Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943)

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Honey Hush (1936, Decca, master take)
recording of:
Honey Hush ("Now talkin' 'bout that Sadie Green...")
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
2:52
2Stompin' at the Panama (Skoller's Shuffle) (1936, Decca, master take)
2:59
3Bedtime (Sleepy Moan) (1936, Decca, master take)
2:54
4Thunder (1936, Decca, master take)
2:50
5Mutiny in the Nursery (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
recording of:
Mutiny in the Nursery (in 1938-10)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren
2:52
6F.D.R. Jones (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones (in 1938-10)
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
3:10
7The Sheik of Araby (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (in 1938-10)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
2:17
8The Blue Danube (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
recording of:
The Blue Danube (Spike Jones version) (in 1938-10)
lyricist:
Sol Meyer
composer:
Johann Strauss
arranger:
Spike Jones and Del Porter
is based on:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
2:50
9Button, Button (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
2:52
10Jingle Bells (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
recording of:
Jingle Bells (in 1938-10)
lyricist and composer:
James Lord Pierpont (in 1850)
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
composed at and lyrics written at:
Simpson Tavern in Medford, Massachusetts, United States (in 1850)
2:34
11Swanee River (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
recording of:
Swanee River Boogie (in 1938-10)
composer:
Stephen Foster
is based on:
Old Folks at Home (Swanee River)
2:28
12With Plenty of Money and You (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
instrumental recording of:
With Plenty of Money and You (in 1938-10)
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren
part of:
42nd Street (full musical)
2:15
13Don't Blame Me (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (in 1938-10)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. and Ireneadele Publishing
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields
composer:
Jimmy McHugh
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. and Ireneadele Publishing
2:26
14Lullaby in Rhythm (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
recording of:
Lullaby in Rhythm (in 1938-10)
lyricist:
Walter Hirsch (in 1938)
composer:
Benny Goodman (in 1938), Clarence Profit (in 1938) and Edgar Sampson (in 1938)
2:48
15Dark Rapture (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-10)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-10)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-10)
vocals:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-10)
recording of:
Dark Rapture (in 1938-10)
writer:
Benny Goodman, Manny Kurtz and Edgar Sampson
3:13
16The Wiggly Walk (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
2:54
17Flea Hop (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-11)
2:43
18Chopsticks (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-11)
2:45
19Patty Cake, Patty Cake (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-11)
recording of:
Pat-a-Cake, Pat-a-Cake, Baker’s Man (in 1938-11)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 6486)
2:43
20Blue Skies (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-11)
recording of:
Blue Skies (in 1938-11)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
2:09
21Liza (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
instrumental recording of:
Liza (All the Clouds’ll Roll Away) (in 1938-11)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and Gus Khan
composer:
George Gershwin
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
2:58
22Three Blind Mice (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1938-11)
recording of:
Three Blind Mice (in 1938-11)
writer:
[traditional] and Thomas Ravenscroft (in 1609)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3753)
2:08
23Caravan (1938, standard transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (in 1938-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (in 1938-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1938-11)
instrumental recording of:
Caravan (in 1938-11)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc., Famous Music Corporation, Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:17
24There's No Anesthetic for Love (1939, Davis & Schwegler transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1939-01-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1939-01-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1939-01-14)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1939-01-14)
3:13
25Dixie Jamboree (1939, Davis & Schwegler transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1939-01-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1939-01-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1939-01-14)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1939-01-14)
3:04
26Ta-De-Ah (1939, Davis & Schwegler transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1939-01-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1939-01-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1939-01-14)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1939-01-14)
2:39
27Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q (1939, Davis & Schwegler transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1939-01-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1939-01-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1939-01-14)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1939-01-14)
2:05
28Harlem Swing (1939, Davis & Schwegler transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1939-01-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1939-01-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1939-01-14)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1939-01-14)
vocals:
Bonnie Lake (on 1939-01-14)
2:30
29I Lost Control of Myself (1939, Davis & Schwegler transcription)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1939-01-14)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1939-01-14)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1939-01-14)
choir vocals:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1939-01-14)
vocals:
Bonnie Lake (on 1939-01-14)
3:17
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