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John Pizzarelli
Ps Mr Cole
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Walkin' My Baby Back Home - John Pizzarelli, Ahlert, Fred E.
2. Candy - John Pizzarelli, David, Mack
3. Welcome to the Club - John Pizzarelli, Sherman, Noel
4. (Back Home Again In) Indiana - John Pizzarelli, Hanley, James F.
5. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - John Pizzarelli, Best, William
6. Don't Let It Go to Your Head - John Pizzarelli, Hadamik, Henry
7. Meet Me at No Special Place (And I'll Be There at No Particular Time) - John Pizzarelli, Pyle, Harry
8. The Late, Late Show - John Pizzarelli, Alfred, Roy
9. Smile - John Pizzarelli, Chaplin, Charles
10. Tenderly - John Pizzarelli, Gross, Walter [1]
11. I Was a Little Too Lonely (And You Were a Little Too Late) - John Pizzarelli, Evans, Raymond
12. I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm - John Pizzarelli, Cole, Nat King
13. Then I'll Be Tired of You - John Pizzarelli, Harburg, E.Y.
14. That's Nat - John Pizzarelli, Kennedy, Ray
15. Azure-Te - John Pizzarelli, Davis, Bill [Piano]
16. I Know That You Know - John Pizzarelli, Caldwell, Anne
17. Embraceable You - John Pizzarelli, Gershwin, George
18. I Like Jersey Best - John Pizzarelli, Cosgriff, Joseph Ed

CD Details

All Artists: John Pizzarelli
Title: Ps Mr Cole
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: RCA
Original Release Date: 9/14/1999
Release Date: 9/14/1999
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Swing Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
Other Editions: Ps Mr Cole
UPC: 090266356324

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Nat "King" Cole's piano trio has been an inspiration for many of today's young lions: from Diana Krall to this talented vocalist-guitarist, John Pizzarelli. Taking his cue from the fleet-fingered dexterity of Cole's guitar ace Oscar Moore, Pizzarelli combines economical licks with wispy, Chet Baker-like vocalism's on this candlelight tribute consisting of Cole-associated songs, accompanied by bassist brother Martin Pizzarelli and pianist Ray Kennedy. The tunes are sung and swung with reverence and rhythm: the easygoing "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," the furious, foot-stomping standard "Indiana," the plaintive ballad "I Love You for Sentimental Reasons," and the devilish and demure, "Don't Let It Go to Your Head." With the toe-tapping original composition "That's Nat," cowritten by Pizzarelli and Kennedy, Nat King Cole's intimate ballads and pre-bebop instrumentals are brought to a new generation with the leader's own tender and terrific talents. --Eugene Holley Jr.

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CD Reviews

Keeping It Simple

09/30/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In again turning to songs made popular by Nat Cole for album material, this crooner/guitarist is smart enough to take more than just song titles. The hallmark of the Cole trio was always the superb musicianship that enhanced and never competed with either the lyric or Mr. Cole's reading of the song. Pizzarelli takes a similar approach on this CD, giving us straight-ahead readings of old chestnuts such as "Smile," "Candy," and "Tenderly," while also introducing us to the lesser-known "Meet Me at No Special Place" and "Welcome to the Club."When Pizzarelli gets the right material, it seems to fit him like the proverbial old pair of shoes. Unlike his more publicized contemporaries Harry Connick and Diana Krall, in whose music one can almost sense the marketing department in the studio booth, Pizzarelli's music is long on rhythms short on affectations. Tenor sax guy Harry Allen jumps in for a couple of tracks and, as when Harry Edison would sneak onto Nat Cole's small group albums, we are grateful for the visit. Ray Kennedy and Martin Pizzarelli, on piano and bass respectively, provide the low-key foundation that allows this album to fly high. In the spirit of the Nat Cole Trio, Pizzarelli's group is all about retraint here, and this is not a complaint by any means. The only "non-Nat" song is #18, a live version of "I Like Jersey Best." Like many people, I had only heard about this peon to the Garden State. The live version allows Pizzarelli to imitate both Lou Rawls and Lou Reed (but not New Jerseyan Lou Costello)in the same verse, and his Billie Holiday is not to be missed."

PIZZARELLI & HIS WONDERFUL TRIO

MOVIE MAVEN | New York, NY USA | 01/18/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This CD was a Christmas gift and I truly could not be happier with it. I unwrapped it, read the liner notes and, literally, played it three times without stopping. This is absolutely wonderful jazz playing: rocking and wild one minute & smooth and subtle the next. Pizzarelli's guitar playing is top notch and his voice has the charm and character of Fred Astaire: light, sophisticated, sweet and real easy on the ear. The album is a tribute to Nat King Cole and every song is a winner. My favorites are "Walking My Baby Back Home," "Tenderly," "Embraceable You," and "Candy" which comes complete with a short, clever homage to Cole's hit "Mona Lisa." The final number is taken from a live performance....what a funny song "I Like Jersey Best" is and it is given an even funnier performance by Pizzarelli and his wonderful trio. Highly Recommended."

Brilliant

G. Sawaged | Canada | 11/16/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is one album that would be impossible to give less than 5 stars. It is chock full of great songs, from great up-tempo, foot-stomping, swingers, to beautiful ballads,..this album has it all. Previously only available in Japan, this album was finally made available elsewhere, due to rave reviews and public demand. Also, as an added bonus, we are treated to a wonderful live recording of "I Like Jersey Best", in which we hear John's wonderful sense of humour as well as his clever impersonations. So if you would like to hear John sing as Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Lou Rawls, Mel Torme, Paul Simon, The Beach Boys, and Lou Reed, then you just have to purchase this album. The price is worth it for that song alone, although the whole album is fantastic. Highly recommended."