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Introduction
This section includes all of Cole's non-Capitol transcription recordings, and his only session for V-Disc. Consisting primarily of sessions for Standard (1939-1941), Davis & Schwegler (1939-1940), and MacGregor (1941-1945), also reported here are jukebox-only recordings made for Cinematone and AMMOR. Of note, the earliest of these transcriptions are the first recordings made by the King Cole Trio. (Photo: the King Cole Trio in a publicity shot for NBC radio, circa late 1938.)
Date: January 9, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 026354-1rt | Mutiny In The Nursery(Johnny Mercer) - 2:50 |
b. | PMS 026354-1rt | F.D.R. Jones(Harold Rome) - 3:10 |
c. | PMS 026354-1rt | The Sheik Of Araby(Ted Snyder, Francis Wheeler, Harry B. Smith) - 2:15 |
d. | PMS 026354-1rt | The Blue Danube(Johann Strauss II) - 2:50 |
e. | PMS 026355-1rt | Button, Button(Clay A. Boland, Bickley 'Bix' Reichner) - 2:52 |
f. | PMS 026355-1rt | Jingle Bells(J. S. Pierpont) - 2:28 |
g. | PMS 026355-1rt | Swanee River(Stephen Foster) - 2:26 |
h. | PMS 026355-1rt | With Plenty Of Money And You(Harry Warren, Al Dubin) - 2:13 |
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Standard Transcription DiscX-76 — X-76 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120512 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 1: 1938 (2000)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-c, e-g; Oscar Moore (v) on a-c, e-g; Wesley Prince (v) on a-c, e-g.
Dates
We have elected to revise the dates traditionally assigned to the trio's transcription sessions for Standard. In some cases, this has resulted in quite significant changes, particularly for the earliest sessions believed to have stemmed from Autumn 1938, such as this one. This reassessment is based on a review of Victor matrices assigned to recording sessions held in Los Angeles. Notes appear for each session in which a date deviates from the generally accepted one.
This session — the trio's very first — has traditionally been assigned a date of September 1938. Based on the aforementioned review of Victor matrix numbers, we think it more likely that it took place in early January 1939.
Keystone Reissues
Several of the Standard and Davis & Schwegler transcriptions were purchased and subsequently reissued by the Keystone Broadcasting System, another transcription company. While efforts are made to document these Keystone reissues, they will appear only in the session notes; new issues will not be created for the Keystone transcription discs.
KBS 408
"Mutiny in the Nursery" / "F.D.R. Jones" / "The Sheik of Araby" / "With Plenty of Money and You"
KBS 444
"The Blue Danube"
Date: January 14, 1939
Location: Radio Recorders, 932 South Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Davis & Schwegler
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | rt | There's No Anesthetic For Love(Marshall Walker)
- 3:10 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 108 — There's No Anesthetic For Love (1939)
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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b. | rt | Dixie Jamboree(Lyle Griffin, Charles Callender)
- 3:00 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 109 — Dixie Jamboree (1939)
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c. | rt | Ta-De-Ah(Betty Johnson, Charlie Bourne)
- 2:35 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 110 — Ta-De-Ah (1939)
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d. | rt | Riffin' At The Bar-B-Q(Nat Cole)
- 2:00 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 111 — Riffin' At The Bar-B-Q (1939)
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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Davis & Schwegler Transcription DiscDST-3 — DST-3 (1939)
Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1205 — Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio (1989)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120521 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 2: 1939 (2001)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Location
Several sources list Radio Recorders as the venue for this session, although it should be deemed tentative.
Commercial Releases
In addition to the transcription discs pressed by Davis & Schwegler (and later, Keynote), D&S also pressed these sides (and those of the following two sessions) on commercial 78 rpm releases (D&S 108 through D&S 119).
There is some uncertainty about which sides were coupled together, however. The following appear together for at least some pressings:
116/118
112/122 (not a King Cole Trio recording)
108/114
An acetate with no label (seen online), also pairs 116 & 117.
Keystone Reissues
All titles reissued on KBS 111, KBS 159, and KBS 201N.
Date: January 1939
Location: Hollywood
Label: Davis & Schwegler
Nat Cole (v, p), Bonnie Lake (v), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | rt | Harlem Swing(Bonnie Lake)
- 2:29 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 112 — Harlem Swing (1939)
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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b. | rt | I Lost Control Of Myself(Irwin 'Hap' Kaufman, Nat Cole)
- 3:18 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 113 — I Lost Control Of Myself (1939)
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c. | rt | The Land Of Make Believe(Betty Johnson, Charlie Bourne)
- 2:48 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 114 — The Land Of Make Believe (1939)
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d. | rt | That Please-Be-Mineable Feeling(Reginald Sloan)
- 2:16 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 115 — That Please-Be-Mine-able Feeling (1939)
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Davis & Schwegler Transcription DiscDST-3 — DST-3 (1939)
Davis & Schwegler Transcription DiscDST-4 — DST-4 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120521 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 2: 1939 (2001)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d; Bonnie Lake (v) on a-c; Oscar Moore (v) on a-b; Wesley Prince (v) on a-b.
Dates
Some sources suggest the January 1939 sessions all stem from January 14, 1939. Since this is unlikely, the sessions are presented here as three standalone dates, with only the first bearing a date of January 14.
Location
As with the previous session, some sources place this and the following date at Radio Recorders in Hollywood. Both the Teubig discography and the VJC booklet claim this session was arranged by Bonnie Lake and took place 'across the street from the NBC facilities'. If geographically close to NBC Studios, then Radio Recorders, located at the time nearly four miles south of NBC at 932 S. Western Ave., is highly unlikely.
A much more plausible location is the Hollywood House of Music recording studio at 5205 Hollywood Blvd., owned by Glenn Wallichs. In July 1940, Wallichs would open his Music City record store at the corner of Sunset and Vine. Shortly thereafter, the building’s second floor would become the first offices of the newly-founded Capitol Records.
Composers
Hap Kauffman, who co-wrote "I Lost Control Of Myself", was an early manager of the King Cole Trio.
Keystone Reissues
All titles appeared on KBS 159N and KBS 166. Teubig says all titles were also issued on KBS 118, while the VJC notes say KBS 288.
