P.S. Mr. Cole (1999)

About this title: Just as when we listen to Harry Connick, Jr., there's a sense that John Pizzarelli is an old soul who is living back in the 1940s and '50s golden age of music and that listeners are time-traveling with him. But that just bears testament to the timeless nature of his easy vocals, lush and often snappy electric guitar work and the loving way he embraces classic material. P.S. Mr. Cole, the follow-up to Dear Mr. Cole is as, pardon the expression, unforgettable as his first tribute to the grace and panache of Nat King Cole. Just as with his recent tribute to the Beatles, Pizzarelli is just fine ... read more

Tracks:

1. Walkin' My Baby Back Home [Ahlert/Turk]
2. Candy [David/Whitney/Krame]
3. Welcome to the Club [Sherman/Wolf]
4. (Back Home Again In) Indiana [Hanley/MacDonald]
5. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons [Watson/Best]
6. Don't Let It Go to Your Head [Hadamik/LaVere/Nast]
7. Meet Me at No Special Place (And I'll Be There at No Particular Time) [Pyle/Robinson/Terke]
8. The Late, Late Show [Berlin/Alfred]
9. Smile [Chaplin/Parsons/Tur]
10. Tenderly [Lawrence/Gross]
11. I Was a Little Too Lonely (And You Were a Little Too Late) [Livingston/Evans]
12. I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm [Cole]
13. Then I'll Be Tired of You [Harburg/Schwartz]
14. That's Nat [Pizzarelli/Kennedy]
15. Azure-Te [Davis/Wolf]
16. I Know That You Know [Caldwell/Youmans]
17. Embraceable You [Gershwin/Gershwin]
18. I Like Jersey Best [Cosgriff]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.