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02:35 | March 30, 1945 | 602-4 | alt | Riffamarole (Benny Carter) |
02:44 | March 30, 1945 | 600-4 | If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) |
Kay Starr (v), Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
NOTES:
Disc 100031: Riffamarole / If I Could Be With You
02:25 | November 30, 1943 [14:00-17:00] | 125-2 | Jumpin' At Capitol (Nat Cole [as Nadine Robinson]) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (pro)
NOTES:
Disc 10038: Jumpin' At Capitol / Love For Sale (Benny Carter)
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) | |
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
NOTES:
For this 78 album, these two performances were spread out over three discs, with each song being split up into three parts. The individual 78 number and assigned master are as follows:
6024: Blues, Pt. 1 (D455 V17) / Blues, Pt. 2 (D456 V18)
6025: Blues, Pt. 3 (D457 V19) / Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1 (D458 V22)
6026: Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2 (D459 V23) / Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3 (D460 V24)
02:53 | October 30, 1946 [15:00-17:00] | 1263-4 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) |
Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Walter Rivers (pro)
NOTES:
Disc 10074: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / The Touch Of Your Hand (Hal Derwin)
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
NOTES:
Disc 11006: Tea For Two, Part I / I've Found A New Baby, Part II
Disc 11007: I've Found A New Baby, Part I / Tea For Two, Part I
Disc 11008: Tea For Two, Part III / Tea For Two, Part IV
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
NOTES:
Disc 104: Tea For Two, Part I / Tea For Two, Part II
Disc 105: Tea For Two, Part III / Tea For Two, Part IV
Disc 106: I've Found A New Baby, Part I / I've Found A New Baby, Part II
02:36 | July 17, 1940 | PBS049933-1 | Jivin' With Jarvis (Lionel Hampton) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Lionel Hampton (v, vib), Oscar Moore (v, g), Wesley Prince (b), Al Spieldock (d), Harry Meyerson (pro)
NOTES:
Disc 40-0135: Jivin' With Jarvis / Buckin' The Blues (Esquire All-American Award Winners).
02:27 | December 18, 1946 [16:30-21:30] | 1269-5 | You're The Cream In My Coffee (Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson, Lew Brown) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Jim Conkling, Walter Rivers (pro)
NOTES:
Disc 10086: You're The Cream In My Coffee / Together (Clark Dennis)
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
NOTES:
For this 78 album, these two performances were spread out over three discs, with one song divided into two parts and the other being split into four. The individual 78 number and assigned master are as follows:
6027: Rosetta, Pt. 1 (721) / Rosetta, Pt. 2 (722)
6028: Body And Soul, Pt. 1 (725) / Body And Soul, Pt. 2 (726)
6029: Body And Soul, Pt. 3 (727) / Body And Soul, Pt. 4 (728)
05:25 | June 23, 1947 | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) |
Willie Smith (as), Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Shavers (t), Red Norvo (vib), Nat Cole (p), Barney Kessel, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Louie Bellson (d)
12:59 | June 23, 1947 | live | How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis) |
Willie Smith (as), Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Shavers (t), Red Norvo (vib), Nat Cole (p), Barney Kessel, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Louie Bellson (d)
NOTES:
This two-disc 78 album features four edited performances of "How High The Moon".
Disc 20-681:
How High The 'Moon' (3:34)
How High The 'Stars' (2:45)
Disc 20-682:
How High The 'Sky' (7:14)
How High The 'Sun' (2:52)
03:56 | Late March/Early April 1946 | YB-C-354-1 | I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) |
Lester Young (ts), Nat Cole (p), Buddy Rich (d), Norman Granz (pro)
NOTES:
The Jazz Scene album was not assigned a catalog number. However, each 78 contained within the album has a number on the individual label. "I Want To Be Happy" is 2198.