Date: January 1939
Location: Hollywood
Label: Davis & Schwegler
Juanelda Carter (v), Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | rt | Dancing In The Street(Arthur Norris)
- 3:06 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 116 — Dancing In The Street (1939)
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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b. | rt | You're So Diff'rent(Nat Leslie)
- 3:01 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 117 — You're So Diff'rent (1939)
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c. | rt | I Wouldn't Have Known It(Marie Bryant, Nat Cole)
- 2:31 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 118 — I Wouldn't Have Known It (1939)
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d. | rt | Let's Get Happy Tonight(Dan Arons)
- 2:18 Davis & Schwegler 78DS 119 — Let's Get Happy Tonight (1939)
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Davis & Schwegler Transcription DiscDST-5 — DST-5 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120521 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 2: 1939 (2001)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Juanelda Carter (v) on a-c; Nat Cole (v) on a, d; Oscar Moore (v) on d; Wesley Prince (v) on d.
Date
Refer to previous session.
Location
Refer to previous session.
Personnel
Juanelda Carter is better known by her stage name, Judy Carol.
Song Titles
Titles are reported here as they first appeared in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, between 1937 and 1939, which differ from how they appear on the earliest transcription and/or 78 labels and subsequent CD issues.
For example, "You're So Different" becomes "You're So Diff'rent", while "Let's Get Happy" is displayed as "Let's Get Happy Tonight".
Composers
Most sources credit Sammy Fain and Mitchell Parrish as the composers of "You're So Diff'rent". However, there is a Davis & Schwegler copyright of this tune from 10 November 1938 credited to Nat Leslie.
Keystone Reissues
All titles appear on KBS 107, KBS 113, and KBS 166.
Date: January 30, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 026387-1rt | Don't Blame Me(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:24 |
b. | PMS 026387-1rt | Lullaby In Rhythm(Edgar Sampson, Walter Hirsch, Clarence Profit, Benny Goodman) - 2:46 |
c. | PMS 026387-1rt | Dark Rapture(Edgar Sampson, Manny Kurtz, Benny Goodman) - 2:46 |
d. | PMS 026387-1rt | By The River Ste. Marie(Harry Warren, Edgar Leslie)
- 2:11 Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1205 — Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio (1989)
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Standard Transcription DiscY-132 — Y-132 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120512 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 1: 1938 (2000)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on b-d; Oscar Moore (v) on b-d; Wesley Prince (v) on b-d.
Dates
October 1938 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, we believe it was likely held in late January 1939.
Date: February 7, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 026419-1rt | The Wiggly Walk(Al Jacobs, Dave Oppenheim, Jack Palmer) - 2:49 |
b. | PMS 026419-1rt | Flea Hop(Al Jacobs, Dave Oppenheim, Jack Palmer) - 2:41 |
c. | PMS 026419-1rt | Chopsticks(Jack Lawrence, Elliot Daniels) - 2:42 |
d. | PMS 026419-1rt | Patty Cake, Patty Cake(Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Andy Razaf, J. C. Johnson) - 2:41 |
e. | PMS 026420-1rt | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) - 2:07 |
f. | PMS 026420-1rt | Liza(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) - 2:58 |
g. | PMS 026420-1rt | Three Blind Mice(Traditional) - 2:05 |
h. | PMS 026420-1rt | Caravan(Duke Ellington, Juan Tizol, Irving Mills) - 2:15 |
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Standard Transcription DiscX-79 — X-79 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120512 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 1: 1938 (2000)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-e, g; Oscar Moore (v) on a-e, g; Wesley Prince (v) on a-e, g.
Dates
November 1938 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, we believe it was held much later, probably the first week of February 1939.
Keystone Reissues
KBS 432
"Flea Hop" / "Chopsticks" / "Patty Cake, Patty Cake"
KBS 444
"The Wiggly Walk" / "Liza" / "Caravan"
Date: March 10, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 036010-1rt | Undecided(Charlie Shavers, Sydney Robin) - 2:26 |
b. | PMS 036010-1rt | 'Tain't What You Do(Sy Oliver, James Oliver 'Trummy' Young) - 2:53 |
c. | PMS 036010-1rt | Do You Wanna Jump, Children?(Jimmy Van Heusen, Willie Bryant, Victor Selsman) - 2:47 |
d. | PMS 036010-1rt | Riffin' In F Minor(Nat Cole) - 2:07 |
e. | PMS 036011-1rt | Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead(Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) - 3:30 |
f. | PMS 036011-1rt | Blue Lou(Edgar Sampson, Irving Mills) - 3:01 |
g. | PMS 036011-1rt | Honey(Seymour Simons, Haven Gillespie, Richard Whiting) - 2:06 |
h. | PMS 036011-1rt | Russian Lullaby(Irving Berlin) - 2:07 |
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Standard Transcription DiscX-82 — X-82 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120521 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 2: 1939 (2001)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on b-c, e, g; Oscar Moore (v) on b-c, e, g; Wesley Prince (v) on b-c, e, g.
Dates
February 1939 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, we believe the session likely occurred early the following month.
Songs
"Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead" appears as "Old Man" in the initial copyright registration.
Keystone Reissues
KBS 432
"Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead"
KBS 511
"Honey"
Date: April 15, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p, cel), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 036126-1rt | Georgie Porgie(Louis Herscher, Harold Raymond, Nat Simon) - 2:19 |
b. | PMS 036126-1rt | The Limp(unknown) - 2:49 |
c. | PMS 036126-1rt | Snug As A Bug In A Rug(Frank Loesser, Matty Malneck) - 2:29 |
d. | PMS 036126-1rt | Liebestraum(Franz Liszt) - 3:17 |
e. | PMS 036127-1rt | Fidgety Joe(Frank Loesser, Matty Malneck) - 2:52 |
f. | PMS 036127-1rt | Two Against One(L. Wolfe Gilbert, Benny Meroff, Lew Pollack) - 2:57 |
g. | PMS 036127-1rt | Some Like It Hot(Remo Biondi, Frank Loesser, Gene Krupa) - 3:04 |
h. | PMS 036127-1rt | I Like To Riff(Nat Cole) - 2:27 |
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Standard Transcription DiscX-85 — X-85 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120629 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 3: 1939 (2002)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a, c, e, g-h, (cel) on f; Oscar Moore (v) on a, c, e, g-h; Wesley Prince (v) on a, c, e, g-h.
