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Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), [1] known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs ...
The song's harmonic structure is based on that of the George and Ira Gershwin's song, "I Got Rhythm". [6] The King Cole Trio recorded the song, along with "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You", "If You Can’t Smile and Say Yes" and "Jumpin' at Capitol", for Capitol Records during a three-hour recording session at C.P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood ...
This Is Nat King Cole is an original compilation album by Nat King Cole. It was released in 1957 by Capitol Records. The LP collection reached #18 on the Billboard ...
Nat King Cole Sings/George Shearing Plays is a 1962 studio album by Nat King Cole, featuring the pianist George Shearing. [6] Containing new arrangements of two songs that Nat King Cole made famous in earlier versions: I'm Lost and Lost April. [7] The album peaked at 27 on the Billboard album chart.
Collins replaced Irving Ashby as the guitarist for the Nat King Cole trio. He was a member of the trio until Cole died in 1965. [1] [2] Collins then worked with vocalist Patti Page, followed by several years with Bobby Troup. In the early 1970s, he worked with Ray Brown, Carmen McRae, and Snooky Young. Then he spent time teaching in Los Angeles ...
After Midnight is a 1957 jazz album by "Nat King Cole and his trio" on Capitol Records. It peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart. The Penguin Guide to Jazz listed the album as part of its suggested "core collection". [3]
The Beautiful Ballads is a 1967 posthumous album of recordings by Nat King Cole. The album was issued after the singer's death by Capitol Records collecting recordings which had not previously been available in LP form. [1] Most of the tracks were previously released as single A-sides or B-sides. [2]
Harvest Of Hits is an original jazz compilation by Nat King Cole released by Capitol Records in 1950. Both a 10 – inch (33-1/3rpm) LP version containing 8 tracks, and a 6-track boxed set of three 7 – inch (45rpm) discs was released. The album features Oscar Moore on guitar, Johnny Miller on bass and Lee Young on drums. [1]