Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer is a 1963 album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Ralph Carmichael.^[1] The album reached #14 on Billboard's LP chart.

Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
Studio album by Nat King Cole
Released	May 1963
Recorded	April 11, May 15, 16, 1963
Studio	Capitol (Hollywood)
Genre	Jazz, Pop
Length	26:50
Label	Capitol
Producer	Lee Gillette
Nat King Cole chronology
More Cole Español (1962) Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (1963) Where Did Everyone Go? (1963)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
New Record Mirror	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]

Track listing

1. "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer"^[4] (Hans Carste, Charles Tobias) – 2:25
2. "Get Out and Get Under the Moon" (William Jerome, Larry Shay, Tobias) – 2:09
3. "There is a Tavern in the Town" (Nat King Cole, Traditional) – 1:36
4. "On a Bicycle Built for Two" (Cole, Steve Gillette) – 1:46
5. "That Sunday, That Summer" (Joe Sherman, George David Weiss) – 3:10
6. "On the Sidewalks of New York" (Edith Bergdahl, Cole) – 2:17
7. "Our Old Home Town" (Haven Gillespie, Shay) – 1:40
8. "After the Ball" (Charles K. Harris) – 2:02
9. "You Tell Me Your Dream" (Cole) – 2:18
10. "That's What They Meant (By the Good Old Summertime)" (Al Frisch, Tobias) – 2:35
11. "Don't Forget" (Sherman, Weiss) – 2:00
12. "In the Good Old Summer Time" (Cole, George "Honey Boy" Evans, Ren Shields) – 1:30
13. "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (Reprise)" – 1:22

Personnel

Performance

• Nat King Cole – vocal
• Ralph Carmichael – arranger, conductor, choir

1st session: April 11, 1963

• Piano: Jimmy Rowles
• Guitar: Laurindo Almeida, Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson
• Bass: Joe Comfort
• Drums: Frank Carlson
• Percussion: Larry Bunker
• Strings: Alex Borisoff, Emil Briano, Arthur Brown, Harold Dicterow, Jesse Ehrlich, Cecil Figelski, Elliott Fisher, Hyman Gold, Allan Harshman, Lou Klass, Sarah Kreindler, William Kurasch, Alfred Lustgarten, Emmanuel Moss, Alexander Murray, Gareth Nuttycombe, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Nathan Ross, William Vandenburg

2nd session: May 15, 1963

• Piano: Milton Raskin
• Guitar: Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson
• Bass: Joe Comfort
• Drums: Frank Carlson
• Percussion: Larry Bunker
• Strings: Victor Arno, Arnold Belnick, Emil Briano, Jimmy Getzoff, Nathan Ross, Sid Sharp (concertmaster), Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci
• Tuba: Tommy Johnson
• Other: Alvino Rey

3rd session: May 16, 1963

• Piano: Milton Raskin
• Guitar: Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson
• Bass: Joe Comfort
• Drums: Irving Cottler
• Percussion: Larry Bunker
• Strings: Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Harold Dicterow, Elliott Fisher, David Frisina, Jimmy Getzoff, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci
• Tuba: Tommy Johnson
• Other: Alvino Rey

Tracks 1, 13,

11-April-1963 (Thursday) - Hollywood. Capitol Tower Studio B

Jackie Allen, B.J. Baker, Vangie Carmichael, Bill Cole, Ada Beth Lee, Bill Lee, Jay Meyer, Loulie Jean Norman, Thurl Ravenscroft, Sally Sweetland, Jackie Ward (vocalists); Emil Briano, Arthur Brown, Harold Dicterow, Elliot Fisher, Lou Klass, Sarah Kreindler, Alfred Lustgarten, Emanuel Moss, Alex Murray, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Nat Ross (vln); Rubin Decker, Cecil Figelski, Allan Harshman, Gary Nuttycombe (via); Alex Borisoff, Jesse Ehrlich, Hyman Gold, William Vandenburg (vlc); Jimmie Rowles (p); Laurindo Almeida, Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson (g); Joe Comfort (b); Frank Carlson (d); Larry Bunker (perc); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).

Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12,

15-May-1963 (Wednesday) - Hollywood Capitol Tower Studio B

B.J. Baker, Vangie Carmichael, others unknown (vocalists); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Victor Arno, Arnold Belnick, Emil Briano, James Getzoff, Nat Ross, Sidney Sharp, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci (vln); Milt Raskin (p); Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson, Alvino Rey (g); Joe Comfort (b); Frank Carlson (d); Larry Bunker (perc); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).

Tracks 5, 7, 9, 10, 11,

16-May-1963 (Thursday) - Hollywood Capitol Tower Studio B

B.J. Baker, Vangie Carmichael, Bill Lee, Gene Merlino, Loulie Jean Norman, Sally Sweetland, Jackie Ward (vocalists); Tommy Johnson (tuba); Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Harold Dicterow, Elliot Fisher, Dave Frisina, James Getzoff, Paul Shure, Gerald Vinci (vln); Milt Raskin (p); Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson, Alvino Rey (g); Joe Comfort (b); Irving Cottler (d); Larry Bunker (perc); Ralph Carmichael (arr/cond).