Date: May 30, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Pauline Byrns, Vince Degen, Howard Hudson, Mack McLean, Bill Seckler (v), Nat Cole (p, cel), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b), Pauline And Her Perils (acc)
a. | PMS 036218-1rt | Crazy Rhythm(Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Irving Caesar)
- 2:00 Standard Transcription DiscY-140 — Y-140 (1939)
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b. | PMS 036218-1rt | Moonglow(Will Hudson, Edgar DeLange, Irving Mills)
- 2:55 Standard Transcription DiscY-140 — Y-140 (1939)
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c. | PMS 036218-1rt | Don't Let That Moon Get Away(James Monaco, Johnny Burke)
- 2:45 Standard Transcription DiscY-140 — Y-140 (1939)
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d. | PMS 036218-1rt | My Blue Heaven(Walter Donaldson, George Whiting)
- 1:35 Standard Transcription DiscY-140 — Y-140 (1939)
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e. | PMS 036219-1rt | I Was Doing All Right(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:15 Standard Transcription DiscY-142 — Y-142 (1939)
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f. | PMS 036219-1rt | I Can't Get Started(Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:40 Standard Transcription DiscY-142 — Y-142 (1939)
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g. | PMS 036219-1rt | Old Man Moon(Hoagy Carmichael)
- 2:15 Standard Transcription DiscY-142 — Y-142 (1939)
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h. | PMS 036219-1rt | Carry Me Back To Old Virginny(James Bland)
- 2:10 Standard Transcription DiscY-142 — Y-142 (1939)
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Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120629 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 3: 1939 (2002)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (p) on a-b, d-h, (cel) on c.
Dates
April 1939 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, we believe this session actually took place in late May.
Keystone Reissues
The four titles with master number PMS 036218 appear on KBS 286.
The KBS number is not currently known for the four titles with master number PMS 036219.
Date: June 10, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p, cel), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 036258-1rt | Moon Song(Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow)
- 3:02 Standard Transcription DiscX-90 — X-90 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120629 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 3: 1939 (2002)
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b. | PMS 036258-1rt | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home(Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams)
- 2:12 Standard Transcription DiscX-90 — X-90 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120629 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 3: 1939 (2002)
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c. | PMS 036258-1rt | Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
- 3:16 Standard Transcription DiscX-90 — X-90 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120629 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 3: 1939 (2002)
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d. | PMS 036258-1rt | Rosetta(Earl Hines, Henri Woode)
- 2:05 Standard Transcription DiscX-90 — X-90 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120629 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 3: 1939 (2002)
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e. | PMS 036259-1rt | Trompin'(Milt Roberts, Nicholas A. Catsos [as Garet Romero])
- 2:34 Standard Transcription DiscX-89 — X-89 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
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f. | PMS 036259-1rt | You're My Life(unknown)
- 2:47 Standard Transcription DiscX-89 — X-89 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
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g. | PMS 036259-1rt | Hoy Soy(unknown)
- 2:27 Standard Transcription DiscX-89 — X-89 (1939)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
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h. | PMS 036259-1rt | Black Spider Stomp(Nat Cole, Oscar Moore)
- 2:51 Standard Transcription DiscX-89 — X-89 (1939)
Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1205 — Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio (1989)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
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All titles on: |
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on b-c, e, g, (cel) on f; Oscar Moore (v) on b-c, e, g; Wesley Prince (v) on b-c, e, g.
Dates
May 1939 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, this session likely occurred on or around June 10, 1939.
Composers
There is a copyright registration for "You're My Life" from late 1938 credited to Milton Harrison Lees, Jr., although it cannot be determined if this is the same composition that Cole recorded.
Keystone Reissues
All titles with master number PMS 036258 appear on KBS 511.
KBS 48 & 120
"You're My Life"
KBS 122 & 234N
"Black Spider Stomp"
The VJC notes say "Hoy Soy" was issued on KBS 48 & 120. Teubig says no to 120, but he also fails to include "Hoy Soy" on KBS 48.
Date: August 22, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 036443-1rt | Take 'Em(unknown) - 2:19 |
b. | PMS 036443-1rt | Scategoria(unknown) - 2:25 |
c. | PMS 036443-1rt | Rhythm Serenade(unknown) - 2:29 |
d. | PMS 036443-1rt | Rib Town Shuffle(unknown) - 2:42 |
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Standard Transcription DiscY-146 — Y-146 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b; Oscar Moore (v) on a-b; Wesley Prince (v) on a-b.
Dates
June 1939 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, it most likely occurred on either August 22nd or 23rd.
Matrix Numbers
The matrix numbers for these sides have previously been documted as 034643. We believe this to be an error; an inadvertent transposing of the six (6) and the first four (4). In support of this theory, we can observe the master number sequence assigned to a 9/12/39 Lydia Mendoza session: 036499 is not followed by 036500, as one might expect, but instead by 042100. A similar pattern is observed elsewhere during this period, making it unlikely that 034643 was ever used.
Date: September 28, 1939
Location: Cinematone Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Cinematone
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b), Bill Brower (vn), Spike Jones (pro)
a. | I Know That You Know(Vincent Youmans, Anne Caldwell) | |
b. | Liza(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn) | |
c. | Stompin' At The Savoy(Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb, Benny Goodman) | |
d. | I Want The Waiter With The Water(Kay Werner, Sue Werner) | |
e. | I Like To Riff(Nat Cole) | |
f. | Jumpin' Jive(Fred Froeba, Jack Palmer, Cab Calloway) |
All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (v) on e; Oscar Moore (v) on e; Wesley Prince (v) on e.
Though these discs have never been found, according to Cole scholar Gord Grieveson, the session paperwork was filed with the Los Angeles AFM local. The documentation apparently includes the above performances and also lists violinist Bill Brower, though it is unclear what role he played on this date. It is also not known which of these titles are instrumental and which feature vocals. At minimum, it can be assumed that "I Like To Riff" featured unison vocals, while "I Want The Waiter With The Water" and "Jumpin' Jive" are also possibilities.
Date: Summer or Fall 1939
Location: Cinematone Studios, Los Angeles
Label: Cinematone
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
a. | Trompin'(Milt Roberts, Nicholas A. Catsos [as Garet Romero]) - 1:48 |
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Dates
"Trompin'" is the only recording of Cole for Cinematone known to survive. While it may well have been recorded at the September 1939 session, it was most likely part of another undocumented date, along with other performances that remain unknown.