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
NOTES:
A three-disc album, this release is as follows:
11027: Lester Leaps In, Pt. 1 / Lester Leaps In, Pt. 2
11028: Lester Leaps In, Pt. 3 / Blues, Pt. 1
11029: Blues, Pt. 2 / Blues, Pt. 3
02:35 | March 30, 1945 | 602-4 | alt | Riffamarole (Benny Carter) |
02:44 | March 30, 1945 | 600-4 | If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) |
Kay Starr (v), Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
02:35 | March 30, 1945 | 602-4 | alt | Riffamarole (Benny Carter) |
02:44 | March 30, 1945 | 600-4 | If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (James P. Johnson, Henry Creamer) |
Kay Starr (v), Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
02:53 | October 30, 1946 [15:00-17:00] | 1263-4 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) |
Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Walter Rivers (pro)
NOTES:
Disc F15502: Look For The Silver Lining (Margaret Whiting) / Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
02:53 | October 30, 1946 [15:00-17:00] | 1263-4 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) |
Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Walter Rivers (pro)
02:53 | October 30, 1946 [15:00-17:00] | 1263-4 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) |
Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Walter Rivers (pro)
02:25 | November 30, 1943 [14:00-17:00] | 125-2 | Jumpin' At Capitol (Nat Cole [as Nadine Robinson]) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (pro)
NOTES:
Disc F15643: Jumpin' At Capitol / Love For Sale (Benny Carter)
02:25 | November 30, 1943 [14:00-17:00] | 125-2 | Jumpin' At Capitol (Nat Cole [as Nadine Robinson]) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (pro)
02:25 | November 30, 1943 [14:00-17:00] | 125-2 | Jumpin' At Capitol (Nat Cole [as Nadine Robinson]) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (pro)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
05:25 | June 23, 1947 | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
08:55 | June 23, 1947 | live | I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
12:59 | June 23, 1947 | live | How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis) |
Willie Smith (as), Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Shavers (t), Red Norvo (vib), Nat Cole (p), Barney Kessel, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Louie Bellson (d)
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
03:08 | May 10, 1940 | PBS049674-1 | House Of Morgan (Lionel Hampton) |
Lionel Hampton (vib), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b), Al Spieldock (d), Harry Meyerson (pro)
03:09 | February 6, 1951 [14:30-17:30] | 7108-8 | Too Young (Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Lee Young (d), Harry Bluestone, Benny Gill, Seymour Kramer, Dan Lube, William Miller, Mischa Russell, Jack Shulman, Bob Sushel, Jerry Vinci (vn), Joseph DiFiore, Lou Kievman (vl), Armand Kaproff, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Milt Kestenbaum (arco), Kathryn Julye (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr), Les Baxter (con), Benjamin Barrett (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:08 | August 17, 1951 [13:00-16:00] | 7937-9 | Unforgettable (Irving Gordon) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p, cel), Bob Bain (g), Joe Comfort (b), Nick Fatool (d), Jack Costanzo (per), Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson (vn), Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:43 | September 14, 1951 #1 | 9006 | A Weaver Of Dreams (Victor Young, Jack Elliott) |
Nat Cole (v), unknown (bkv, acc), Les Baxter (con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:57 | March 30, 1945 | 599-3 | You Can Depend On Me (Earl Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap) |
Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
NOTES:
Disc 15839: You Can Depend On Me / Bud's Invention (Buddy Defranco)
02:57 | March 30, 1945 | 599-3 | You Can Depend On Me (Earl Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap) |
Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
02:57 | March 30, 1945 | 599-3 | You Can Depend On Me (Earl Hines, Charlie Carpenter, Louis Dunlap) |
Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
03:22 | December 15, 1943 [14:00-17:00] | 140-1 | Embraceable You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (pro)
02:49 | January 10, 1952 | 9571-9 | Somewhere Along The Way (Jimmy Van Heusen [as Kurt Adams], Sammy Gallop) | |
02:37 | September 4, 1951 [17:30-21:00] | 7973-6 | Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) |
Nat Cole (v), Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz (as), Fred Falensby, Ted Nash (ts), Chuck Gentry (bar), John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Ray Linn (t), Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, Jimmy Priddy (tb), Jimmie Rowles (p), John Collins, Barney Kessel (g), Charlie Harris, Phil Stephens (b), Alvin Stoller (d), others unknown (acc), Billy May (arr, con), Nelson Riddle (arr, con, mgr), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:56 | Late March/Early April 1946 | YB-C-354-1 | I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) |
Lester Young (ts), Nat Cole (p), Buddy Rich (d), Norman Granz (pro)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
02:42 | December 30, 1952 | 10950-12 | Pretend (Cliff Parman, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p, cel), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con, mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:12 | January 14, 1953 [18:00-21:00] | 11026-6 | Can't I? (Leroy Lovett) |
