To Whom It May Concern (Nat King Cole album)
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To Whom It May Concern is a 1959 album
by Nat King Cole
, arranged by Nelson Riddle
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Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
, arranged by Nelson Riddle
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...
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Track listing
- "To Whom It May Concern" (Cole, Hawkins)
- "Lovewise" (Elmslie, Fisher)
- "Too Much" (Baker, Stanford)
- "In the Heart of Jane Doe" (Cavanaugh, Stock)
- "A Thousand Thoughts of You" (Gallop, Minucci)
- "You're Bringing Out the Dreamer in Me" (Burke)
- "My Heart's Treasure" (Rasch, Wayne)
- "If You Said No" (Sammy CahnSammy CahnSammy Cahn was an American lyricist, songwriter and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area...
, Paul WestonPaul WestonPaul Weston was an American pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. Weston was born Paul Wetstein in Springfield, Massachusetts...
) - "Can't Help It" (Fisher, Segal)
- "Lovesville" (Freed, Smith)
- "Unfair" (Belmonte, Lee)
- "This Morning It Was Summer" (Haymes)
Performance
- Nat King ColeNat King ColeNathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
– vocalSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Nelson RiddleNelson RiddleNelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...
– arrangerArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
, conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
Album
Year | Album | Chart | Position |
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1959 | To Whom It May Concern | Pop Albums | No. 45 |
External links
- [ To Whom It May Concern Summarization]
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