Date: October 30, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
The Dreamers (v), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
a. | PMS 042205-1rt | Music 'll Chase Your Blues Away(unknown) - 1:57 |
b. | PMS 042205-1rt | I'll Gather Up My Memories(unknown) - 3:26 |
c. | PMS 042205-1rt | A Fool's Affair(unknown) - 3:27 |
d. | PMS 042205-1rt | Jump, Jack, Jump(Charles 'Lucky' Roberts) - 2:43 |
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Standard Transcription DiscP-101 — P-101 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Dates
August 1939 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, it likely occurred at the very end of October 1939. Additionally, all prior discographies have placed all of the trio's recordings with The Dreamers as being from a single August 1939 session. However, it seems a second session was likely held a week or so later.
Personnel
The Dreamers consisted of Ormonde Wilson, General White, Leonard Bluett, and Carl Jones.
Matrix Numbers
Teubig assigns master number 061324-1 for all eight titles, while the numbers reported here (PMS 042205-1 & PMS 042228-1) are as they appear in the notes of the Naxos set, which are more consistent with the known Standard matrix numbers.
Keystone Reissues
KBS 48 & 120
"Music'll Chase Your Blues Away" / "I'll Gather Up My Memories" / "A Fool's Affair" / "Jump, Jack, Jump"
KBS 122 & 234N
"I Knew A Time" / "Mine You'll Always Be" / "Doin' The Bow Wow" / "Lilla Mae"
Date: November 9, 1939 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
The Dreamers (v), Nat Cole (p, cel), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
a. | PMS 042228-1rt | I Knew A Time(unknown) - 3:02 |
b. | PMS 042228-1rt | Mine You'll Always Be(unknown) - 3:13 |
c. | PMS 042228-1rt | Doin' The Bow Wow(unknown) - 2:39 |
d. | PMS 042228-1rt | Lilla Mae(unknown) - 2:14 |
All titles on: |
Standard Transcription DiscY-103 — Y-103 (1939)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (cel) on b.
Dates
See the previous session for more about this date.
Date: February 1940
Location: Recordings Inc., 5505 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Ammor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b), Lee Young (d), Leon Rene (pro)
a. | AM521 | I Like To Riff(Nat Cole)
- 2:40 Ammor 78108 — I Like To Riff / On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1940)
Varsity 788340 — I Like To Riff / On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1940)
Savoy 78600 — On The Sunny Side Of The Street / I Like To Riff (1946)
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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b. | AM522-2 | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 2:37 Ammor 78108 — I Like To Riff / On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1940)
Varsity 788340 — I Like To Riff / On The Sunny Side Of The Street (1940)
Savoy 78600 — On The Sunny Side Of The Street / I Like To Riff (1946)
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c. | AM523-2 | Black Spider Stomp(Nat Cole, Oscar Moore)
- 2:36 Ammor 78109 — Black Spider / By The River Ste. Marie (1940)
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d. | AM524-2 | By The River Ste. Marie(Harry Warren, Edgar Leslie)
- 2:22 Ammor 78109 — Black Spider / By The River Ste. Marie (1940)
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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All titles on: |
Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1205 — Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio (1989)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d; Oscar Moore (v) on a-b, d; Wesley Prince (v) on a-b, d.
These recordings are often cited as the Trio's first commercial recordings, which is not quite accurate. Similar to the recordings for Cinematone in the previous year, AMMOR's discs were intended only for jukeboxes and not for commercial sale.
Dates
Some sources date this session April 18, 1940. For now, this session displays Teubig's dating.
Location
At the time of this session, the studio at 5505 Melrose was owned by Recordings Inc., who would go out business before the year was through. Subsequently, it became Decca's Hollywood studio.
Master Numbers
The Savoy release (600) assigned new matrix numbers: 521 & 522 becomes 598 & 599, respectively.
Date: May 10, 1940 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 049670-1rt | Slew Foot Joe(unknown) - 2:09 |
b. | PMS 049670-1rt | 1-2-3-4(Milt Gabler, Gordon Jenkins, George Abbott) - 2:04 |
c. | PMS 049670-1rt | Crazy 'Bout Rhythm(unknown) - 1:59 |
d. | PMS 049670-1rt | Off The Beam(unknown) - 2:10 |
e. | PMS 049670-1rt | King Cole Blues(unknown) - 2:01 |
f. | PMS 049670-1rt | Jivin' With The Notes(unknown) - 1:56 |
All titles on: |
Standard Transcription DiscP-110 — P-110 (1940)
Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120685 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 4: 1939-1940 (2003)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-c; Oscar Moore (v) on a-c; Wesley Prince (v) on a-c.
Dates
Traditionally cited in discograhies as being from May 1940, it is our contention that this session likely occurred immediately prior to to the trio's May 10, 1940 commercial session with Lionel Hampton, or possibly the day prior.
Date: July 22, 1940
Location: Hollywood
Label: Davis & Schwegler
Nat Cole (v, p), Maxine Johnson (v), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
a. | DST 283rt | I'm A Perfect Fool Over You(Sebastian Apollo)
- 2:33 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 173 — KBS 173 (1940)
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b. | DST 283rt | Never Mind, Baby(Hal Hampton)
- 1:40 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 173 — KBS 173 (1940)
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c. | DST 283rt | Lovely Little Person(Al Heath, Buddy Leroux)
- 2:19 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 173 — KBS 173 (1940)
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d. | DST 283rt | Goin' To Town With Honey(E.E. Watters)
- 2:18 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 173 — KBS 173 (1940)
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e. | DST 283rt | Syncopated Lullaby(Felix De Cola)
- 1:48 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 173 — KBS 173 (1940)
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f. | DST 283rt | Fallin' In And Out Of Love(unknown)
- 1:47 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 173 — KBS 173 (1940)
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g. | DST 284rt | Let's Do Things(Virginia Ferragamo)
- 1:57 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 85 — KBS 85 (1940)
Swing House (UK) LPSWH-12 — Pieces Of Cole (1979)
Prism Leisure Corporation (DE) CDDBCD 15 — It's Almost Like Being In Love (1989)
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h. | DST 284rt | Love Me Sooner(Gene Bone)
- 2:30 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 85 — KBS 85 (1940)
Swing House (UK) LPSWH-12 — Pieces Of Cole (1979)
Prism Leisure Corporation (DE) CDDBCD 15 — It's Almost Like Being In Love (1989)
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i. | DST 284rt | Jumpy Jitters(Gale Hunt, Jack Green)
- 1:48 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 85 — KBS 85 (1940)
Swing House (UK) LPSWH-12 — Pieces Of Cole (1979)
Prism Leisure Corporation (DE) CDDBCD 15 — It's Almost Like Being In Love (1989)
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j. | DST 284rt | Nothing Ever Happens(Laurence Morgan)
- 2:32 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 85 — KBS 85 (1940)
Swing House (UK) LPSWH-12 — Pieces Of Cole (1979)
Prism Leisure Corporation (DE) CDDBCD 15 — It's Almost Like Being In Love (1989)
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k. | DST 284rt | Sentimental Blue(John Chamberlain Lawrence)
- 2:41 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 85 — KBS 85 (1940)
Swing House (UK) LPSWH-12 — Pieces Of Cole (1979)
Prism Leisure Corporation (DE) CDDBCD 15 — It's Almost Like Being In Love (1989)
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l. | DST 284rt | What'cha Doin' To My Heart(Tim M. George)
- 1:33 Keystone Transcription DiscKBS 85 — KBS 85 (1940)
Swing House (UK) LPSWH-12 — Pieces Of Cole (1979)
Prism Leisure Corporation (DE) CDDBCD 15 — It's Almost Like Being In Love (1989)
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Savoy Jazz CDZDS 1205 — Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio (1989)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120705 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 5: 1940 (2004)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on g, i-j, l; Maxine Johnson (v) on a, c, h, k.