Nat Cole (v), Dick Clay, Willie Smith (as), Charles Deremo, Ted Nash (ts), Jack Agee (bar), Tony Facciuto, Conrad Gozzo, Jack Laubach, Robert McKinzie, Andy Peele (t), Karl De Karske, Dick Nash, Robert Reisiger, Si Zentner (tb), Cliff Fishback (p), John Collins (g), Ralph Pena (b), John Markham (d), Billy May (arr, con), Bob Dawes (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:49 | December 30, 1952 | 10956 | A Fool Was I (Jimmy Van Heusen [as Kurt Adams], Roy Alfred) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p, cel), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con, mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:59 | March 31, 1953 | 11337-4 | I Am In Love (Cole Porter) |
Nat Cole (v), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro), Bill Putnam (eng)
03:56 | Late March/Early April 1946 | YB-C-354-1 | I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) |
Lester Young (ts), Nat Cole (p), Buddy Rich (d), Norman Granz (pro)
02:54 | February 9, 1954 [14:30-18:00] | 12322 | Alone Too Long (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields) |
Nat Cole (v), Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo, Jim Williamson (ww), John Cave, Vince DeRosa (frh), Tommy Pederson (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Geoffrey Clarkson (p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Henry Hill, Erno Neufeld, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson (vn), Michel Perriere, Paul Robyn (vl), James Arkatov, Ed Lustgarten (clo), Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:34 | December 3, 1953 | 20242-14 | Answer Me, My Love (Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) |
Nat Cole (v), unknown (bkv), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:50 | July 27, 1954 [14:00-17:30] | 12854-6 | Smile (Charles Chaplin, James Phillips [as John Turner], Geoffrey Parsons) |
Nat Cole (v), John Hacker, Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo (ww), Vince DeRosa, William Hinshaw (frh), Joe Howard (tb), George Roberts (btb), Bill Miller (p, cel), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Len Atkins, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Jerry Vinci (vn), Stan Harris, Paul Robyn, Barbara Simons, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Kathryn Julye (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:34 | December 3, 1953 | 20242-14 | Answer Me, My Love (Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) | |
03:08 | July 27, 1954 [14:00-17:30] | 12853-11 | Hajji Baba (Persian Lament) (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) | |
03:06 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13102 | Hold My Hand (Richard Myers, Jack Lawrence) | |
02:40 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13103-5 | Papa Loves Mambo (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Bickley 'Bix' Reichner) | |
02:54 | March 31, 1953 | 11335-4 | Make Her Mine (Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop) | |
03:10 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13104-6 | Teach Me Tonight (Gene DePaul, Sammy Cahn) |
Nat Cole (v), unknown (bkv), Jules Kinsler (f), Jules Jacob (ob), Art Fleming (bsn), John Hacker, Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo (ww), Joe Krechter (cl), Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz (as), Fred Falensby, Ted Nash (ts), Chuck Gentry (bar), John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Uan Rasey (t), Vince DeRosa, William Hinshaw (frh), Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, Si Zentner (tb), George Roberts (btb), Bill Miller (p, cel), John Collins, Al Hendrickson (g), Charlie Harris, Joe Mondragon (b), Lee Young (d), Steve Dweck, Lou Singer, Alvin Stoller, Carlos Vidal (per), Len Atkins, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Jerry Vinci (vn), Alvin Dinkin, Stan Harris, Paul Robyn, Barbara Simons, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Kathryn Julye, Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), others unknown (acc), Billy May, Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), Bill Putnam (eng)
NOTES:
The other six tracks on this album are Les Paul & Mary Ford performances.
02:58 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13101 | If I Give My Heart To You (Jimmie Crane, Jimmy Brewster, Al Jacobs) | |
03:08 | July 27, 1954 [14:00-17:30] | 12853-11 | Hajji Baba (Persian Lament) (Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) | |
02:20 | January 11, 1952 [14:00-18:00] | 9224-7 | It's Crazy (But I'm In Love) (Al Fields, Timmie Rogers) | |
03:06 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13102 | Hold My Hand (Richard Myers, Jack Lawrence) | |
02:40 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13103-5 | Papa Loves Mambo (Al Hoffman, Dick Manning, Bickley 'Bix' Reichner) | |
02:54 | March 31, 1953 | 11335-4 | Make Her Mine (Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop) | |
03:10 | October 18, 1954 [14:00-17:00] | 13104-6 | Teach Me Tonight (Gene DePaul, Sammy Cahn) | |
02:34 | December 3, 1953 | 20242-14 | Answer Me, My Love (Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) |
Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (bkv), Jules Kinsler (f), Jules Jacob (ob), Art Fleming (bsn), John Hacker, Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo (ww), Joe Krechter (cl), Gus Bivona, Alex Gershunoff, Skeets Herfurt, Willie Schwartz (as), Bob Cooper, Fred Falensby, Don Lodice, Ted Nash (ts), Chuck Gentry (bar), John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Uan Rasey, Shorty Rogers, Joe Triscari (t), Vince DeRosa, William Hinshaw (frh), Walter Benson, Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Tommy Pederson, Jimmy Priddy, Si Zentner (tb), George Roberts (btb), Bill Miller (p, cel), John Collins, Al Hendrickson (g), Charlie Harris, Joe Mondragon (b), Shelly Manne, Lee Young (d), Jack Costanzo (bgo, cga), Steve Dweck, Lou Singer, Alvin Stoller, Carlos Vidal (per), Len Atkins, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Eudice Shapiro, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson, Jerry Vinci (vn), Alvin Dinkin, Stan Harris, Paul Robyn, Barbara Simons, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Kathryn Julye, Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), others unknown (acc), Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Pete Rugolo (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), Bill Putnam (eng)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) | |
