Natalie Cole Vocal, Producer
Joe Sample
Rob Mounsey Keyboards, Arranger
Russell Malone Guitar
Christian McBride Bass
Lewis Nash Drums
Terry Trotter
Alan Broadbent Arranger
John Pisano Guitar
Jeff Hamilton Drums
Diana Krall Guest Vocals
Roy Hargrove Flugelhorn
Gary Foster Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone
Tollak Ollestad Harmonica
Larry Bunker Vibraphone, Percussion
Luisito Quintero Percussion
The Clayton-Hamilton Orchestra
John Clayton Arranger
Tommy LiPuma Producer
When you’re in the mood for romance, this is how music should sound. Ask a Woman Who Knows Natalie Cole’s debut album on Verve, celebrates love in all its guises.
With Ask a Woman Who Knows, Natalie Cole returns to the producer, Tommy LiPuma, and to the classic song repertoire that made her a megastar with the album Unforgettable, with Love in 1991. Backed by deluxe arrangements for orchestra and big band, Natalie Cole’s inspired jazz/pop stylings confirm her royal lineage as one of the most elegant, gutsy interpreters of American popular song, ever.
Ask a Woman Who Knows features songs recorded previously by great singers like Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, Dinah Washington, Peggy Lee, Blossom Dearie, Carmen McRae, Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, and Nat "King" Cole. Natalie Cole’s inspired jazz/pop stylings place her firmly in this pantheon, confirming her royal lineage as one of the most elegant, gutsy interpreters of American popular song, ever.
