 2:45
"Azure-Te" (Bill Davis, Don Wolf) – 3:55
"Lost April" (Eddie DeLange, Emil Newman, Hubert Spencer) – 3:20
"(The End of) A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) – 2:41
"Fly Me to the Moon" (Bart Howard) – 3:31
"Serenata" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:02
"I'm Lost" (Otis René) – 3:29
"There's a Lull in My Life" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 2:25
"Don't Go" (Al Stillman, Guy Wood) – 2:32
"Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) – 3:20
"The Game of Love" (Armando Peraza, Milt Raskin) – 2:58
"Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer)" (Ray Mayer, Willard Robison) – 2:51

Personnel

Performance

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
↑ Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays at AllMusic

George Shearing

Studio albums	Black Satin (1956) Beauty and the Beat! (1959) The Shearing Touch (1960) White Satin (1960) Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays (1961) The Swingin's Mutual! (1961) Music to Hear (1972) Continental Experience (1975) Two for the Road (1980) On a Clear Day (1980) Top Drawer (1983) An Elegant Evening (1985) Grand Piano (1985) More Grand Piano (1986) Breakin' Out (1987) Back to Birdland (2001) The Rare Delight of You (2002) Hopeless Romantics (2005)

Live albums	On the Sunny Side of the Strip (1960) Blues Alley Jazz (1979) An Evening with George Shearing & Mel Tormé (1982) The Classic Concert Live (1982) An Evening at Charlie's (1983) A Vintage Year (1987) Mel and George "Do" World War II (1990)

Discography Jazz portal

Nat King Cole

Studio albums	The King Cole Trio Nat King Cole at the Piano King Cole for Kids Penthouse Serenade Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love The Piano Style of Nat King Cole After Midnight Just One of Those Things Love Is the Thing Cole Español St. Louis Blues The Very Thought of You To Whom It May Concern Welcome to the Club A Mis Amigos Tell Me All About Yourself Every Time I Feel the Spirit Wild Is Love The Magic of Christmas The Nat King Cole Story The Touch of Your Lips Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays Ramblin' Rose Dear Lonely Hearts More Cole Español Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer Where Did Everyone Go? Nat King Cole Sings My Fair Lady Let's Face the Music! I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore L-O-V-E

Compilation albums	Top Pops Harvest of Hits Unforgettable 10th Anniversary Album Ballads of the Day This Is Nat King Cole The Beautiful Ballads For Sentimental Reasons Love Songs

Tribute albums	All for You: A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio Dear Mr. Cole Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole The Nat King Cole Songbook P.S. Mr. Cole A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole With Respect to Nat You're Lookin' at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs)

Songs	"Mona Lisa" "Night Lights" "To the Ends of the Earth" "Unforgettable" "the Christmas Song"

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