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
02:53 | July 17, 1940 | PBS049935-1 | I Don't Stand A Ghost Of A Chance (Victor Young, Ned Washington, Bing Crosby) | |
02:57 | May 10, 1940 | PBS049675-1 | I'd Be Lost Without You (Lionel Hampton, Tommy Southern) |
Helen Forrest (v), Lionel Hampton (vib), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b), Al Spieldock (d), Harry Meyerson (pro)
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
02:57 | August 24, 1954 [14:30-18:00] | 12953-10 | My One Sin (Vittorio Mascheroni, Robert Mellin, Giancarlo Testoni) | |
02:30 | December 20, 1954 [20:00-02:30] | 13327-14 | A Blossom Fell (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John) |
Nat Cole (v), John Hacker, Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo, Ted Nash, Champ Webb, Jim Williamson (ww), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t), John Cave, Vince DeRosa, Joseph Eger (frh), Joe Howard, Si Zentner (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), George Roberts (btb), Paul Smith (p), Ray Turner (p, cel), John Collins, Al Hendrickson (g), Red Callender, Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Murray Kellner, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (vn), Stan Harris, Stan Spiegelman, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard (clo, mgr), Victor Gottlieb, Ed Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Kathryn Julye, Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:52 | June 9, 1955 | 13986 | Someone You Love (Mel Tormé [as Stephen Michael]) |
Nat Cole (v), Lee Knight (f), Frank Brouk (frh), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Fred Spector (vn), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro), Bill Putnam (eng)
02:47 | March 18, 1954 | K 1029 | There Must Be A Way (Sammy Gallop, David Saxon) | |
03:08 | March 16, 1954 | K 1027 | I See Your Face Before Me (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) | |
02:57 | March 16, 1954 | K 1026 | I Went Out Of My Way (Helen Bliss) | |
03:25 | March 16, 1954 | K 1025 | It's The Talk Of The Town (Marty Symes, Jay Livingston, Al J. Neiburg) |
Maria Cole (v), Nat Cole (p), others unknown (acc), George Siravo (arr, con)
02:53 | December 6, 1940 | DLA 2255B | alt | Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) |
03:06 | March 14, 1941 | C93598-A | Slow Down (Redd Evans) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Moore, Oscar Moore (g), Wesley Prince (b)
NOTES:
Also features performances by Erroll Garner, Matt Dennis, Billy Taylor and His Quartet, and the Cy Coleman Trio.
03:56 | Late March/Early April 1946 | YB-C-354-1 | I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) |
Lester Young (ts), Nat Cole (p), Buddy Rich (d), Norman Granz (pro)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) | |
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
03:08 | August 17, 1951 [13:00-16:00] | 7937-9 | Unforgettable (Irving Gordon) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p, cel), Bob Bain (g), Joe Comfort (b), Nick Fatool (d), Jack Costanzo (per), Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Henry Hill, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Mischa Russell, Marshall Sosson (vn), Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:01 | February 9, 1954 [14:30-18:00] | 12324-5 | Unbelievable (Jerry Livingston, Irving Gordon) |
Nat Cole (v), Harry Klee, Dominic Mumolo, Jim Williamson (ww), John Cave, Vince DeRosa (frh), Tommy Pederson (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), John Collins (g), Geoffrey Clarkson (cel), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Henry Hill, Erno Neufeld, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell, Felix Slatkin, Marshall Sosson (vn), Michel Perriere, Paul Robyn (vl), James Arkatov, Ed Lustgarten (clo), Ann Mason Stockton (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:42 | December 30, 1952 | 10950-12 | Pretend (Cliff Parman, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p, cel), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con, mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:09 | February 6, 1951 [14:30-17:30] | 7108-8 | Too Young (Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Lee Young (d), Harry Bluestone, Benny Gill, Seymour Kramer, Dan Lube, William Miller, Mischa Russell, Jack Shulman, Bob Sushel, Jerry Vinci (vn), Joseph DiFiore, Lou Kievman (vl), Armand Kaproff, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Milt Kestenbaum (arco), Kathryn Julye (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr), Les Baxter (con), Benjamin Barrett (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:35 | March 30, 1945 | 602-4 | alt | Riffamarole (Benny Carter) |
Buster Bailey (cl), Benny Carter (as, arr), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bill Coleman (t), Nat Cole (p), Oscar Moore (g), John Kirby (b), Max Roach (d), Dave Dexter (pro)
03:16 | December 28, 1956 [14:00-17:00] | 16336-7 | Ain't Misbehavin' (Thomas 'Fats' Waller, Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf) |
Nat Cole (v), Charles LaVere (p), Allan Reuss (g), Jack Ryan (b), Lee Young (d), Len Atkins, Harry Bluestone, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Jacques Gasselin, Benny Gill, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Nick Pisani, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell (vn), Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard (clo), Helen Bliss Hutchison (hrp), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Patricia Neff (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus, Rex Uptegraft (eng)
NOTES:
This issue does not contain the full recording of this performance; it is only an excerpt for demonstration purposes.
