A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole

A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole
A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole
Studio album by Marvin Gaye
Released	November 1, 1965
Recorded	1965
Genre	Vocal jazz, R&B
Length	35:53
Label	Tamla
Producer	Hal Davis, Marc Gordon, Harvey Fuqua
Marvin Gaye chronology

A Tribute to the Great Nat "King" Cole is the sixth studio album by Marvin Gaye, released on the Tamla (Motown) label on November 1, 1965. It is a tribute album, dedicated to his idol, late jazz performer Nat "King" Cole, who had died of lung cancer earlier in the year.^[1]^[2]

An Allmusic writer said the album was "a fine album that got lost after its release". Marvin was a vocal admirer of Nat King Cole and told interviewers Cole's vocals and performing style influenced his.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Record Mirror	^[3]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Nature Boy"	Eden Ahbez	2:49
2.	"Ramblin' Rose"	Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman	2:50
3.	"Too Young"	Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman	3:47
4.	"Pretend"	Cliff Parman, Frank Lavere, Lew Douglas	2:53
5.	"Straighten Up and Fly Right"	Nat King Cole, Irving Mills	2:22
6.	"Mona Lisa"	Ray Evans, Jay Livingston	3:01
7.	"Unforgettable"	Irving Gordon	3:40
8.	"To The Ends Of The Earth"	Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman	2:18
9.	"Sweet Lorraine"	Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish	2:47
10.	"It's Only a Paper Moon"	Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Billy Rose	2:25
11.	"Send for Me"	Ollie Jones	2:57
12.	"Calypso Blues"	Don George, Nat King Cole	4:04

Personnel edit

Marvin Gaye - vocals, possible piano and congas
The Funk Brothers - instrumentation

References edit

^ "A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole - Marvin Gaye | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
^ "From the Archives: Nat 'King' Cole dies of cancer at 45 - Los Angeles Times".
^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 April 1966). "Marvin Gaye: A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 268. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

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[1] "A Tribute to the Great Nat King Cole - Marvin Gaye | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

[2] "From the Archives: Nat 'King' Cole dies of cancer at 45 - Los Angeles Times".

[3] Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 April 1966). "Marvin Gaye: A Tribute To The Great Nat King Cole" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 268. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

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