4 CD *NAT KING COLE* Oscar Moore ERNIE ROYAL Earl Hyde

Nat King Cole begann seine Karriere in den dreißiger Jahren als Swing- und Jazz Pianist. Er gründete das Nat Cole Trio mit ihm am Klavier, dem Bassisten Wesley Prince und dem Gitarristen Oscar Moore. Sie konzentrierten sich auf den populären Swing Sound dieser Jahre und feierten erste Erfolge mit Instrumentalinterpretationen. Der Erfolg von Cole´s Piano/Gitarre/Bass Kombo inspirierte in folgenden Jahren Jazzkünstler wie Oscar Peterson und Ahmad Jamal, es ihm nachzutun. Der Erfolg den Cole mit seiner Stimme haben sollte, zeichnete sich erst Anfang der 50er Jahre ab. Viele seiner Fans sollten nie erfahren was für ein exzellenter Pianospieler er gewesen ist, da er sich in den folgenden Jahren auf seine Gesangskarriere konzentrierte und das Piano vernachlässigte. Innerhalb weniger Jahre sang er sich in die Herzen von Millionen Fans und bescherte der jungen Plattenfirma Capitol Records immense Umsätze. Er war der erste Schwarze im amerikanischen Fernsehen und Radio, der seine eigene Show bekam. Doch auch er war gegen den Rassismus dieser Zeit nicht immun und musste mit Schwierigkeiten kämpfen. Nichtsdestotrotz sind seine Lieder Mona Lisa, Unforgettable, When I Fall In Love u.v.m zu unsterblichen Evergreens geworden. Hier eine Sammlung seiner Hits, die er außerdem wahnsinnig erfolgreich einspielte!

Nat «King» Cole galt als Legende des Jazzpianos, bevor er als Sänger zum Megastar wurde. Die Fans verachteten ihn für die zweite Karriere. Eigentlich ungerecht...

CD 1

1. Hit The Ramp (Cole – Moore)

2. Hit That Jive Jack (Tolbert – Alston)

3. That Ain’t Right (Cole)

4. Are You Fer It? (Cole – Lee)

5. Vom, Vim, Veedle (Scherman – Jaxon)

6. All For You (Scherman)

7. Pitchin’ Up A Boogie (Cole)

8. I’m Lost (René)

9. Beautiful Moons Ago (Moore)

10. F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet and Tasty) (Moore)

11. Got A Penny (Scherman – May)

12. Sweet Lorraine (Parish – Burwell)

13. Embraceable You (Gershwin)

14. It’s Only A Papermoon (Arlen – Harburg – Rose)

15. I Just Can’t See For Looking (Robinson – Stanford)

16. I Realize Now (Miller – Cowan)

17. I’d Love To Make Love To You (Poll – Emmerich)

18. After You Get What You Want You Don’t Want It (Berlin)

19. Bring Another Drink (Branker – Bell)

20. Please Consider Me (Unknown)

CD 2

1. It’s Almost Like Being In Love (Lerner – Loewe)

2. What’s This Thing Called Love? (Porter)

3. Besame Mucho (Skylar – Velasquez)

4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Fields – McHugh)