This was the final Trio session for Davis & Schwegler, who folded shortly after these sides were recorded. Subsequently, Keystone purchased all of the Trio's D&S masters and began reissuing them. As such, the songs from this session were first issued by Keystone.
Personnel
Maxine Johnson was sometimes spelled Maxene.
Keystone Reissues
KBS 173 was reissued as KBS 192N. KBS 85 was reissued as KBS 282.
Date: November 13, 1940 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 055164-1rt | Early Morning Blues(Nat Cole)
- 2:50 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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b. | PMS 055164-1rt | Bedtime (Sleepy Moan)(Nat Cole)
- 2:40 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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c. | PMS 055164-1rt | Honey Hush(Nat Cole)
- 2:15 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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d. | PMS 055164-1rt | French Toast(unknown)
- 2:10 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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e. | PMS 055164-1rt | Vine Street Jump(unknown)
- 2:35 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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f. | PMS 055165-1rt | B Flat Blues(unknown)
- 2:30 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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g. | PMS 055165-1rt | You Send Me(unknown)
- 2:05 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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h. | PMS 055165-1rt | Love Is My Alibi(unknown)
- 3:10 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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i. | PMS 055165-1rt | Gone With The Draft(Earl Dramin, Wesley Prince, Nat Cole) - 2:10 |
j. | PMS 055165-1rt | Pogo Stick Bounce(unknown)
- 2:15 Trip LPJT-VII — The King Cole Trio (1972)
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Standard Transcription DiscP-126 — P-126 (1940)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120705 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 5: 1940 (2004)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Nat Cole (v) on c, g, i; Oscar Moore (v) on i; Wesley Prince (v) on i.
Dates
November 1940 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices, it likely occurred no more than a few days after November 11, 1940.
Composers
Teubig says McHugh-Adamson wrote "You Send Me", but that is not the same song recorded here.
Several sources credit "Pogo Stick Bounce" to Eden Ahbez, composer of "Nature Boy". Cole himself stated that Ahbez brought him two other songs at the same time as "Nature Boy", one of which was called 'Pogo Stick'. Ahbez scholar Brian Chidester believes that this session's "Pogo Stick Bounce" is not the work of Eden Ahbez.
Date: February 25, 1941
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Anita Boyer (v), Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | AMM o253rt | Let's Try Again(Biff Hammond, Billy Moore, Jr.)
- 3:03 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2293 — LB. 2293 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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b. | AMM o253rt | Whatcha Know Joe(James Oliver 'Trummy' Young)
- 2:07 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2293 — LB. 2293 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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c. | AMM o253rt | Lazy River(Hoagy Carmichael, Sidney Arodin)
- 1:40 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2293 — LB. 2293 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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d. | AMM o253rt | Georgia On My Mind(Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
- 2:38 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2293 — LB. 2293 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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e. | AMM o253rt | Rockin' Chair(Hoagy Carmichael)
- 3:08 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2293 — LB. 2293 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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f. | AMM o254rt | A Little Jive Is Good For You(Ralph Yaw, Ralph Waters)
- 3:35 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2294 — LB. 2294 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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g. | AMM o254rt | My Prodigal(Marjorie Lloyd, Alvino Rey)
- 3:19 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2294 — LB. 2294 (1941)
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h. | AMM o254rt | Where Is Our Love(Carl Fischer, Bill Carey, Larry Cotton)
- 2:26 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2294 — LB. 2294 (1941)
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i. | AMM o254rt | You've Changed(Carl Fischer, Bill Carey)
- 2:57 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2294 — LB. 2294 (1941)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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j. | AMM o254rt | It Started All Over Again(Carl Fischer, Bill Carey)
- 2:00 MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 2294 — LB. 2294 (1941)
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Nat Cole (v) on b; Oscar Moore (v) on b, f; Wesley Prince (v) on b, f.
Label Credit
The ensemble is credited as "Anita Boyer & Her Tomboyers".
Composers
See note from previous session regarding "Let's Try Again".
"It Started All Over Again" was incorrectly listed as "You Started All Over Again" on the original MacGregor transcription. This error led Teubig to crediting "You Started All Over Again" to Emery Deutsch and Jimmy Rogan. However, it is likely that he confused this composition with the earlier "You Started Something".
Date: March 4, 1941 (ca)
Location: RCA Victor Studios, 1016 N. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood
Label: Standard
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (v, b)
a. | PMS 055457-1rt | Jumpin' With The Mop(unknown)
- 2:20 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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b. | PMS 055457-1rt | Jam Man(unknown)
- 2:00 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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c. | PMS 055457-1rt | Let's Try Again(Biff Hammond, Billy Moore, Jr.)
