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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 ...
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.
Let's Face the Music! is a 1964 studio album by Nat King Cole, arranged by Billy May.It was recorded in November 1961, and released three years later. [4]The initial Billboard review from February 29, 1964 commented that "The fine blend of Cole singing is beautifully melded with the smart, witty and swinging backing supplied by Billy May...The tempos are mostly in that grand, finger-poppin ...
Murphy said that Cole delivered, "the loosest, slipperiest vocals in the world". [2] Murphy wrote in the liner notes to Vol.1, "This Nat King Cole Songbook is dedicated to his daughter Natalie and brother Freddie - two fabulous singers - but mostly to the memory of Nat's A&R man at Capitol Records, Lee Gillette.
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]
Ballads of the Day is an album by Nat King Cole. It released in 1956. The album reached a peak position of number 16 on the Billboard 200. [1] Track listing
The King Cole Trio is a series of albums by jazz pianist Nat King Cole's King Cole Trio released by the Capitol Records label. These were Cole's debut commercial recordings. Originally recorded and released in sets of 78 r.p.m. records between 1944–49, they were reissued in 1950 on 10-inch LPs. The original releases of Volume 3 (as 78 r.p.m ...
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]