5. The Man I Love (Gershwin)

6. Too Marvellous For Words (Mercer – Whiting)

7. That’ll Just About Knock Me Out (Cole)

8. Any Old Time (Livingston – Wolf)

9. A Trio Grooves In Brooklyn (Cole)

10. If You Can’t Smile And Say Yes, Please Don’t Cry And Say No (Rogers – Jordan)

11. Any Old Time (Livingston – Melsher – Wolf)

12. Candy (David – Whitney – Kramer)

13. I’m A Shy Guy (Cole)

14. Doppelt!!

15. Katusha (Blanter – Singer – Zaret)

16. You’re Nobody ‘Till Somebody Loves You (Poll – Emmerich)

17. Don’t Blame Me (McHugh – Fields)

18. I’m Thru With You (Malneck – Livingston – Kahn)

19. Come To Baby, Do (Miller – James)

20. The Frim Fram Sauce (Ricardel – Evans)

CD 3

1. I Know That You Know (Caldwell – Youmans)

2. How Does It Feel (Fisher – Fisher)

3. You Call It Madness (Dubois – Gregory – Conrad – Colombo)

4. Route 66 (Troup)

5. I Don’t Know Why (Turk – Ahlert)

6. I’m In The Mood For Love (Fields – McHugh)

7. Everyone Is Sayin’ Hello Again (Malone – Segal)

8. What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry (Donaldson – Lyman)

9. Could ‘Ja (Fisher – Carey)

10. Baby, Baby All The Time (Troup)

11. Look What You’ve Done To Me (Conrad – Gottler – Mitchell)

12. I Only Happens Once (Laine)

13. Save The Bones For Henry Jones (‘Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) (Barker - Lee)

14. You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart (Johnson – Miller)

15. My Baby Just Cares For Me (Donaldson – Kahn)

16. Can I Come In For A Second? (Cahn)

17. Lush Life (Strayhorn)

18. Who Do You Know In Heaven (That Made You The Angel You Are) (DeRose – Stillman)

CD 4

1. Baby Won’t You Say You Love Me (Myrow – Gordon)

2. I’ll Never Say „Never Again“ Again (Woods)

3. I Almost Lost My Mind (Hunter)

4. The Greatest Inventor Of Them All (Raskin – Stanford)

5. Orange Colored Sky (DeLugg – Stein)

6. Jam-Bo (Rogers)

7. Get To Gettin’ (McDonald – Weber)

8. Paint Yourself A Rainbow (DeRose – Sigman)

9. Destination Moon (Fisher – Alfred)

10. That’s My Girl (Ellington – Tobias)

11. Too Young (Lippman – Dee)

12. Red Sails In The Sunset (Kennedy – Williams)

13. Wish I Were Somebody Else (Van Heusen – Burke)

14. The Lighthouse In The Sky (Nevins – David)

15. It’s Crazy (Rodgers – Fields)

16. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Kahn – Brown)

17. Where Were You (L. Feather)

18. Summer Is A Comin’ In (Wilder – Bauer)

19. Funny (Not Much) (Neil – Broughton – Prince)

20. There Goes my Heart (Silver – Davis)

21. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons (Watson – Best)

22. Tenderly (Gross – Lawrence)

23. This Can’t Be Love (Rodgers – Hart)

24. Almost Like Being In Love (Lerner – Loewe)

CD 1

Hit The Ramp

July 16, 1941

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)

Hit That Jive Jack

That Ain’t Right

Are You Fer It?

October 22, 1941

Same

Vom, Vim, Veedle

All For You

October 11, 1942

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Red Callender (b)

Pitchin’ Up A Boogie

I’m Lost

Beautiful Moons Ago

March 01, 1943

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet and Tasty)

Got A Penny

November 02, 1943

Same

Sweet Lorraine

Embraceable You

It’s Only A Papermoon

I Just Can’t See For Looking

Los Angeles, December 15, 1943

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

I Realize Now

Los Angeles, March 06, 1944

Same

I’d Love To Make Love To You

Los Angeles, April 13, 1945

Same

After You Get What You Want You Don’t Want It

March 06, 1944

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Bring Another Drink

Please Consider Me

Los Angeles, November 28, 1944

Same

CD 2

It’s Almost Like Being In Love

What’s This Thing Called Love?

Besame Mucho

On The Sunny Side Of The Street

The Man I Love

Too Marvellous For Words

That’ll Just About Knock Me Out

Any Old Time

A Trio Grooves In Brooklyn

Hollywood 1944

Nat King Cole: Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

If You Can’t Smile And Say Yes, Please Don’t Cry And Say No

Any Old Time

Candy

New York, February 27, 1945

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Red Callender (b)

I’m A Shy Guy

Los Angeles, April 13, 1945

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Red Callender (b)