- 3:00 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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d. | PMS 055457-1rt | Scotchin' With The Soda(W. Jack Riley)
- 2:25 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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e. | PMS 055457-1rt | Fudge Wudge(unknown)
- 3:45 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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f. | PMS 055458-1rt | Smokey Joe(unknown)
- 2:00 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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g. | PMS 055458-1rt | Windy City Boogie Woogie(unknown)
- 2:20 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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h. | PMS 055458-1rt | Gone With The Draft(Earl Dramin, Wesley Prince, Nat Cole)
- 2:25 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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i. | PMS 055458-1rt | This Side Up(Nat Cole) - 2:40 |
j. | PMS 055458-1rt | Ode To A Wild Clam(unknown)
- 2:25 Resonance LP/CD BoxHLP 9042/HCD 2042 — Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) (2019)
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Standard Transcription DiscP-144 — P-144 (1941)
Vintage Jazz Classics CD BoxVJC-1026,27,28,29-2 — The Complete Early Transcriptions Of The King Cole Trio: 1938-1941 (1991)
Naxos Jazz Legends (EU) CD8.120727 — King Cole Trio Transcriptions, Vol. 6: 1941-1943 (2004)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d, f, h; Oscar Moore (v) on a-b, d, h; Wesley Prince (v) on a-b, d, h.
Dates
February 1941 is the date traditionally assigned to this session. Based on a recent review of Victor matrices and the trio's known itinierary, it almost certainly occurred after February 20 but before the trio opened in Chicago on March 7. A week after the start of their engagement in Chicago, they would record for Decca on the 14th.
Composers
Most sources incorrectly credit Marvin Fisher as the composer of this "Let's Try Again".
Date: November or December 1943
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
a. | MM o550rt | This Will Make You Laugh(Irene Higginbotham) - 3:34 |
b. | MM o550rt | Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me(Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) - 2:26 |
c. | MM o550rt | The Old Music Master(Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer)
- 2:26 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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d. | MM o550rt | After You've Gone(Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) - 3:00 |
All titles on: |
Mark56 Records LP739 — Early 1940s (1976)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-c.
Dates
As with earlier transcriptions for Davis & Schwegler and Standard, the MacGregor transcriptions are notoriously difficult to date precisely, and there is considerable variation among the sources. Though it will conflict with most of the previously published sources, the MacGregor sessions are reported sequentially, according to the assigned matrix numbers. Although most other sources generally adhere to this, several sessions typically appear out of order.
For this session, Teubig mistakenly assigns matrix 572 instead of 550, which may have resulted in him dating the session as January or February 1944. The Music & Arts set dates it May 23, 1944. Roy Holmes gives a date of November 1943. Based on the matrix number assigned, Holmes' date seems closest. In most instances, however, Teubig's dates adhere more closely to what is reported here.
Date: December 1943
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Miller (v, b), Oscar Moore (v, g)
a. | MM o551rt | Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby(Billy Austin, Louis Jordan)
- 2:34 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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b. | MM o551rt | I Can't Give You Anything But Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:31 |
c. | MM o551rt | Shoo Shoo Baby(Phil Moore) - 2:58 |
d. | MM o551rt | Solid Potato Salad(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Hughie Prince) - 2:00 |
e. | MM o551rt | Miss Thing(Skippy Martin, Count Basie)
- 2:07 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 13 — LB. 13 (1943)
Mark56 Records LP739 — Early 1940s (1976)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a, c-d; Johnny Miller (v) on d; Oscar Moore (v) on d.
Dates
Holmes and Teubig both date this session December 1943 (Teubig says circa). The Music & Arts set gives a date of May 12, 1944.
Composers
A 1943 copyright registration for "Solid Potato Salad" lists only De Paul and Ray. A registration from the following year, however, adds Hughie Prince.
MacGregor Repressings
All titles appeared later on LB. 1375
Date: December 1943
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Ida James (v), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o552rt | No Love, No Nothin'(Harry Warren, Leo Robin) - 2:10 |
b. | MM o552rt | Knock Me A Kiss(Andy Razaf, Mike Jackson) - 2:52 |
c. | MM o552rt | I Can't See For Lookin'(Nat Cole [as Nadine Robinson], Dok Stanford) - 2:57 |
d. | MM o552rt | People Will Say We're In Love(Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:30 |
e. | MM o552rt | Shoo Shoo Baby(Phil Moore) - 2:19 |
All titles on: |
MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 4 — LB. 4 (1943)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Dates
Teubig = ca. December 1943
Holmes = December 1943
M&A = May 7, 1944
MacGregor Repressings
LB. 1352
Date: December 1943
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o553rt | Mexico Joe(Leon René, Johnny Lange) - 2:35 |
b. | MM o553rt | Lester Leaps In(Lester Young) - 2:31 |
c. | MM o553rt | Just Another Blues(Larry Markes, Dick Charles, Jimmy Paul) - 3:27 |
d. | MM o553rt | Wild Goose Chase(Gene Gifford) - 2:25 |
All titles on: |
Mark56 Records LP739 — Early 1940s (1976)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a, c.
Dates
Teubig says January or February 1944, but also mistakenly lists the matrix number as 563, which may account for the latter date.
M&A gives a date of May 22, 1944, but also seems to have a typo in the matrix number, saying 653.
Holmes gives a date of December 1943.
Date: January 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Miller (v, b), Oscar Moore (v, g)
a. | MM o562rt | Little Joe From Chicago(Mary Lou Williams, Henry Wells)
- 2:20 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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b. | MM o562rt | Rhythm Sam(Bobby Troup)
- 2:16 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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c. | MM o562rt | Have Fun(unknown) - 2:36 |
d. | MM o562rt | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 2:31 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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e. | MM o562rt | Indiana(James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald)
- 1:55 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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All titles on: |
Mark56 Records LP739 — Early 1940s (1976)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d; Johnny Miller (v) on a, d; Oscar Moore (v) on a, d.
Dates
Teubig = January or February 1944
M&A = March 7, 1944, with matrix #652
Holmes = March 7, 1944
Date: January 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p, cel), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o563rt | I Realize Now(Sidney Miller, Stanley Cowan) - 3:14 |
b. | MM o563rt | Too Marvelous For Words(Richard Whiting, Johnny Mercer)
- 2:20 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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c. | MM o563rt | I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful)(Harry Ruskin, Henry Sullivan) - 2:53 |
d. | MM o563rt | You Must Be Blind(Nat Cole) - 3:02 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 32 — LB. 32 (1944)
Mark56 Records LP739 — Early 1940s (1976)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d, (cel) on a.
