| Welcome to the Club | ||||
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| Released | February 1959 | |||
| Recorded | June 30, July 1–2, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Capitol (Hollywood)[1] | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 28:07 | |||
| Label | Capitol W1120 | |||
| Producer | Lee Gillette | |||
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Welcome to the Club is a 1959 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Dave Cavanaugh. Cole is accompanied by an uncredited Count Basie Orchestra, without Count Basie himself.[3]
Welcome to the Club was chosen as one of Billboard magazine's 'Spotlight Winners of the Week' upon its release in February 1959.[4] Billboard commented that "Cole works out on a group of swinging, jazz-oriented offerings with interesting backings by Dave Cavanaugh...Cole himself, as usual, is fine and somewhat reminiscent of his earlier swinging efforts."[4] The review also noted the similarity of the album's arrangements to Count Basie's, and praised Cole's efforts on the blues tracks, "I Want a Little Girl" and "Wee Baby Blues".[4]
- ^ Nat King Cole and Dave Cavanaugh. "Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: June 30-July 2, 1958". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Welcome to the Club at AllMusic
- ^ a b c "The Billboard Buying Guide for Packaged Records: The Billboard Spotlight Winners of the Week". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. February 16, 1959. p. 30. ISSN 0006-2510.