Katusha

Los Angeles, April 13, 1945

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

You’re Nobody ‘Till Somebody Loves You

Don’t Blame Me

I’m Thru With You

Los Angeles, May 19, 1945

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Come To Baby, Do

The Frim Fram Sauce

New York, October 11, 1945

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

CD 3

I Know That You Know

New York, October 18, 1945

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

How Does It Feel

New York, December 04, 1945

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

You Call It Madness

Los Angeles, May 01, 1946

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Route 66

I Don’t Know Why

I’m In The Mood For Love

Everyone Is Sayin’ Hello Again

Los Angeles, March 15, 1946

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry

Los Angeles, April 05, 1946

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Could-‘Ja

Baby, Baby All The Time

Los Angeles, April 17, 1946

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Look What You’ve Done To Me

Los Angeles, March 06, 1944

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

I Only Happens Once

Los Angeles, May 23, 1945

Nat King Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Save The Bones For Henry Jones (‘Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat)

Los Angeles, August 20, 1947

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (vcl)

You Can’t Lose A Broken Heart

Los Angeles, August 02, 1949

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), The Starlighters (vcl)

My Baby Just Cares For Me

New York City, November 07, 1949

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), Woody Hermann (vcl)

Can I Come In For A Second?

New York City, January 05, 1950

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Earl Hyde (d), Ernie Royal (tp), Charlie Barnet (ts), Nellie Lutcher (vcl)

Lush Life

New York, March 29, 1949

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga), Sid Cooper (cl)(fl), Al Richman (frh), Zelly Smirnoff, Lou Stone, George Zorning, Frank York, George Koch (vcl), Dick Freitag, Rudy Sims (viola), Pete Maks, Ray Sabinsky (cello), Mel Zelnick (d)

Who Do You Know In Heaven (That Made You The Angel You Are)

New York, May 20, 1949

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga), Alyce King’s Vokettes (vcl), Pete Rugolo (arr)

CD 4

Baby Won’t You Say You Love Me

Los Angeles, February 09, 1950

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Earl Hyde (d), Ernie Royal (tp), Charlie Barnet (ts), Nellie Lutcher (vcl)

I’ll Never Say „Never Again“ Again

Los Angeles, February 09, 1950

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), The Starlighters (vcl), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), Lee Young (d)

I Almost Lost My Mind

Los Angeles, February 09, 1950

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Lee Young, Girl Trio (vcl)

The Greatest Inventor Of Them All

Los Angeles, March 11, 1950

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo, Lee Young (d), Lex Baxter Chorus

Orange Colored Sky

Los Angeles, August 16, 1950

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga), Maynard Ferguson, Jim Salko, Buddy Childers, Chico Alvarez, Shorty Rogers (tp), Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts, Bob Fitzpatrick, Johnny Halliburton, Herb Harper (tb), Bud Shank, Art Pepper (as), Bob Cooper, Bert Calderal (ts), Bob Gioga (bs), Pete Rugolo (arr)

Jam-Bo

Los Angeles, August 16, 1950

Same except Laurindo Almeida (g), Don Bagley (b), Shorty Rogers (arr) replaces Irving Ashby, Joe Comfort, Pete Rugolo, Nat King Cole (p)

Get To Gettin’

Los Angeles, August 25, 1950

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga)

Paint Yourself A Rainbow

Destination Moon

New York, December 11, 1950

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga)

That’s My Girl

Los Angeles, February 01, 1951

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b)

Too Young

Hollywood, February 06, 1951

Lee Baxter Orchestra

Red Sails In The Sunset

Hollywood, February 12, 1951

Rugolo Orchestra

Wish I Were Somebody Else

Los Angeles, February 12, 1951

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Unknown group (vcl)

The Lighthouse In The Sky

New York City, March 09, 1951

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), Unknown (d), The Ray Charles Singers (vcl)

It’s Crazy

You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Where Were You

Los Angeles, January 11, 1952

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga)

Summer Is A Comin’ In

Funny (Not Much)

Los Angeles, January 11, 1952

Same, Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga) out

There Goes My Heart

Hollywood, December 1952

Nelson Riddle Orchestra

I Love You For Sentimental Reasons

Hollywood, January 27, 1953

Nat Cole (p)(vcl), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)

Tenderly

Hollywood, January 27, 1953

Nelson Riddle Orchestra

This Can’t Be Love

Almost Like Being In Love

Los Angeles, January 28, 1953

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bjo)(cga)