Nat King Cole - Penthouse Serenade

Cat. no: 772260
Format: LP
Barcode: 8436559465694
Release Date: 16 Jan 2026
Genre: Jazz

The complete original LP + 2 bonus tracks - audiophile pressing on 180g premium vinyl. Released at a time when Nat King Cole was more acknowledged by the public as a popular chart-topping singer, this album is a reminder that he was also an incredible jazz pianist and the inspiration of many other musicians of the time and beyond, including Oscar Peterson.

The original Penthouse Serenade album, issued in 1952, was a 10" LP and consisted of the first four tracks on each side. It was reissued in 1955 adding four tracks from a new quartet session on which Lee Young replaced Bunny Shawker on drums.

Includes the bonus tracks 'Laugh! Cool Down' and 'I Surrender Dear' [alternate take].

"The year after he had formally disbanded his trio to turn his attention to vocal pop music, Nat King 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." - ****1/2 William Ruhlmann, AllMusic

Tracks: Penthouse Serenade / Somebody Loves Me / Laura / Once In A Blue Moon / Don't Blame Me / Little Girl / Laugh! Cool Clown / Polka Dots And Moonbeams / Down By The Old Mill Stream / If I Should Lose You / Rose Room / I Surrender Dear / It Could Happen To You / I Surrender Dear [alt. Tk.]