Nat King Cole - Penthouse Serenade

2-reel Ultra-Master Tape Edition!

Duplication AAA from the analog master

15 ips, 1/4-inch 2-track analog tape

Numbered limited edition mono version

The piano-led small group sessions on Penthouse Serenade bear little resemblance to Cole's trio work. The year after he had formally disbanded his trio to turn his attention to vocal pop music, Cole reversed himself and went into the studio with guitarist John Collins, bassist Charlie Harris, and drummer Bunny Shawker and recorded the eight-song 10" LP Penthouse Serenade, a quiet, reflective set of standards like "Somebody Loves Me" and "Laura" that he performed instrumentally at the piano.

The album confirmed that, whatever success he might be having as a singer, he hadn't lost his touch. In 1955, with the 12" LP gaining dominance, Cole went back into the studio with Collins, Harris, and drummer Lee Young (Lester Young's brother) and cut four more songs to create a 12-track reissue of Penthouse Serenade that was his first full-length LP release.

1. Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone)

2. Somebody Loves Me

3. Laura

4. Once In A Blue Moon (Based On Rubinstein's Melody In F)

5. Don't Blame Me

6. Little Girl

7. Polka Dots And Moonbeams

8. Down By The Old Mill Stream

9. If I Should Lose You

10. Rose Room

11. I Surrender Dear

12. It Could Happen To You

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