03:22 | December 15, 1943 [14:00-17:00] | 140-1 | Embraceable You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Johnny Mercer (pro)
02:59 | September 9, 1949 [13:30-18:00] | 4979-1 | Calypso Blues (Nat Cole, Don George, Carmen Clifford) |
Nat Cole (v), Jack Costanzo (cga)
02:56 | August 7, 1957 [13:00-16:15] | 17394-9 | A Cottage For Sale (Willard Robison, Larry Conley) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Collette, Jules Jacob (ww, ts), Fred Falensby (ww, bar), Harry Klee (ww, as), Willie Smith (as), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Uan Rasey (t), Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Bill Schaefer (tb), Red Callender (tu), Jimmie Rowles (p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Frank Flynn (per), Helen Bliss Hutchison (hrp), Billy May (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus (eng)
03:13 | March 11, 1950 [14:00-18:30] | 5664-2 | Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Lee Young (d), Sam Cytron, Dave Frisina, Murray Kellner, Mark Levant, Dan Lube, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (vn), Al Harshman, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Nelson Riddle (arr), Les Baxter (con), David Klein (mgr), Lou Busch (pro), John Palladino (eng)
03:03 | January 14, 1949 | 3381-3 | Portrait Of Jennie (J. Russell Robinson, Gordon Burge) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), others unknown (acc), Gus Levene (arr), Carlyle Hall (con)
02:30 | December 20, 1954 [20:00-02:30] | 13327-14 | A Blossom Fell (Howard Barnes, Harold Cornelius, Dominic John) |
Nat Cole (v), Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Champ Webb (ww), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (t), Vince DeRosa, Joseph Eger (frh), Joe Howard (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), George Roberts (btb), Ray Turner (p, cel), Al Hendrickson (g), Red Callender (b), Lee Young (d), Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Harry Bluestone, Walter Edelstein, Murray Kellner, Nat Ross, Mischa Russell (vn), Stan Spiegelman, Dave Sterkin (vl), Victor Gottlieb, Ed Lustgarten (clo), Kathryn Julye (hrp), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:00 | December 28, 1956 [14:00-17:00] | 16340-7 | Stay As Sweet As You Are (Harry Revel, Mack Gordon) |
Nat Cole (v), Charles LaVere (p), Allan Reuss (g), Jack Ryan (b), Lee Young (d), Len Atkins, Harry Bluestone, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Jacques Gasselin, Benny Gill, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Nick Pisani, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell (vn), Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard (clo), Helen Bliss Hutchison (hrp), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Patricia Neff (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus, Rex Uptegraft (eng)
03:11 | December 19, 1956 [14:00-18:00] | 16309-1 | Love Is The Thing (Victor Young, Ned Washington) |
Nat Cole (v), Charles LaVere (p), Allan Reuss (g), Jack Ryan (b), Lee Young (d), Israel Baker, Alex Beller, Joachim Chassman, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson (vn), Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Armand Kaproff (clo), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Patricia Neff (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus, Rex Uptegraft (eng)
02:45 | December 19, 1956 [14:00-18:00] | 16301-9 | mono | Love Letters (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) |
Nat Cole (v), Charles LaVere (p), Allan Reuss (g), Jack Ryan (b), Lee Young (d), Israel Baker, Alex Beller, Joachim Chassman, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson (vn), Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Armand Kaproff (clo), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Patricia Neff (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus, Rex Uptegraft (eng)
02:38 | May 14, 1957 [20:00-01:00] | 17053-7 | Send For Me (Ollie Jones) |
Nat Cole (v), Herman McCoy's Boys (bkv), Plas Johnson (ts), Paul Smith (p), John Collins, Al Hendrickson (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Billy May (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:00 | September 14, 1956[14:00-18:00] | 15897-7 | Just You, Just Me (Jesse Greer, Raymond Klages) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Willie Smith (as), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus (eng)
02:56 | August 7, 1957 [13:00-16:15] | 17394-9 | A Cottage For Sale (Willard Robison, Larry Conley) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Collette, Jules Jacob (ww, ts), Fred Falensby (ww, bar), Harry Klee (ww, as), Willie Smith (as), Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Conrad Gozzo, Mannie Klein, Uan Rasey (t), Joe Howard, Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern, Bill Schaefer (tb), Red Callender (tu), Jimmie Rowles (p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Frank Flynn (per), Helen Bliss Hutchison (hrp), Billy May (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus (eng)
03:17 | December 19, 1956 [14:00-18:00] | 16308-7 | Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) |
Nat Cole (v), Charles LaVere (p), Allan Reuss (g), Jack Ryan (b), Lee Young (d), Israel Baker, Alex Beller, Joachim Chassman, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson (vn), Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Armand Kaproff (clo), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Gordon Jenkins (arr, con), Patricia Neff (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus, Rex Uptegraft (eng)
