NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole

NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole is an album by American composer and arranger Nelson Riddle of music associated with the singer and pianist Nat King Cole.[1] The album was released a year after Cole's death in 1965; Riddle had previously arranged several of Cole's albums.[2][3]

NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole
Studio album by
Nelson Riddle
Released1966
Recorded1966
GenreTraditional pop music
Length34:14
LabelReprise RS-6162
ProducerSonny Burke
Nelson Riddle chronology
Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds
(1966)		 NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole
(1966)		 Music for Wives and Lovers
(1967)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Al Campbell reviewed the album for AllMusic and wrote that it seemed "Although not essential, this is a respectable reissue that traditional pop fans should be aware of".[1]

Track listing
  1. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:44
  2. "Too Young" (Sylvia Dee, Sidney Lippman) – 2:55
  3. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:58
  4. "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) – 2:52
  5. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:38
  6. "Mona Lisa" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston) – 3:03
  7. "Night Lights" (Chester Conn, Gallop) – 2:34
  8. "Pretend" (Dan Belloc, Lew Douglas, Frank LaVere, Cliff Parman) – 2:55
  9. "Ballerina" (Sidney Russell, Sigman) – 2:38
  10. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:10
  11. "Ramblin' Rose" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 2:40
  12. "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)" (Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) – 2:57

Personnel

References
  1. NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole at AllMusic
  2. Peter J. Levinson (2005). September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle. Taylor Trade Publications. p. 199. ISBN 978-1-58979-163-3.
  3. "Nelson Riddle – "NAT" An Orchestral Portrait Of Nat King Cole at Discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
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