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Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	1962 (Original); 1987 (Re-Issue with Three Bonus Tracks)
Recorded	December 19–22, 1961
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	46:41
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, featuring the pianist George Shearing.^[6] Containing new arrangements of two songs that Nat King Cole made famous in earlier versions: I'm Lost and Lost April.^[7] The album peaked at 27 on the Billboard album chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"September Song"	Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill	2:59
2.	"Pick Yourself Up"	Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern	3:11
3.	"I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good)"	Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster	3:42
4.	"Let There Be Love"	Ian Grant, Lionel Rand	2:45
5.	"Azure-Te"	Bill Davis, Don Wolf	3:55
6.	"Lost April"	Eddie DeLange, Emil Newman, Hubert Spencer	3:20
7.	"(The End of) A Beautiful Friendship"	Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne	2:41
8.	"Fly Me to the Moon"	Bart Howard	3:31
9.	"Serenata"	Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish	3:02
10.	"I'm Lost"	Otis René	3:29
11.	"There's a Lull in My Life"	Mack Gordon, Harry Revel	2:25
12.	"Don't Go"	Al Stillman, Guy Wood	2:32
13.	"Everything Happens to Me"	Tom Adair, Matt Dennis	3:20
14.	"The Game of Love"	Armando Peraza, Milt Raskin	2:58
15.	"Guess I'll Go Back Home (This Summer)"	Ray Mayer, Willard Robison	2:51
Total length:			46:41

Personnel

Orchestra Members^[3]

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

^ Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir (1962). Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays. Capitol Records.
^ Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir (1987). Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays (Re-Issue). Capitol Records.
^ ^a ^b Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir. "Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: December 19-22, 1961". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ Allmusic review
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays at AllMusic
^ Album sleeve notes.

[ShearingColePlay-1] Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir (1962). Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays. Capitol Records.

[ColeShearingBonus-2] Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir (1987). Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays (Re-Issue). Capitol Records.

[NatGeorge-3] Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir. "Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: December 19-22, 1961". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[4] Allmusic review

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 44. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[6] Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays at AllMusic

[7] Album sleeve notes.

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