| Welcome to the Club | ||||
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| Released | February 1959 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, July 1-2, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood) [1] | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 28:07 | |||
| Label | Capitol W1120 | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
| Nat King Cole chronology | ||||
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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]
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
- "Welcome to the Club" ( Noel Sherman, Dick Wolf) – 2:44
- "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere" ( Ned Washington, Lee Wiley, Victor Young) – 2:19
- "The Blues Don't Care" (Vic Abrams) – 2:10
- " Mood Indigo" ( Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:21
- " Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 2:11
- "The Late, Late Show" ( Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) – 2:32
- " Avalon" ( Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) – 1:45
- "She's Funny That Way" ( Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:02
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 2:49
- "Wee Baby Blues" ( Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16
- "Look Out for Love" (Danny Meehan, Colin Romoff) – 1:58
Personnel
consisting of:
- Marshall Royal – alto saxophone
- Frank Wess – alto saxophone
- Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
- Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
- Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
- John Anderson – trumpet
- Joe Newman – trumpet
- Wendell Culley – trumpet
- Thad Jones – trumpet
- Snooky Young – trumpet
- Henry Coker – trombone
- Benny Powell – trombone
- Al Grey – trombone
- Gerald Wiggins – piano
- Freddie Green – guitar
- Eddie Jones – bass
- Sonny Payne – drums
References
- ^ Nat King Cole and Dave Cavanaugh. "Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: June 30-July 2, 1958". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Welcome to the Club at AllMusic
- ^ a b c "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.
