Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays

Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	1962 (original) [1] 1987 (re-issue with three bonus tracks) [2]
Recorded	19–22 December 1961 [3]
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
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	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]

Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, featuring the pianist George Shearing. ^[7] Containing new arrangements of two songs that Nat King Cole made famous in earlier versions: I'm Lost and Lost April. ^[8] The album peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard album chart. ^[9]

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

• Nat King Cole – vocals
• George Shearing – piano, arranger
• Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor

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

1. Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir (1962). Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays. Capitol Records.
2. Nat King Cole with George Shearing Quintet & String Choir (1987). Nat King Cole Sings, George Shearing Plays (Re-Issue). Capitol Records.
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
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  44. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 336. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved 5 May 2025.
7. Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays at AllMusic
8. Album sleeve notes.
9. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 34. Retrieved 27 October 2025.