Welcome to the Club
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	February 1959
Recorded	June 30, July 1–2, 1958
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)[1]
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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Allmusic	[2]

Welcome to the Club is a 1959album byNat King Cole, arranged byDave Cavanaugh. Cole is accompanied by an uncreditedCount Basie Orchestra, withoutCount Basie himself.^[3]

Welcome to the Club was chosen as one ofBillboard magazine's 'Spotlight Winners of the Week' upon its release in February 1959.^[4]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."^[4] The review also noted the similarity of the album's arrangements toCount Basie's, and praised Cole's efforts on theblues tracks, "I Want a Little Girl" and "Wee Baby Blues".^[4]

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

• Nat King Cole –vocal
• Dave Cavanaugh –arranger,conductor
• TheCount 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

• 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

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