02:38 | May 14, 1957 [20:00-01:00] | 17053-7 | Send For Me (Ollie Jones) |
Nat Cole (v), Herman McCoy's Boys (bkv), Plas Johnson (ts), Paul Smith (p), John Collins, Al Hendrickson (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Billy May (arr, con), David Klein (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
01:22 | November 22, 1957 [14:00-18:00] | 17965 | Toys For Tots (Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) |
Nat Cole (v, spk), unknown (bkv), Plas Johnson (ts), Jimmie Rowles (p), Bob Bain, John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:13 | March 11, 1950 [14:00-18:30] | 5664-2 | Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Cole (p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Lee Young (d), Sam Cytron, Dave Frisina, Murray Kellner, Mark Levant, Dan Lube, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Felix Slatkin (vn), Al Harshman, Dave Sterkin (vl), Cy Bernard, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Nelson Riddle (arr), Les Baxter (con), David Klein (mgr), Lou Busch (pro), John Palladino (eng)
October 22, 1961 | live | I've Grown Accustomed To His Pace (Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe, Sammy Cahn) |
Nat Cole (v)
02:45 | June 19, 1962 [13:30-18:30] | AA 37861-4 | Ramblin' Rose (Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) |
Nat Cole (v), B.J. Baker, others unknown (bkv), Milt Raskin (p), René Hall, Al Hendrickson, Billy Strange (g), Jimmy Bond (b), Earl Palmer (d), Frank Carlson (per), Victor Arno, Robert Barene, Alfred Lustgarten, Emanuel Moss, Isadore Roman, Paul Shure, Joe Stepansky, Jerry Vinci (vn), Alvin Dinkin, Al Harshman (vl), Joseph Saxon, William Vandenburg (clo), Belford Hendricks (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:25 | November 11, 1958 | 22427-5 | When You Belong To Me (Dorcas Cochran, Mahlon Merrick) |
Nat Cole (v), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro)
02:22 | November 12, 1962 [13:00-16:00] | AA 24390-11 | All Over The World (Al Frisch, Charles Tobias) | |
02:22 | April 11, 1963 [13:00-17:45] | AA 39473-3 | Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer (Hans Carste, Charles Tobias) | |
03:06 | June 19, 1962 [13:30-18:30] | AA 37860-11 | Dear Lonely Hearts (Bob Halley, Emil J. Anton) |
Nat Cole (v), Jackie Allen, B.J. Baker, Vangie Carmichael, Bill Cole, Ada Beth Lee, Bill Lee, Jay Meyer, Loulie Jean Norman, Thurl Ravenscroft, Sally Sweetland, one unidentified, Jackie Ward (bkv), others unknown (bkv, acc), Milt Raskin, Jimmie Rowles (p), Laurindo Almeida, John Collins, Bobby Gibbons, René Hall, Al Hendrickson, Billy Strange (g), Jimmy Bond, Joe Comfort, Charlie Harris (b), Frank Carlson (d, per), Earl Palmer, Leon Petties (d), Larry Bunker (per), Victor Arno, Robert Barene, Emil Briano, Arthur Brown, Harold Dicterow, Elliot Fisher, Lou Klass, Sarah Kreindler, Alfred Lustgarten, Emanuel Moss, Alex Murray, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Nat Ross, Paul Shure, Joe Stepansky, Jerry Vinci (vn), Rubin Decker, Alvin Dinkin, Cecil Figelski, Al Harshman, Gary Nuttycombe (vl), Alex Borisoff, Jesse Ehrlich, Hyman Gold, Joseph Saxon, William Vandenburg (clo), Ralph Carmichael, Belford Hendricks (arr, con), Hy Lesnick (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), Hank Cicalo (eng)
03:09 | May 16, 1963 [13:00-17:00] | AA 39806 | That Sunday, That Summer (George David Weiss, Joe Sherman) | |
02:32 | April 11, 1963 [13:00-17:45] | AA 39476-4 | Mr. Wishing Well (Lockie Edwards, Jr., Laurence Weiss) |
Nat Cole (v), Jackie Allen, B.J. Baker, Vangie Carmichael, Bill Cole, Ada Beth Lee, Bill Lee, Gene Merlino, Jay Meyer, Loulie Jean Norman, Thurl Ravenscroft, Sally Sweetland, one unidentified, others unknown, Jackie Ward (bkv), Tommy Johnson (tu), Milt Raskin, Jimmie Rowles (p), Laurindo Almeida, Bobby Gibbons, Al Hendrickson, Alvino Rey (g), Joe Comfort (b), Frank Carlson, Irv Cottler (d), Larry Bunker (per), Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Emil Briano, Arthur Brown, Harold Dicterow, Elliot Fisher, Dave Frisina, Jimmy Getzoff, Lou Klass, Sarah Kreindler, Alfred Lustgarten, Emanuel Moss, Alex Murray, Lou Raderman, Isadore Roman, Nat Ross, Paul Shure, Jerry Vinci (vn), Rubin Decker, Cecil Figelski, Al Harshman, Gary Nuttycombe (vl), Alex Borisoff, Jesse Ehrlich, Hyman Gold, William Vandenburg (clo), Ralph Carmichael (arr, con), Hy Lesnick (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), Hank Cicalo (eng)
02:22 | January 14, 1964 [19:00-00:30] | AA 51205-17 | My True Carrie, Love (Paula Frances, Nicholas A. Catsos [as Gary Romero]) |
Nat Cole (v), The Merry Young Souls (bkv), Don Robertson (p), James Burton, Glen Campbell, John Collins, Milt Norman (g), Joe Comfort (b), Irv Cottler (d), Dale Anderson, Milt Holland (per), Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Robert Barene, Emil Briano, Jacques Gasselin, Jimmy Getzoff, Lou Klass, Lou Raderman, Paul Shure, Joe Stepansky, Jerry Vinci (vn), Alvin Dinkin, Al Harshman, Lou Kievman, Paul Robyn (vl), Justin DiTullio, Ed Lustgarten, Emmet Sargeant, William Vandenburg (clo), Ralph Carmichael (arr, con), Lee Gillette (pro)
01:03 | March 7, 1954 | film | Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) | |
01:40 | March 7, 1954 | film | Too Young (Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) | |
01:35 | March 7, 1954 | film | Nature Boy (Eden Ahbez) |
Nat Cole (v, p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr), Ray Bloch (con)
NOTES:
A 5-LP box set of performances taken from the Ed Sullivan Show, Cole appears on these three numbers only.
