Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove

Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove is a 1963 live album by Sammy Davis Jr., recorded at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Los Angeles. ^[2]

Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove
Live album by Sammy Davis Jr.
Released	1963
Recorded	December 1962, Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles
Genre	Vocal jazz, traditional pop
Length	42:42
Label	Reprise
Producer	Jimmy Bowen
Sammy Davis Jr. chronology
As Long as She Needs Me (1963) Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove (1963) Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium (1964)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. Introduction – 0:45
2. "Once in a Lifetime" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley) – 2:23
3. "In the Still of the Night" (Cole Porter) – 3:46
4. "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Bricusse, Newley) – 3:11
5. Talk – 1:38
6. "Falling in Love Again" (Frederick Hollander, Sammy Lerner) – 4:00
7. Medley: "I've Got You Under My Skin"/"Big Bad John"/"Night and Day" (Porter)/(Jimmy Dean, Dean Acuff, Roy Acuff)/(Porter) – 6:32
8. Meeting the President – 3:07
9. West Side Story Medley: "Jet Song"/"Something's Coming"/"Cool"/"Tonight"/"America"/"Gee, Office Krupke!"/"Maria" (Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim) – 4:58
10. Frank Talk – 1:11
11. "River, Stay 'Way from My Door" (Mort Dixon, Harry M. Woods) – 2:30
12. "Me and My Shadow" (Dave Dreyer, Al Jolson, Billy Rose) – 2:37
13. Medley: "Hound Dog"/"What'd I Say" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller/Ray Charles) – 3:39
14. "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" (Sam M. Lewis, Jean Schwartz, Joe Young) – 10:22
15. Sammy Looks at Old Movies – 4:45
16. Finale: Jam Session ("Sam, by George") (Sammy Davis Jr., George Rhodes) – 10:30
17. Sammy Says Goodnight – 2:15
18. "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 1:31

Personnel

• Sammy Davis Jr.: vocals
• George Rhodes: conductor, arranger, pianist
• Terry Rosen: guitar
• Michael Silva: drums, percussion
• Johnny Mendoza: drums, percussion

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Sammy Davis Jr. at the Cocoanut Grove at AllMusic