The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio

~ Release by The Nat King Cole Trio (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Cardboard outer slipcase that the 3 plastic CD cases slide into.

Includes "The Instrumental Classics," "The Vocal Classics (1942-46)," and "The Vocal Classics (1947-50)," which were all issued individually at the same time. Recorded between 1942 and 1950.

Tracklist

1▼CD: The Instrumental Classics
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1Jumpin' at Capitol
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1943-11-30) and Johnny Miller (on 1943-11-30)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-30)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-30)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-30)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-30)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at Capitol (on 1943-11-30)
composer:
Nadine Robinson
2:25
2The Man I Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1944-01-17)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1944-01-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1944-01-17)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1944-01-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:19
3Body and Soul
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1944-01-17)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1944-01-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1944-01-17)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1944-01-17), Johnny Miller (on 1944-01-17) and Oscar Moore (on 1944-01-17)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1944-01-17)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:18
4Prelude in C-sharp minor
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1944-01-17)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1944-01-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1944-01-17)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
cover recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow) (on 1944-01-17)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
2:54
5What Is This Thing Called Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1944-01-17)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1944-01-17)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1944-01-17)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-01-17)
instrumental cover recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (on 1944-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1929)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:55
6Easy Listening Blues
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1944-03-06)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1944-03-06)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1944-03-06)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1944-03-06)
instrumental recording of:
Easy Listenin' Blues (on 1944-03-06)
composer:
Nadine Robinson (in 1944)
recording of:
Easy Listenin' Blues
composer:
Nadine Robinson (in 1944)
3:09
7Sweet Georgia Brown
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1945-05-23)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1945-05-23)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1945-05-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1945-05-23)
instrumental cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown (on 1945-05-23)
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day, Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music
2:16
8This Way Out
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1945-10-18)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1945-10-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1945-10-18)
recorded at:
WMCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-18)
recording of:
This Way Out (instrumental) (on 1945-10-18)
composer:
Nat King Cole (in 1945)
3:00
9Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1946-10-30)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1946-10-30)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1946-10-30)
recorded at:
WMCA Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1946-10-30)
instrumental recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1946-10-30)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music, Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc., PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
2:53
10Honeysuckle Rose
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1947-07-02)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-07-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-07-02)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-07-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1947-07-02)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:37
11Rhumba Azul
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1947-08-06)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-06)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-06)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-06)
recording of:
Rhumba Azul (instrumental) (on 1947-08-06)
composer:
Nat King Cole
2:32
12Moonlight in Vermont
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1947-08-13)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-13)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-13)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-13)
instrumental recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont (on 1947-08-13)
lyricist:
John Blackburn
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
recording of:
Moonlight in Vermont
lyricist:
John Blackburn
composer:
Karl Suessdorf
publisher:
Chappell, Johnny R. Music, Michael H. Goldsen Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:10
13How High the Moon
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1947-08-13)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-13)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-13)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-13)
instrumental recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1947-08-13)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell, Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:39
14I'll Never Be the Same
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1947-08-06)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-06)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-06)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-06)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-06)
recording of:
I Never Had a Chance (on 1947-08-06)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:48
15These Foolish Things
double bass:
Johnny Miller (on 1947-08-13)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-08-13)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-08-13)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathé Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-08-13)
instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1947-08-13)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co., Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., Bourne Co., Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:12
16Laugh! Cool Clown
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-03-22)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-03-22)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-03-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-03-22)
recorded at:
WMGM Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-03-22)
cover recording of:
Laugh! Cool Clown (on 1949-03-22)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo
arranger:
Nat King Cole
is based on:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
recording of:
Laugh! Cool Clown (on 1949-03-22)
composer:
Ruggero Leoncavallo
arranger:
Nat King Cole
is based on:
Pagliacci: Atto I. “Recitar!” … “Vesti la giubba” (Canio)
3:18
17Bop Kick
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-03-22)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-03-22)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-03-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-03-22)
recorded at:
WMGM Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-03-22)
recording of:
Bop-Kick (on 1949-03-22)
composer:
Nat King Cole (in 1949)
2:35
18Peaches
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-03-30)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-03-30)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-03-30)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-03-30)
recorded at:
WMGM Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1949-03-30)
recording of:
Peaches (on 1949-03-30)
composer:
Terry Gibbs
publisher:
Vibes Music Publishing Co.
2:37
2▶CD: The Vocal Classics (1942-1946)
3▶CD: The Vocal Classics (1947-1950)