My Blue Heaven (album)

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DownBeat	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

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DownBeat reviewer Bill Milkowski wrote, "Pizzarelli demonstrates his love for the swinging sounds of the early '40s Nat Cole Trio, comping percussively on a fat-body jazz guitar like Oscar Moore while laying down some smooth vocal work, a la Nat. He flaunts some Charlie Christian single-note chops on the jivey 'I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm' and tosses off some cool scat-a-long unison lines on 'Lady Be Good' and Dave Frishberg's clever 'Can’t Take You Nowhere'".^[2] Milkowski singles out the guitar duet with Bucky Pizzarelli on 'Don’t Get Around Much Anymore', and the Dave Frishberg tribute to Zoot Sims, 'Zoot Walked In', as other highlights.^[2]

1. "My Blue Heaven" (Walter Donaldson, George A. Whiting) - (4:02)
2. "I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm" (Nat King Cole) - (3:49)
3. "It Could Happen to You" (Johnny Burke, James Van Heusen) - (3:25)
4. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - (8:05)
5. "Touch of Your Lips" (Ray Noble) - (2:35)
6. "Can't Take You Nowhere" (Al Cohn, Dave Frishberg, Tiny Kahn) - (4:08)
7. "Take My Smile" (John Pizzarelli) - (2:55)
8. "That's What" (Nat King Cole) - (3:04)
9. "Stray Horn" (Bucky Pizzarelli) - (2:49)
10. "Best Man" (Ron Alfred, Fred Wise) - (2:48)
11. "Oh Me, Oh My, Oh Gosh" (Slam Stewart) - (3:27)
12. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - (3:13)
13. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - (3:19)
14. "Passion Flower" (Milt Raskin, Billy Strayhorn) - (4:15)
15. "Zoot Walked In/Morning Fun" (Al Cohn, Dave Frishberg, Gerry Mulligan, Jack Sims, John Sims) - (4:29)
16. "Candy" (Mack David, Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney) - (3:38)

• John Pizzarelli – guitar, vocals
• Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
• Clark Terry – trumpet
• Dave McKenna – piano
• Milt Hinton – double bass
• Connie Kay – drums