Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love

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Sings for Two in Love
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Studio album by
Nat King Cole
Released1953 (10" LP), 1955 (12" LP)
RecordedJanuary 27, 28, 1953 and August 23, 25, 1955
StudioCapitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood
Genre Jazz
Length22:43 (34:24 = 1955 12 inch release)
Label Capitol
Producer Lee Gillette
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Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love is a 1953 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Nelson Riddle. It was expanded and re-released for the larger 12-inch format in 1955, adding four songs. [2]

Contents

The title may be referred to as Sings for Two in Love.

Track listing

  1. "Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:49
  2. "A Handful of Stars" (Jack Lawrence, Ted Shapiro) – 3:26
  3. "This Can't Be Love" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:30
  4. "A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet" (Gus Kahn, Harry Woods) – 3:18
  5. "Autumn Leaves" (Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prévert, Johnny Mercer) – 2:40
  6. "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 2:48
  7. "There Goes My Heart" (Benny Davis, Abner Silver) – 2:53
  8. "Dinner for One, Please James" (Michael Carr) – 2:57
  9. "Almost Like Being in Love" (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) – 1:53
  10. "Tenderly" (Walter Lloyd Gross, Lawrence) – 2:57
  11. "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Kahn) – 2:35
  12. "There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) – 3:38

Original 1953 10 inch LP has eight tracks (tracks 5, 6, 11 & 12 not included).

Personnel

Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10,

27-January-1953 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Milt Bernhart, Jimmy Priddy (tbn); John Cave, Vincent DeRosa (fr-h); Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Jim Williamson (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Anatol Kaminsky, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci (vln); Stan Harris, Dave Sterkin (via); James Arkatov, Cy Bernard (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Buddy Cole (p/cel); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Tracks 3, 9,

28-January-1953 (Wednesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Pete Candoli, Mannie Klein, Shorty Sherock, Zeke Zarchy (tpt); Milt Bernhart, Ed Kusby, Jimmy Priddy, Si Zentner (tbn); Jack Dumont, Skeets Herfurt, Ted Nash, Buck Skalak, Joe Koch (sax/wwd); Buddy Cole (p); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Jack Costanzo (bongos); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Track 5,

23-August-1955 (Tuesday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio A

Conrad Gozzo (tpt); Joe Howard, Murray McEachern, Jimmy Priddy (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); Harry Klee, Willie Schwartz, Willie Smith (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harold Dicterow, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Nat Ross, Eudice Shapiro, Marshall Sosson (vln); Stan Spiegelman, Dave Sterkin (via); Victor Gottlieb, Ray Kramer, Eleanor Slatkin (vlc); Bill Miller (p); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Tracks 6, 12,

25-August-1955 (Thursday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio B

Ed Kusby (tbn); Juan Tizol (v-tbn); George Roberts (b-tbn); John Cave, Vincent DeRosa (fr-h); Harry Klee, Willie Schwartz, Champ Webb (wwd); Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Erno Neufeld, Nat Ross, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci (vln); Alvin Dinkin, Stan Spiegelman (via); Victor Gottlieb, Kurt Reher, Joseph Saxon (vlc); Kathryn Julye (harp); Bill Miller (p); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Lee Young (d); Nelson Riddle (arr/cond).

Track 11,

11-January-1952 (Friday) - Hollywood. Capitol Studios

Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey, Shorty Rogers, Joe Triscari (tpt); Walter Benson, Jimmy Priddy, Si Zentner (tbn); Gus Bivona, Alex Gershunoff Bob Cooper, Don Lodice Chuck Gentry (sax/wwd); Buddy Cole (p); John Collins (g); Charlie Harris (b); Shelly Manne (d); Jack Costanzo (bongos/congas); Pete Rugolo (arr/cond).

References

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