The King Cole Trio | ||||
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Released | 1944–49 | |||
Recorded | Volume 1: December 15, 1943, January 17th 1944, March 6th 1944, Volume 2: 1943–1946, Volume 3: July 2nd, August 6th–8th 1947, November 6th, 24th 1947, Volume 4: 1949 | |||
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Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 89:57 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
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The King Cole Trio, Vol. 2 | ||||
The King Cole Trio,Volume 3 | ||||
The King Cole Trio,Vol. 4 | ||||
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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. record album) and Volume 4 (as 78 r.p.m record album and as 45 r.p.m. record box set) only contained 6 songs (3 records per set).
The album is the first ever No. 1 on the Billboard album chart first released on March 24,1945. [2] [3]
"The Christmas Song" is a classic Christmas song written in 1945 by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé.
"Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song,with music written by George Gershwin,and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. The song was published in 1924 and featured in George White's Scandals of 1924.
Penthouse Serenade is an instrumental jazz quartet album by Nat King Cole. It was released initially as a 10-inch LP in September,1952,on Capitol Records. An expanded version was reissued in 1955 and a 19 track version was reissued in 1998.
My Blue Heaven is an album by jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli that was released in 1990.
For Sentimental Reasons:25 Early Vocal Classics is one of a number of albums released on the ASV/Living Era label,featuring recording artists mostly from the 1940s and 1950s,named for one of the major hits by the artist in question. This compact disc features recordings made by Nat King Cole between 1941 and 1946,at the beginning of Cole's career.
Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's is a live album of a 1958 Ella Fitzgerald performance at Mister Kelly's,and released in 2007.
This article contains a list of albums by Nat King Cole and compilations of his recordings,together with a list of his chart singles.
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson is a 1959 studio album by Louis Armstrong,accompanied by Oscar Peterson.
The following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger Nelson Riddle (1921–1985).
Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love is a 1953 album by Nat King Cole,arranged by Nelson Riddle. It was expanded and re-released for the larger 12-inch format in 1955,adding four songs.
Every Time I Feel the Spirit is a 1959 studio album by Nat King Cole,of spirituals,arranged by Gordon Jenkins. Cole is accompanied by the First Church of Deliverance Choir of Chicago,Illinois. The album was re-issued by Capitol Records in 1966 under the new title,Nat King Cole Sings Hymns and Spirituals. Several bonus tracks,recorded between 1951 and 1961 and arranged by Nelson Riddle and others,were added to later CD re-issues.
The Greatest!! Count Basie Plays,Joe Williams Sings Standards is an album by vocalist Joe Williams and pianist/bandleader Count Basie and His Orchestra recorded in 1956 and released on the Verve label. It was Williams' second album with Basie following Count Basie Swings,Joe Williams Sings.
The Lester Young Buddy Rich Trio is a jazz trio album recorded in Hollywood,California in March–April 1946 by Lester Young,Nat King Cole and Buddy Rich.
The Piano Style of Nat King Cole is a 1956 studio album by Nat King Cole,with orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. This was Cole's last instrumental album.
Nat King Cole at the Piano is the first studio album by jazz pianist Nat King Cole,released by Capitol in 1950.
Top Pops is an original jazz compilation by Nat King Cole. It was released initially as 8 Top Pops in the 10-inch Capitol Records' LP format in 1952. An expanded (12-track) version was reissued in 1955 in a 12-inch LP format as Top Pops. Four additional "bonus" tracks were added to later CD reissues.
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.
Unforgettable is an original jazz compilation by Nat King Cole. It was initially released on a 10-inch LP in 1952,and it was reissued on a 12-inch LP in 1954.
Portrait Edition is a three disc box set compilation album released by Sony Entertainment and featuring songs recorded by American singer Jo Stafford. The album was released by Sony on August 30,1994.
Somebody Loves Me is a 1960 album by Dinah Shore accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted by AndréPrevin. The album was Shore's second recording for Capitol Records.