
Tracklist
- A1 September SongWeill, Anderson 2:57
- A2 Pick Yourself UpFields, Kern 3:10
- A3 I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)Ellington, Webster 3:42
- A4 Let There Be LoveGrant, Rand 2:42
- A5 Azure-TéWolf, Davis 3:52
- A6 Lost AprilDelange, Newman, Spencer 3:17
- B1 A Beautiful FriendshipKahn, Styne 2:40
- B2 Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words)Howard 3:29
- B3 SerenataAnderson, Parish 3:00
- B4 I’m LostRene 3:28
- B5 There’s A Lull In My LifeRevel, Gordon 2:23
- B6 Don’t GoStillman, Wood 2:30
Musicians
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The George Shearing QuintetEnsemble
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Ralph Carmichael String ChoirStrings
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Nat King ColeVocals
Production
Also credited
Also credited. Written-By: Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington, Paul Francis Webster, Ian Grant, Lionel Rand, Don Wolf, Wild Bill Davis, Eddie Delange, Emil Newman, Herbert W. Spencer, Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne, Bart Howard, Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish, Otis Rene, Harry Revel, Mack Gordon, Al Stillman, Guy Wood. Photography By (Cover Photo): Capitol Photo Studio, Ken Veeder.
Release notes
Version with only “SW 1675” on jacket, and no bonus album included.
Issued on Capitol rainbow/colorband labels with logo at the top.
“Capitol Full Dimensional Stereo” with logo on jacket front cover, FDS logo on back.
“Anvil” symbol (“⌂”) stamped in runouts denote Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton, pressing.
Ampersand (“&”) symbol stamped in runouts denotes stereo lacquers. Remainder of runouts mostly stamped.
First catalog number (SW 1675) on cover.
Second catalog number (SW-1675) on labels.
Title on jacket front: Nat King Cole sings/George Shearing plays with the Quintet and String Choir
Title on jacket back: Nat King Cole Sings / The George Shearing Quintet Plays (... with String Choir conducted by Ralph Carmichael)
Title on jacket spine: Nat King Cole Sings / George Shearing Plays
Title on labels: Nat King Cole Sings The George Shearing Quintet Plays
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