The Nat King Cole Songbook

The Nat King Cole Songbook is a 1965 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., recorded in tribute to singer and pianist Nat King Cole, who had recently died.

Track listing

 * 1) "Rambling Rose" (Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 2:27
 * 2) "Unforgettable" (Irving Gordon) – 2:32
 * 3) "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:45
 * 4) "Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Frank LaVere, Cliff Parman) – 3:10
 * 5) "Ballerina" (Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 2:21
 * 6) "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:19
 * 7) "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 2:40
 * 8) "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:37
 * 9) "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:43
 * 10) "For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 2:12
 * 11) "Send for Me" (Ollie Jones) – 2:25
 * 12) "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 2:57
 * 13) "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25
 * 14) "Mona Lisa"/"Too Young"/"Nature Boy" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)/(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman)/(eden ahbez) – 5:02

Personnel

 * Sammy Davis Jr. - vocals
 * Billy May - arranger tracks 1, 4, 8, 11
 * Claus Ogerman - arranger tracks 2, 5, 10, 14
 * Johnny Keating - arranger track 7
 * Marty Paich - arranger track 13