Welcome to the Club (Nat King Cole album)

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Welcome to the Club
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1959
RecordedJune 30, July 1–2, 1958
Studio Capitol (Hollywood) [1]
Genre Vocal jazz
Length28:07
Label Capitol W1120
Producer Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
To Whom It May Concern
(1958)
Welcome to the Club
(1959)
A Mis Amigos
(1959)
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Welcome to the Club is a 1959 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Dave Cavanaugh. Cole is accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, without Count Basie himself. [3]

Contents

Welcome to the Club was chosen as one of Billboard magazine's 'Spotlight Winners of the Week' upon its release in February 1959. [4] Billboard commented that "Cole works out on a group of swinging, jazz-oriented offerings with interesting backings by Dave Cavanaugh...Cole himself, as usual, is fine and somewhat reminiscent of his earlier swinging efforts." [4] The review also noted the similarity of the album's arrangements to Count Basie's, and praised Cole's efforts on the blues tracks, "I Want a Little Girl" and "Wee Baby Blues". [4]

Track listing

  1. "Welcome to the Club" (Noel Sherman, Dick Wolf) – 2:44
  2. "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere" (Ned Washington, Lee Wiley, Victor Young) – 2:19
  3. "The Blues Don't Care" (Vic Abrams) – 2:10
  4. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:21
  5. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 2:11
  6. "The Late, Late Show" (Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) – 2:32
  7. "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) – 1:45
  8. "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:02
  9. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 2:49
  10. "Wee Baby Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16
  11. "Look Out for Love" (Danny Meehan, Colin Romoff) – 1:58

Personnel

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References

  1. Nat King Cole and Dave Cavanaugh. "Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: June 30-July 2, 1958". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Welcome to the Club at AllMusic
  4. 1 2 3 "The Billboard Buying Guide for Packaged Records: The Billboard Spotlight Winners of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 16, 1959. p. 30. ISSN   0006-2510.