The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio

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1Paint Yourself a Rainbow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-11)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1950-12-11)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1950-12-11)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1950-12-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-12-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-12-11)
conductor:
Neal Hefti (on 1950-12-11)
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
Paint Yourself a Rainbow (on 1950-12-11)
writer:
Peter de Rose and Carl Sigman
2:22
2Destination Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-11)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1950-12-11)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1950-12-11)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1950-12-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-12-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-12-11)
conductor:
Neal Hefti (on 1950-12-11)
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
Destination Moon (on 1950-12-11)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred
composer:
Mark Fisher
2:43
3That’s My Girl
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-02-01)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-02-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-01)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1951-02-01)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-01)
cover recording of:
That's My Girl (on 1951-02-01)
writer:
Ray Ellington and Barbara Tobias
2:22
4Wish I Were Somebody Else
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-02-12)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-02-12)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-12)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-12)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1951-02-12)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-12)
recording of:
Wish I Were Somebody Else (on 1951-02-12)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
2:45
5You Can’t Make Me Love You
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-02-12)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-02-12)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-12)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-12)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1951-02-12)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-12)
2:29
6Poor Jenny Is A Weepin’
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1951-02-12)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-02-12)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-02-12)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-12)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-02-12)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1951-02-12)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1951-02-12)
recording of:
Poor Jenny Is A-Weeping (on 1951-02-12)
writer:
Lew Jacobson and Howard Lucraft
2:46
7A Robin and a Rainbow and a Red, Red Rose
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-09)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1951-03-09)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-03-09)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-03-09)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-03-09)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-03-09)
strings arranger:
Joe Lipman
recording of:
A Robin and a Rainbow and a Red, Red Rose (on 1951-03-09)
writer:
Jules Lowe and Jerome Sachs
2:34
8The Lighthouse in the Sky
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-09)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1951-03-09)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-03-09)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-03-09)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-03-09)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-03-09) and The Ray Charles Singers (on 1951-03-09)
recording of:
The Lighthouse in the Sky (on 1951-03-09)
writer:
Hal David and Morty Nevins
2:40
9Pigtails and Freckles
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-03-09)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1951-03-09)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1951-03-09)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-03-09)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1951-03-09)
recording of:
Pigtails and Freckles (on 1951-03-09)
writer:
Harold Barlow and Jack Wolf
2:32
10It’s Crazy
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (on 1952-01-11) and Don Lodice (on 1952-01-11)
trombone:
Walter Benson (on 1952-01-11), Jimmy Priddy (on 1952-01-11) and Si Zentner (on 1952-01-11)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1952-01-11), Uan Rasey (on 1952-01-11), Shorty Rogers (on 1952-01-11) and Joseph Triscari (on 1952-01-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1952-01-11)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1952-01-11)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
It’s Crazy (on 1952-01-11)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Richard Rodgers
publisher:
Chappell S.A. and Crestview Music Corp.
2:23
11You Stepped Out of a Dream
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (on 1952-01-11) and Don Lodice (on 1952-01-11)
trombone:
Walter Benson (on 1952-01-11), Jimmy Priddy (on 1952-01-11) and Si Zentner (on 1952-01-11)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1952-01-11), Uan Rasey (on 1952-01-11), Shorty Rogers (on 1952-01-11) and Joseph Triscari (on 1952-01-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1952-01-11)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1952-01-11)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
cover recording of:
You Stepped Out of a Dream (Ziegfeld Girl, 1941 film) (on 1952-01-11)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
part of:
Ziegfeld Girl (1941)
2:37
12Where Were You
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (on 1952-01-11) and Don Lodice (on 1952-01-11)
trombone:
Walter Benson (on 1952-01-11), Jimmy Priddy (on 1952-01-11) and Si Zentner (on 1952-01-11)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1952-01-11), Uan Rasey (on 1952-01-11), Shorty Rogers (on 1952-01-11) and Joseph Triscari (on 1952-01-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1952-01-11)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1952-01-11)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
Where Were You? (on 1952-01-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leonard Feather
writer:
Jane Feather and Leonard Feather
2:18
13Summer Is A Comin’ In
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (on 1952-01-11) and Don Lodice (on 1952-01-11)
trombone:
Walter Benson (on 1952-01-11), Jimmy Priddy (on 1952-01-11) and Si Zentner (on 1952-01-11)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1952-01-11), Uan Rasey (on 1952-01-11), Shorty Rogers (on 1952-01-11) and Joseph Triscari (on 1952-01-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1952-01-11)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1952-01-11)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
Summer Is A Comin’ In (on 1952-01-11)
lyricist:
Marshall Barer
composer:
Alec Wilder
3:08
14Funny (Not Much)
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (on 1952-01-11) and Don Lodice (on 1952-01-11)
trombone:
Walter Benson (on 1952-01-11), Jimmy Priddy (on 1952-01-11) and Si Zentner (on 1952-01-11)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1952-01-11), Uan Rasey (on 1952-01-11), Shorty Rogers (on 1952-01-11) and Joseph Triscari (on 1952-01-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
orchestra:
Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra (on 1952-01-11)
conductor:
Pete Rugolo (on 1952-01-11)
arranger:
Pete Rugolo
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
Funny (Not Much) (on 1952-01-11)
writer:
Philip Broughton, Bob Merrill, Marcia Neil and Hughie Prince
2:59
15Penthouse Serenade
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Penthouse Serenade (on 1952-07-18)
writer:
Val Burton and Will Jason
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation, Jerry Leiber Music, Range Road Music Inc. and Silver Seahorse Music LLC
3:08
16Rose Room
bongos:
Jack Costanzo (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Rose Room (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist:
Harry Williams (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing, Miller Music, Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
2:48
17Down by the Old Mill Stream
bongos:
Jack Costanzo (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Down by the Old Mill Stream (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist and composer:
“Tell” Taylor (in 1908)
2:21
18Laura
double bass:
Charlie Harris (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song) (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
2:45
19Polka Dots and Moonbeams3:04
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