Dear Mr. Cole

Dear Mr. Cole
Studio album (in tribute to Nat King Cole) by John Pizzarelli
Released	November 23, 1994
Genre	Swing Traditional pop Neo-bop
Length	62:20
Label	Novus Records
Producer	John Pizzarelli, Mike Stoller, Ikuyoshi Hirakawa and Brooks Arthur
John Pizzarelli chronology
Naturally Dear Mr. Cole New Standards

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Dear Mr. Cole is an album in tribute to Nat King Cole by jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli, accompanied by Benny Green on piano and Christian McBride on double-bass on all but one track.

Track listing

1. "Style Is Coming Back in Style (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:42
2. "(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry? (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 2:24
3. "Little Girl (Francis Henry, Matt Hyde) – 2:51
4. "You Must Be Blind (Nat King Cole) – 3:39
5. "Sweet Georgia Brown (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 5:47
6. "It's Only a Paper Moon (Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:33
7. "September Song (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 3:30
8. "On the Sunny Side of the Street (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:54
9. "Nature Boy (eden ahbez) – 3:44
10. "This Way Out (Cole) – 4:49
11. "Too Marvelous for Words (Johnny Mercer, Richard Whiting) – 2:05
12. "Route 66 (Bobby Troup) – 6:42
13. "Sweet Lorraine (Carter Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:29
14. "Straighten Up and Fly Right (Cole, Irving Mills) – 5:08
15. "Honeysuckle Rose (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:54
16. "L.O.V.E" (Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert) – 2:18
17. "Unforgettable (Irving Gordon) – 1:58
18. "Portrait of Jenny (Newman) – 2:53

Personnel

• John Pizzarelli - vocals, guitar
• Benny Green - piano
• Ray Kennedy
• Christian McBride - double-bass
• Martin Pizzarelli
• John Guerin - drums

References

1. ^ Allmusic review