The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio

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Tracklist

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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 (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
composer:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter)
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 (1949–1956) 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 (1949–1956) 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 (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
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 (1949–1956) 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 (1949–1956) 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 (Joseph P. Lippman)
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 (US songwriter & plagiarism consultant) and Jack Wolf
2:32
10It’s Crazy
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (saxophone) (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 (jazz bassist) (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (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 (trumpet) (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 (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
It’s Crazy (on 1952-01-11)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
2:23
11You Stepped Out of a Dream
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (saxophone) (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 (jazz bassist) (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (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 (trumpet) (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 (1949–1956) 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 (US songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
2:37
12Where Were You
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (saxophone) (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 (jazz bassist) (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (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 (trumpet) (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 (1949–1956) 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 (saxophone) (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (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 (trumpet) (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 (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-01-11)
recording of:
Summer Is A Comin’ In (on 1952-01-11)
writer:
Marshall Barer and Alec Wilder
3:08
14Funny (Not Much)
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1952-01-11) and Alex Gershonoff (saxophone) (on 1952-01-11)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1952-01-11)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-01-11)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (on 1952-01-11)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-01-11)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1952-01-11) and Nat King Cole (on 1952-01-11)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (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 (trumpet) (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 (1949–1956) 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 (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl), Marcia Neil and Hughie Prince
2:59
15Penthouse Serenade
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Penthouse Serenade (on 1952-07-18)
writer:
Val Burton (Isadore Harry Burns) and Will Jason
3:08
16Rose Room
bongos:
Jack Costanzo (on 1952-07-18)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Rose Room (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), 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 (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) 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 (Tin Pan Alley songwriter, 1876–1937) (in 1908)
2:21
18Laura
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) 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. (ASCAP), 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 Moonbeams
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1952-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Norris "Bunny" Shawker (on 1952-07-18)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1952-07-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1952-07-18)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1952-07-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams (on 1952-07-18)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
recording of:
Polka Dots and Moonbeams
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music, Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Pocketful of Dreams Music Publisher and Reganesque Music Company
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部
3:04
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