Dear Mr. Cole Explained

Dear Mr. Cole
Type:studio
Artist:John Pizzarelli
Cover:Dear Mr. Cole.jpg
Label:Novus
Prev Title:Naturally
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:New Standards
Next Year:1994

Dear Mr. Cole is a Nat King Cole tribute album by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli is accompanied by pianist Benny Green, and bassist Christian McBride on all but one song.

Track listing

  1. "Style Is Coming Back in Style" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:42
  2. "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 2:24
  3. "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Matt Hyde) – 2:51
  4. "You Must Be Blind" (Nat King Cole) – 3:39
  5. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 5:47
  6. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:33
  7. "September Song" (Maxwell Anderson, Kurt Weill) – 3:30
  8. "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 2:54
  9. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 3:44
  10. "This Way Out" (Nat King Cole) – 4:49
  11. "Too Marvelous for Words" (Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting) – 2:05
  12. "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 6:42
  13. "Sweet Lorraine" (Carter Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:29
  14. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 5:08
  15. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:54
  16. "L-O-V-E" (Milt Gabler, Bert Kaempfert) – 2:18
  17. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 1:58
  18. "Portrait of Jenny" (Newman) – 2:53

Personnel