Mona Lisa

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

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1This Way Out
recording of:
This Way Out (instrumental)
composer:
Nat King Cole (in 1945)
2:58
2Straighten Up and Fly Right
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
2:33
3Rhumba Azul
recording of:
Rhumba Azul (instrumental)
composer:
Nat King Cole
2:35
4I Like to Riff
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-07-16)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-07-16)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
recording of:
I Like To Riff (on 1941-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
2:48
5What Is This Thing Called Love
recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:59
6Riffamarole
2:47
7But All I've Got Is Me
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1947-07-03)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1947-07-03)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-07-03)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1947-07-03)
recorded at:
RKO-Pathe Studio in New York, New York, United States (on 1947-07-03)
recording of:
(Everyone Has Someone) But All I’ve Got Is Me (on 1947-07-03)
writer:
Nat King Cole and Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987)
2:51
8I've Found a New Baby
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
4:04
9Honeysuckle Rose
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:37
10Exactly Like You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1949-07-26)
bongos and congas and membranophone:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-07-26)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-07-26)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-07-26)
instruments:
The Nat King Cole Trio (in 1949)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-07-26)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-07-26)
recording of:
Exactly Like You (on 1949-07-26)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) (in 1930)
2:40
11Blue Gardenia
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1953-01-20)
celesta and piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1953-01-20)
cello:
James Arkatov (on 1953-01-20) and Armand Kaproff (on 1953-01-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1953-01-20)
flute:
Harry Klee (on 1953-01-20), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-01-20) and James Williamson (Saxophone player) (on 1953-01-20)
French horn:
John Cave (french horn) (on 1953-01-20) and Vincent DeRosa (on 1953-01-20)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1953-01-20)
harp:
Katherina Julyie (on 1953-01-20)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1953-01-20) and Paul Tanner (on 1953-01-20)
viola:
Albert Barr (on 1953-01-20) and Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1953-01-20)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1953-01-20), Alex Beller (on 1953-01-20), Harry Bluestone (on 1953-01-20), Walter Edelstein (on 1953-01-20), Anatol Kaminsky (on 1953-01-20), Nathan Ross (on 1953-01-20), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1953-01-20), Olcott Vail (on 1953-01-20) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1953-01-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1953-01-20)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1953-01-20)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1953-01-20)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recording of:
Blue Gardenia (on 1953-01-20)
writer:
Lester Lee and Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
3:02
12Smile
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1954-07-27)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1954-07-27)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1954-07-27), Armand Kaproff (on 1954-07-27), Ray Kramer (on 1954-07-27) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1954-07-27)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-07-27)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1954-07-27) and William Hinshaw (American horn player) (on 1954-07-27)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1954-07-27)
percussion:
Louis Singer (percussionist) (on 1954-07-27)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1954-07-27)
reeds:
John Hacker (on 1954-07-27), Harry Klee (on 1954-07-27) and Dominic Mumolo (on 1954-07-27)
trombone:
Francis Howard (trombone) (on 1954-07-27)
viola:
Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1954-07-27), Paul Robyn (on 1954-07-27), Barbara Simons (on 1954-07-27) and Dave Sterkin (on 1954-07-27)
violin:
Leonard Atkins (on 1954-07-27), Victor Bay (on 1954-07-27), Alex Beller (on 1954-07-27), Harry Bluestone (on 1954-07-27), Walter Edelstein (on 1954-07-27), Nathan Ross (on 1954-07-27), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-07-27), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1954-07-27), Paul Shure (on 1954-07-27), Felix Slatkin (on 1954-07-27), Marshall Sosson (on 1954-07-27) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1954-07-27)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-07-27)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1954)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1954-07-27)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-07-27)
cover recording of:
Smile (on 1954-07-27)
lyricist:
Geoffrey Parsons (lyricist) and John Turner (lyricist)
composer:
Charlie Chaplin (filmmaker)
publisher:
Bourne France Éditions Musicale, Bourne Music Ltd. and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) (in 1954)
sub-publisher:
Editions Vedette Sprl and 日音 Synch事業部
is based on:
Smile (Modern Times; original instrumental version)
part of:
Chaplin
2:52
13Nature Boy
recording of:
Nature Boy
lyricist and composer:
eden ahbez (composer of "Nature Boy", artist name lowercase by intent) (in 1947)
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc., Crestview Music Corp., David J. Janowiak d/b/a Golden World (music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), Edwin H. Morris & Company (a division of MPL Communications Inc.) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:52
14Vaya Con Dios
recording of:
Vaya con Dios (original) (in 1962-03)
writer:
Inez James, Buddy Pepper and Larry Russell (Film composer)
publisher:
Ardmore Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd. and Manuskript (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
2:29
15If I Can't Give My Heart to You
2:58
16Unforgettable
producer:
Lee Gillette
piano:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (in 1961)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael (in 1961)
recording of:
Unforgettable (in 1961)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Bourne Music Ltd.
3.853:26
17This Can't Be Love
bongos:
Jack Costanzo (on 1953-01-28)
double bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1953-01-28)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1953-01-28)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1953-01-28)
piano:
Buddy Cole (on 1953-01-28) and Nat King Cole (on 1953-01-28)
saxophone:
Jack Dumont (on 1953-01-28), Skeets Herfurt (on 1953-01-28), Joe Koch (on 1953-01-28), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1953-01-28) and Buck Skalak (on 1953-01-28)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1953-01-28), Ed Kusby (on 1953-01-28), Jimmy Priddy (on 1953-01-28) and Si Zentner (on 1953-01-28)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-28), Manny Klein (on 1953-01-28), Shorty Sherock (on 1953-01-28) and Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy (on 1953-01-28)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1953-01-28)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1953-01-28)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1953-01-28)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-28)
recording of:
This Can’t Be Love (on 1953-01-28)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1938)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell
2:28
18Walkin' My Baby Back Home
producer:
Lee Gillette
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1961-07-20)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1961-07-20)
guitar:
Alvino Rey (on 1961-07-20)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1961-07-20)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1961-07-20)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-07-20)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (on 1961-07-20)
lyricist:
Roy Turk (in 1930)
composer:
Fred Ahlert (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
42:41
19Love Is a Many Splendored Thing
recording of:
Love Is a Many‐Splendored Thing
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd., Miller Music (publisher) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部, 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 (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 28)
2:40
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