With Respect to Nat
With Respect to Nat is a 1965 studio album by jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, recorded in tribute to Nat King Cole, who had died earlier that year. Peterson sings on all tracks except "Easy Listening Blues".
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| Released | 1965 | |||
| Recorded | October 28 – November 13, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz, Jazz | |||
| Length | 33:10 | |||
| Label | Limelight, Verve (reissue) | |||
| Producer | Jack Tracy | |||
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With Respect to Nat is the second album to feature Peterson singing, following Romance: The Vocal Styling Of Oscar Peterson, from 1954. A third, The Personal Touch was released in 1980.
Reception
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| Allmusic | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
Writing for AllMusic, critic Scott Yanow wrote "Peterson, who rarely ever sang, is very effective on the well-rounded program, whether being backed by a big band (arranged by Manny Albam) on half of the selections or re-creating both the spirit of the Nat King Cole Trio and his own group of the late '50s during a reunion with guitarist Herb Ellis and bassist Ray Brown."[1]
Track listing
- "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" (Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills) – 2:18
- "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:29
- "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:31
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:31
- "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:37
- "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Matt Hyde) – 2:35
- "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 2:56
- "Orange Colored Sky" (Milton DeLugg, William Stein) – 2:12
- "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:25
- "Calypso Blues" (Clifford Carmen, Cole, Don George) – 3:34
- "What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 2:39
- "Easy Listening Blues" (Nadine Robinson) – 3:23
Personnel
- Oscar Peterson — piano, vocals
- Hank Jones — piano
- Ray Brown, Richard Davis — double bass
- Herb Ellis, Barry Galbraith — guitar
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Wayne Andre, Jimmy Cleveland, J. J. Johnson — trombone
- Tony Studd — bass trombone
- Seldon Powell — alto flute, tenor saxophone
- Jerome Richardson — bass flute, tenor saxophone
- John Frosk, Joe Newman — trumpet
- Ernie Royal, Danny Stiles — trumpet, flugelhorn
- Phil Woods — alto saxophone
- Manny Albam — arranger, conductor
References
- Yahow, Scott. "With Respect to Nat > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
- Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 161. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1158. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
