With Respect to Nat

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With Respect to Nat
Studio album by Oscar Peterson
Released	1965
Recorded	October 28 - November 13, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:10
Label	Verve Records
Producer	Jack Tracy
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Oscar Peterson chronology
Eloquence (1964) With Respect to Nat (1965) Soul Espanõl (1964)

With Respect to Nat is a 1965 (see 1965 in music) album featuring the Canadian jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.

The album features Peterson singing on all but one of the tracks.

After this album, Peterson spoke with regret of his decision to give up singing.

[edit] Track listing

1. "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street" (Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills) – 2:18
2. "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:29
3. "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:31
4. "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 3:31
5. "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:37
6. "Little Girl" (Francis Henry, Matt Hyde) – 2:35
7. "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 2:56
8. "Orange Coloured Sky" (Milton DeLugg, William Stein) – 2:12
9. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:25
10. "Calypso Blues" (Clifford Carmen, Cole, Don George) – 3:34
11. "(What Can I Say) After I Say I'm Sorry?" (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) – 2:39
12. "Easy Listening Blues" (Nadine Robinson) – 3:23

[edit] Personnel

• Oscar Peterson - piano, vocals
• Hank Jones - piano
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Richard Davis
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Barry Galbraith
• Mel Lewis - drums
• Wayne Andre - trombone
• Jimmy Cleveland
• J. J. Johnson
• Tony Studd - bass trombone
• Seldon Powell - alto flute, tenor flute
• Jerome Richardson - bass flute, tenor flute
• John Frosk - trumpet
• Joe Newman
• Ernie Royal - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Danny Stiles
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone
• Manny Albam - Arranger, Conductor