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Welcome to the Club
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	February 1959
Recorded	June 30, July 1–2, 1958
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	28:07
Label	Capitol W1120
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
To Whom It May Concern (1958) Welcome to the Club (1959) A Mis Amigos (1959)

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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.

Welcome to the Club was chosen as one of Billboard magazine's 'Spotlight Winners of the Week' upon its release in February 1959. 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." 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".

Track listing

1. "Welcome to the Club" (Noel Sherman, Dick Wolf) – 2:44
2. "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere" (Ned Washington, Lee Wiley, Victor Young) – 2:19
3. "The Blues Don't Care" (Vic Abrams) – 2:10
4. "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 3:21
5. "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 2:11
6. "The Late, Late Show" (Roy Alfred, Murray Berlin) – 2:32
7. "Avalon" (Buddy DeSylva, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) – 1:45
8. "She's Funny That Way" (Neil Moret, Richard Whiting) – 3:02
9. "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 2:49
10. "Wee Baby Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 3:16
11. "Look Out for Love" (Danny Meehan, Colin Romoff) – 1:58

Personnel

• Nat King Cole – vocal
• Dave Cavanaugh – arranger, conductor
• The Count Basie Orchestra

consisting of:

• Marshall Royal – alto saxophone
• Frank Wess – alto saxophone
• Frank Foster – tenor saxophone
• Billy Mitchell – tenor saxophone
• Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone
• John Anderson – trumpet
• Joe Newman – trumpet
• Wendell Culley – trumpet
• Thad Jones – trumpet
• Snooky Young – trumpet
• Henry Coker – trombone
• Benny Powell – trombone
• Al Grey – trombone
• Gerald Wiggins – piano
• Freddie Green – guitar
• Eddie Jones – bass
• Sonny Payne – drums

References

1. Nat King Cole and Dave Cavanaugh. "Capitol Tower, Los Angeles, CA: June 30-July 2, 1958". Jazz Disco. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. Allmusic review
3. Welcome to the Club at AllMusic
4. ^ "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.

• 1959 albums
• Albums arranged by Dave Cavanaugh
• Albums conducted by Dave Cavanaugh
• Capitol Records albums
• Count Basie Orchestra albums
• Nat King Cole albums
• Albums recorded at Capitol Studios