02:48 | January 16, 1946 | live | After You've Gone (Henry Creamer, Turner Layton) | |
03:25 | January 16, 1946 | live | Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
02:14 | January 4, 1947 | rt | Come In Out Of The Rain (Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) | |
02:25 | January 4, 1947 | rt | Somebody Loves Me (George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
05:25 | June 23, 1947 | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
12:59 | June 23, 1947 | live | How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis) | |
08:55 | June 23, 1947 | live | I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Willie Smith (as), Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Shavers (t), Red Norvo (vib), Nat Cole (p), Barney Kessel, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Louie Bellson (d)
12:59 | June 23, 1947 | live | How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis) | |
05:25 | June 23, 1947 | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
08:55 | June 23, 1947 | live | I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Willie Smith (as), Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Shavers (t), Red Norvo (vib), Nat Cole (p), Barney Kessel, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Louie Bellson (d)
03:08 | January 12, 1951 [15:00-17:00] | 5209 | film | Mona Lisa (Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (cga), Harry Zimmerman (mgr)
03:16 | February 16, 1946 | HL121-1 | alt | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Clarence Gaskill) |
03:01 | February 16, 1946 | HL121-2 | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Clarence Gaskill) | |
03:08 | February 16, 1946 | HL122-1 | alt | The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) |
03:08 | February 16, 1946 | HL122-4 | The Way You Look Tonight (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) | |
02:34 | February 16, 1946 | HL123-1 | alt | Airiness A La Nat (Harry Lim) |
02:35 | February 16, 1946 | HL123-2 | Airiness A La Nat (Harry Lim) | |
03:00 | February 16, 1946 | HL124-3 | My Old Flame (Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow) |
Willie Smith (as), Nat Cole (p), Red Callender (b), Jackie Mills (d), Harry Lim (pro), John Palladino (eng)
03:38 | December 15, 1946 [16:15-18:55] | CO 37178-4 | alt | Nat Meets June (George Simon [as Randy Mergentroid]) |
June Christy (v), Nat Cole (v, p), Johnny Hodges (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Harry Carney (bar), Charlie Shavers (t), Lawrence Brown (tb), Bob Ahern (g), Eddie Safranski (b), Buddy Rich (d), Sy Oliver (arr), George Simon (pro)
12:59 | June 23, 1947 | live | How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis) | |
05:25 | June 23, 1947 | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
08:55 | June 23, 1947 | live | I Got Rhythm (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Willie Smith (as), Stan Getz (ts), Charlie Shavers (t), Red Norvo (vib), Nat Cole (p), Barney Kessel, Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b), Louie Bellson (d)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) | |
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) |
Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Nat Cole (p), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
03:56 | Late March/Early April 1946 | YB-C-354-1 | I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) | |
03:52 | Late March/Early April 1946 | YB-C-348-2 | Back To The Land (Lester Young) |
Lester Young (ts), Nat Cole (p), Buddy Rich (d), Norman Granz (pro)
02:32 | August 8, 1957 [14:30-17:30] | 17398-5 | Around The World (Victor Young, Harold Adamson) | |
04:33 | December 22, 1960 [13:00-17:30] | 35130-1 | A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (Eric Maschwitz, Manning Sherwin) |
Nat Cole (v), Harry Klee, Ted Nash, Arthur Smith (f), Buddy Collette, Brian Farnon, Bob Lawson, Ed Robinson (ww), Ed Kusby, Dick Noel (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), George Roberts (btb), Bobby Hammack, Jimmie Rowles (p), John Collins (g), Joe Comfort, Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Victor Arno, Israel Baker, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Harry Bluestone, Emil Briano, Harold Dicterow, Dave Frisina, Jimmy Getzoff, Henry Hill, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Alex Murray, Paul Nero, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nat Ross, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Albert Steinberg, Jerry Vinci (vn), Alvin Dinkin, Al Harshman, Lou Kievman, Ray Menhennick, Gary Nuttycombe, Barbara Simons, Dave Sterkin, Milton Thomas (vl), Cy Bernard, Justin DiTullio, Victor Gottlieb, Armand Kaproff, Kurt Reher, Emmet Sargeant, Eleanor Slatkin (clo), Bob Stone (arco), Kathryn Julye, Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Ralph Carmichael, Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Hy Lesnick (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro)
03:17 | December 19, 1956 [14:00-18:00] | 16308-7 | Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) | |