Dates
Teubig & Holmes = January 1944
Music & Arts = May 24, 1944
MacGregor Repressings
LB. 603
Date: January 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Ida James (v), Johnny Miller (v, b), Oscar Moore (v, g)
a. | MM o564rt | Close To You(Al Hoffman, Carl Lampl, Jerry Livingston) - 3:43 |
b. | MM o564rt | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 2:18 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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c. | MM o564rt | Stormy Weather(Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) - 2:05 |
d. | MM o564rt | Who's Been Eatin' My Porridge?(Bobby Worth, Stanley Cowan) - 2:26 |
e. | MM o564rt | Honeysuckle Rose(Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Andy Razaf) - 1:29 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 28 — LB. 28 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on d; Johnny Miller (v) on d; Oscar Moore (v) on d.
Dates
Teubig & Holmes = January 1944
Music & Arts = May 22, 1944
MacGregor Repressings
LB. 409
LB. 611
LB. 1389
Date: January 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Ida James (v), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o565rt | My Heart Tells Me(Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) - 2:43 |
b. | MM o565rt | Harlem Sandman(Jule Styne, Harold Adamson) - 2:40 |
c. | MM o565rt | Speak Low(Kurt Weill, Ogden Nash) - 2:40 |
d. | MM o565rt | Them There Eyes(Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) - 1:39 |
e. | MM o565rt | Hit That Jive, Jack!(Cambell 'Skeets' Tolbert, John Alston) - 1:46 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 14 — LB. 14 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Dates
Teubig & Holmes = January 1944
Music & Arts = May 12, 1944
MacGregor Repressings
LB. 14
LB. 410
LB. 602
LB. 114
Date: February 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Anita O'Day (v), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o572rt | Ain't Misbehavin'(Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) - 2:23 |
b. | MM o572rt | Penthouse Serenade(Will Jason, Val Burton) - 3:05 |
c. | MM o572rt | Lonesome Road(Nathaniel Shilkret, Gene Austin) - 1:43 |
d. | MM o572rt | I Can't Give You Anything But Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:39 |
e. | MM o572rt | Rosetta(Earl Hines, Henri Woode) - 2:11 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 45 — LB. 45 (1944)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Dates
Teubig & Holmes = February (circa for Teubig) 1944
Music & Arts = May 26, 1945
MacGregor Repressings
LB. 1412
Date: May 1944 (ca)
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o581rt | Besame Mucho(Consuelo Velazquez, Sunny Skylar)
- 2:49 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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b. | MM o581rt | Please Consider Me(Timmie Rogers) - 2:42 |
c. | MM o581rt | That'll Just About Knock Me Out(Louis Jordan)
- 2:37 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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d. | MM o581rt | The Man I Love(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:27 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 27 — LB. 27 (1944)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-c.
Dates
Teubig = May 1944
Holmes = March 7, 1944
M&A = May 24, 1944
Date: July 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Anita Boyer (v), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o594rt | I'll Remember April(Don Raye, Gene DePaul, Patricia Johnston) - 3:01 |
b. | MM o594rt | I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody Like I'm Loving You)(Tom Pitts, Roy K. Marsh, Raymond Egan, Paul Whiteman) - 1:23 |
c. | MM o594rt | Don't Worry 'Bout Me(Ted Koehler, Rube Bloom) - 2:25 |
d. | MM o594rt | I'll Be Around(Alec Wilder) - 2:32 |
e. | MM o594rt | If I Had You(Ted Shapiro, Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell) - 2:43 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 53 — LB. 53 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Dates
Teubig = July 1944
Holmes & M&A = April 1944
As Teubig notes, the August 1944 issue of Metronome mentioned that Anita Boyer 'may also transcribe several numbers with the Cole trio'. Contrary, then, to dates by Holmes and the Music & Arts set, July 1944 seems the most likely period for this and the following session.
Composers
Both Teubig and the Music & Arts set misattribute the composers for "I Never Knew", confusing it with the Gus Kahn-Ted Fio Rito song of the same name.
Date: July 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Anita Boyer (v), Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o595rt | Blues In The Night(Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 3:45 |
b. | MM o595rt | It Had To Be You(Gus Kahn, Isham Jones) - 1:40 |
c. | MM o595rt | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance(Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) - 2:41 |
d. | MM o595rt | Don't Take Your Love From Me(Henry Nemo) - 1:31 |
e. | MM o595rt | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) - 1:23 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 54 — LB. 54 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a.
Dates
Teubig = July 1944
Holmes = May 1944
M&A = April 1944
MacGregor Repressings
LB. 622
Date: Early August 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o608rt | D-Day(Lew Spence) - 2:36 |
b. | MM o608rt | Don't Blame Me(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:59 |
c. | MM o608rt | Smooth Sailin'(James)
- 2:38 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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d. | MM o608rt | You're So Diff'rent(Nat Leslie) - 2:31 |
e. | MM o608rt | Sweet Georgia Brown(Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey, Ben Bernie)
- 1:39 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 67 — LB. 67 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d.
Dates
All of the major sources believe this is from July 1944. That may very well be the case, although it probably took place during the start of August.
The August 5, 1944 issue of Billboard, with a dateline of July 29, says 'two recording dates have been set for C.P.P. MacGregor Transcriptions. King Cole Trio will cut nine tunes, and Nil Mendez [sic] will wax a group'.
There were a total of nine masters recorded on matrix MMo 608 & MMo 609, the only pairings from this period with that many tunes recorded.
As the trio recorded several masters for MacGregor (master numbers 608-609, 612-615), it's likely they all took place in the first week of August, just prior to the Trio leaving town on a tour (they opened in Milwaukee on August 11).
Date: Early August 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Miller (v, b), Oscar Moore (v, g)
a. | MM o609rt | Wouldn't You Like To Know(Nat Cole, Jay Milton)
- 2:17 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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b. | MM o609rt | Barcarolle(Jacques Offenbach)
- 4:00 Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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c. | MM o609rt | I Tho't You Ought To Know(Tommy Dilbeck, Cecil Carter) - 2:35 |
d. | MM o609rt | Bring Another Drink(Roy Branker, Bob Bell) - 1:57 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 68 — LB. 68 (1944)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a, c-d; Johnny Miller (v) on a, d; Oscar Moore (v) on a, d.
