Album · 2004
The Nat King Cole Songbook
- Released
- 2004
- Label
- Collectors’ Choice Music
- Catalogue no.
- CCM-445
- Tracklist
- 14 tracks
- Length
- 39:42
- Country
- US
“The Nat King Cole Songbook” is an album by Sammy Davis Jr., released in 2004 on Collectors’ Choice Music. The original release has 14 tracks with a running time of 39:42. Jazz standards on the record include “For Sentimental Reasons”, “It's Only a Paper Moon”, “Pretend” and “Route 66”. The line-up features Sammy Davis Jr. (liner notes, vocals).
Who played on The Nat King Cole Songbook
- Sammy Davis Jr. liner notes, vocals all tracks
Tracklist
- 1 Rambling Rose — Joe Sherman 2:27
- 2 Unforgettable standard — Irving Gordon 2:33
- 3 Straighten Up and Fly Right standard 2:45
- 4 Pretend standard — Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank Lavere, Cliff Parman 3:11
- 5 Ballerina — Carl Sigman 2:22
- 6 It’s Only a Paper Moon standard — Harold Arlen 2:20
- 7 Smile standard — Charlie Chaplin 2:40
- 8 Walkin’ My Baby Back Home standard — Fred Ahlert 2:37
- 9 Route 66 standard — Bobby Troup 2:44
- 10 For Sentimental Reasons standard — William “Pat” Best 2:13
- 11 Send for Me 2:26
- 12 Sweet Lorraine standard — Cliff Burwell 2:57
- 13 The Christmas Song — Mel Tormé 3:25
- 14 Mona Lisa / Too Young / Nature Boy 5:02
Production
- Sonny Burke producer
- Billy May arranger
- Claus Ogerman arranger
- Johnny Keating arranger
- Marty Paich arranger
- Bob Fisher mastering
- Gordon Anderson producer
- James Ritz liner notes
More albums by Sammy Davis Jr.
All the Things You Are
Starring Sammy Davis Jr.
1955 · Decca Records
Boy Meets Girl
1957 · Decca Records
Sammy Jumps With Joya
1957 · Design Records
Sammy Swings
1957 · Decca Records
Mood To Be Wooed
1958 · Decca Records
It’s All Over but the Swingin’
1958 · Decca Records
Porgy and Bess
1959 · Decca Records
I Gotta Right to Swing
1960 · Decca Records
As Long as She Needs Me
1961 · Reprise Records
The Wham of Sam
1961 · Reprise Records
What Kind of Fool Am I: And Other Show‐Stoppers
1962 · Reprise Records
Frequently asked questions
Who played on The Nat King Cole Songbook?
The line-up of The Nat King Cole Songbook includes Sammy Davis Jr. (liner notes, vocals).
Which label released The Nat King Cole Songbook?
The Nat King Cole Songbook was released in 2004 on Collectors’ Choice Music (CCM-445).
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