The Nat King Cole Songbook

The Nat King Cole Songbook is a 1965 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., recorded in tribute to singer and pianist Nat King Cole, who had recently died.

The Nat King Cole Songbook
Studio album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Released	1965
Recorded	1965
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	39:48
Label	Reprise
Producer	Gordon Anderson
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
If I Ruled the World (1965) The Nat King Cole Songbook (1965) Our Shining Hour (1965)

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Track listing

1. "Rambling Rose" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 2:27
2. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:32
3. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:45
4. "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Frank LaVere, Cliff Parman) – 3:10
5. "Ballerina" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 2:21
6. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:19
7. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 2:40
8. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:37
9. "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:43
10. "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 2:12
11. "Send for Me" (Ollie Jones) – 2:25
12. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 2:57
13. "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
14. "Mona Lisa"/"Too Young"/"Nature Boy" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)/(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman)/(eden ahbez) – 5:02

Personnel

• Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals
• Billy May - arranger tracks 1, 4, 8, 11
• Claus Ogerman - arranger tracks 2, 5, 10, 14
• Johnny Keating - arranger track 7
• Marty Paich - arranger track 13