03:45 | September 19, 1956 [13:30-18:45] | 15910-9 | How Little We Know (Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) |
Nat Cole (v), Willie Schwartz, Willie Smith (as), Babe Russin, Buck Skalak (ts), Joe Koch (bar), Conrad Gozzo, Cappy Lewis, Mickey Mangano, Shorty Sherock (t), Joe Howard, Jimmy Priddy (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), George Roberts (btb), Charles LaVere, Jimmie Rowles (p), John Collins, Allan Reuss (g), Charlie Harris, Jack Ryan (b), Lee Young (d), Israel Baker, Alex Beller, Joachim Chassman, Sam Cytron, Kurt Dieterle, Murray Kellner, Sol Kindler, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Ricky Marino, Erno Neufeld, Joseph Quadri, Mischa Russell, Ralph Schaeffer, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson (vn), Bill Baffa, Paul Robyn, Dave Sterkin (vl), Armand Kaproff (clo), Kathryn Thompson (hrp), Gordon Jenkins, Nelson Riddle (arr, con), Patricia Neff (mgr), Lee Gillette (pro), John Kraus, Rex Uptegraft (eng)
02:08 | June 14, 1943 | rt | Slender, Tender, And Tall (Mike Jackson, Hughie Prince) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
09:09 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Lester Leaps In (Lester Young) | |
12:37 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Tea For Two (Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) | |
10:34 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Blues (Etaoin) | |
10:35 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Body And Soul (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton) | |
03:14 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Sweet Lorraine (Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) | |
02:52 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
09:32 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | I've Found A New Baby (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) | |
06:40 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Rosetta (Earl Hines, Henri Woode) | |
04:42 | July 2, 1944 [14:30-] | live | Bugle Call Rag (Jack Pettis, Elmer Schoebel, Billy Meyers) | |
02:44 | July 30, 1944 | live/inc | One O'Clock Jump (Eddie Durham, Buster Smith, Oran 'Hot Lips' Page) | |
03:04 | July 30, 1944 | live/inc | Oh, Lady Be Good (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Carolyn Richards (v), Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts), Shorty Sherock (t), J. J. Johnson (tb), Les Paul (g), Red Callender, Johnny Miller (b), Lee Young (d)
February 1946 | rt | Come To Baby, Do (Inez James, Sidney Miller) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Oscar Moore (g), Johnny Miller (b)
02:40 | July 1, 1952 [14:00-17:05] | My Flaming Heart (Leo Robin, Nicholas Brodszky) |
Nat Cole (v), Aaron Gershunoff (f), Philip Memoli (ob), Gus Bivona, Morton Friedman, Alex Gershunoff, Andrew Young (cl), Joe Triscari (t), John Cave, Vincent DeRubertis, Herman Lebow (frh), Si Zentner (tb), Milt Raskin (p), unknown (g), Artie Shapiro (b), Frank Carlson (d), Jack Costanzo (cga), Sam Albert, Dave Crocov, Sam Fiedler, Werner Gebauer, Mort Herbert, Arthur Maebe, Sr., Lisa Minghetti, Emanuel Moss, Lou Raderman, Al Vertchamp, Eunice Wennermark (vn), Virginia Majewski, Reuben Marcus, Germain Prevost (vl), Alex Compinsky, Fernand Lhoest, Irving Lipshultz, Ed Lustgarten (clo), Mary Jane Barton (hrp), André Previn (con), James Whelan (mgr)
02:44 | July 23, 1949 | live | Yes Sir, That's My Baby (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) | |
04:06 | July 23, 1949 | live | I've Got News For You (Roy Alfred) | |
02:15 | July 29, 1949 | live | Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) | |
04:04 | July 29, 1949 | live | Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn) | |
03:04 | July 29, 1949 | live | Baby I Need You (Walton Farrar, Al Gannaway) |
Nat Cole (v, p), Woody Herman (v), Terry Gibbs (vib), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo, cga)
04:33 | January 14, 1960 [02:30-05:00] | 55356 | alt | Miss Otis Regrets (Cole Porter) |
Nat Cole (v), Jimmy Clark (as), Earl Blue, Irv Bush, Buddy Childers (t), Milt Bernhart, Freddy Lewis (tb), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (arr), Antonio Morelli (con), Dave Cavanaugh (dir), Lee Gillette (pro), Hugh Davies, Bill Robinson (eng)
02:37 | January 19, 1961 | live | The Surrey With The Fringe On The Top (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) | |
03:55 | January 19, 1961 | live | Stardust (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) |
Nat Cole (v), Buddy Collette, Champ Webb (ww, ts), Harry Klee, Willie Schwartz (ww, as), Joe Koch (ww, bar), Cappy Lewis, Mickey Mangano, Shorty Sherock, Joe Triscari (t), Dick Noel, Tommy Pederson, Tommy Shepard (tb), George Roberts (btb), Bill Miller (p), Bob Bain (g), Joe Comfort (b), John Markham (d), Felix Slatkin (vn), Alvin Dinkin (vl), Eleanor Slatkin (clo), others unknown (acc), Dave Cavanaugh, Gordon Jenkins, Bill Jones (arr), Nelson Riddle (con)
02:58 | August 21, 1954 | live | Unforgettable (Irving Gordon) |
Nat Cole (v), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Meredith Willson (con), David Swedlow (eng)