Date: Early August 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o612rt | Poor Butterfly(Raymond Hubbell, John Golden)
- 2:17 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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b. | MM o612rt | These Foolish Things(Jack Strachey, Harry Link, Eric Maschwitz)
- 2:30 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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c. | MM o612rt | Rosetta(Earl Hines, Henri Woode)
- 1:53 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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d. | MM o612rt | The Man I Love(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 2:32 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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e. | MM o612rt | Liza(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn)
- 2:52 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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f. | MM o612rt | I'm In The Mood For Love(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 2:51 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 71 — LB. 71 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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a, b; c, d; e, f performed as medleys
Dates
Some sources place the date of this transcription session as November 21, 1944. Given the Trio's itinerary that week (likely playing the Apollo Theater in Harlem), we have rejected that date.
MacGregor Repressings
One source claims this was initially pressed on LB. 47, but there is no indication to believe that this is accurate.
Date: Early August 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o613rt | Don't Blame Me(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
- 3:13 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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b. | MM o613rt | Three Little Words(Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby)
- 2:15 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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c. | MM o613rt | Body And Soul(Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) - 2:31 |
d. | MM o613rt | How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis)
- 2:25 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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e. | MM o613rt | I Got Rhythm(George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
- 1:54 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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f. | MM o613rt | Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
- 2:38 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 72 — LB. 72 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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a, b; c, d; e, f performed as medleys
Dates
See note from previous session. It's also a possibility these titles were recorded at the previous session.
Date: Early August 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Claire Barrie, Merna Barrie (v), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), The Barrie Sisters (acc)
a. | MM o614rt | Someone's In The Kitchen With Dinah(Arny Freeman, Johnny Lange) - 2:25 |
b. | MM o614rt | Basin Street Blues(Spencer Williams) - 3:02 |
c. | MM o614rt | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 1:48 |
d. | MM o614rt | (I've Got Those) Mad About Him, Sad About Him, How Can I Be Glad Without Him Blues(Larry Markes, Dick Charles) - 1:52 |
e. | MM o614rt | I've Heard That Song Before(Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 2:15 |
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 73 — LB. 73 (1944)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Personnel
Listed on the original label and subsequent reissues as "The Barrie Sisters", Merna and Claire are nevertheless most often seen as The Barry Sisters.
Dates
Though they were well out of town by this time, the August 26, 1944 Billboard mentioned this session and all five tunes recorded.
Date: Early August 1944
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o615rt | It Only Happens Once(Frankie Laine)
- 2:30 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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b. | MM o615rt | Swingin' The Blues(Eddie Durham, Count Basie)
- 2:00 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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c. | MM o615rt | Baby (Is What She Calls Me)(Kay Butler) - 2:35 |
d. | MM o615rt | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home(Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams)
- 2:14 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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e. | MM o615rt | Boogie A La King(Nat Cole)
- 2:00 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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MacGregor Transcription DiscLB. 74 — LB. 74 (1944)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a, c-d.
Dates
See note from earlier MacGregor session (MMo 612).
MacGregor Repressings
1420
Date: February 27, 1945
Location: World Studios, New York
Label: V-Disc
Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Miller (v, b), Oscar Moore (v, g), Tony Janak (pro)
a. | VP 1209 | If You Can't Smile And Say Yes(Timmie Rodgers, Louis Jordan)
- 2:33 V-Disc 78 12"437 — If You Can't Smile And Say Yes / A Pile O' Cole (1945)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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b. | VP 1209 | A Pile O' Cole(Nat Cole)
- 1:39 V-Disc 78 12"437 — If You Can't Smile And Say Yes / A Pile O' Cole (1945)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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c. | VP 1213 | Any Old Time(Robert Emmerich, Ruth Poll)
- 2:56 V-Disc 78 12"455 — Any Old Time / Bring Another Drink (1945)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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d. | VP 1213 | Bring Another Drink(Roy Branker, Bob Bell)
- 2:32 V-Disc 78 12"455 — Any Old Time / Bring Another Drink (1945)
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e. | VP 1214 | Candy(Alex Kramer, Joan Whitney, Mack David)
- 2:17 V-Disc 78 12"499 — Candy / A Trio Grooves In Brooklyn (1945)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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f. | VP 1214 | A Trio Grooves In Brooklyn(Nat Cole)
- 2:25 V-Disc 78 12"499 — Candy / A Trio Grooves In Brooklyn (1945)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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Giants Of Jazz LPGOJ 1031 — Any Old Time (1985)
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Nat Cole (v) on a, c-f; Johnny Miller (v) on d; Oscar Moore (v) on d.
Songs
"Any Old Time" was later renamed "I'd Love To Make Love To You" and recorded for Capitol.
"A Trio Grooves In Brooklyn" was later renamed "This Way Out" and recorded for Capitol.
Composers
The V-Disc of "Any Old Time" credits Fun Livingston, Irving Melsher, and Jack Wolf. However, these are composers of a different song by the same title.
Date: July 1945 (ca)
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (v, g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o716rt | 'Tain't Me(Lem Davis, Jack Palmer)
- 2:51 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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b. | MM o716rt | Laura(David Raksin, Johnny Mercer)
- 3:09 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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c. | MM o716rt | Keep Knockin' On Wood(Lou Rogers, Sammy Lighter, Larry Ross) - 2:06 |
d. | MM o716rt | If Yesterday Could Only Be Tomorrow(Robert Emmerich, Ruth Poll) - 2:43 |
e. | MM o716rt | Blues And Swing(Nat Cole) - 1:09 |
All titles on: |
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-d; Oscar Moore (v) on a.
Dates
Teubig = c. July 1945
Holmes = April 1945
M&A = May 24, 1944
Songs
"Keep Knockin' On Wood" was registered with the copyright office on April 3, 1945.
Date: July 1945 (ca)
Location: C.P. MacGregor Studios, 729 S. Western Avenue, Hollywood
Label: MacGregor
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
a. | MM o717rt | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg)
- 2:55 Sounds Rare LPSR 5003 — The "Cool" Cole (1981)
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b. | MM o717rt | What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry(Walter Donaldson, Abe Lyman) - 1:59 |
c. | MM o717rt | I Wanna Turn Out My Light(Howard Leeds, Robert Wells [as Bob Levinson]) - 2:35 |
d. | MM o717rt | You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)(Gladys Dubois, Russ Columbo, Paul Gregory, Con Conrad) - 2:41 |
e. | MM o717rt | If I Had You(Ted Shapiro, Reg Connelly, Jimmy Campbell) - 2:08 |
All titles on: |
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
Music & Arts CD BoxCD-911 — The King Cole Trio: The MacGregor Years 1941-1945 (1995)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-d.
Dates
Teubig = c. July 1945
Holmes = May 1945
M&A = January 1945