The Best Of The Nat King Cole Trio: Instrumental Classics by Nat King Cole Trio - Uhune

COMPILATION

For those needing a reminder of Cole's very original and expert piano playing, this 18-track roundup of some of his best instrumentals should fit the bill. Part of Capitol's three-volume series of Cole's classic trio sides (the other two cover the vocals), The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio includes gem after gem from the group's 1943-1949 prime and features the classic lineup that included guitarist Oscar Moore and bassist Johnny Miller. With Cole and Moore seamlessly blending lines throughout, the group forged the standard for many a piano trio to follow by way of classics like "Jumpin' at Capitol," "Sweet Georgia Brown," and "These Foolish Things." Complemented by three sides featuring Cole's later trio mates -- guitarist Irving Ashby and bassist Joe Comfort, plus guest percussionist Jack Costanza -- this instrumental best-of is essential listening for fans of Cole's vintage, pre-"Mona Lisa" material. For more of Cole's fine instrumental work from this period, be sure to also check out Capitol's horns-and-piano title Jazz Encounters. ~ Stephen Cook

1. Jumpin' At Capitol

by The King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: The King Cole Trio
Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore
Nat King Cole; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Nadine Robinson; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Mastering Engineer: Malcolm Addey; Production
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

2. The Man I Love

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Nat King Cole
Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Author: Ira Gershwin; Production
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Translation: Gregory Stone; Production

3. Body And Soul

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Johnny Green
Frank Eyton
Robert Sour
Edward Heyman; Composer
Lyricist: Robert Sour
Johnny Green
Edward Heyman
Frank Eyton; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Mastering Engineer: Malcolm Addey; Production
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Composer Lyricist: Edward Heyman
Frank Eyton
Robert Sour
Johnny Green; Other

4. Prelude In C Sharp Minor

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Nat King Cole
Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Arranger: Nat King Cole; Composer
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

5. What Is This Thing Called Love?

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore
Nat King Cole; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Cole Porter; Composer
Lyricist: Cole Porter; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter; Other

6. Easy Listenin' Blues

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Nat King Cole
Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Nadine Robinson; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

7. Sweet Georgia Brown

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Maceo Pinkard
Kenneth Casey
Ben Bernie; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Mastering Engineer: Malcolm Addey; Production
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

8. This Way Out

by The King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: The King Cole Trio
Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Oscar Moore
Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Nat King Cole; Composer

9. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Otto Harbach
Jerome Kern; Composer
Lyricist: Jerome Kern
Otto Harbach; Composer
Engineer: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jerome Kern
Otto Harbach; Other

10. Honeysuckle Rose

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore
Nat King Cole; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Fats Waller; Composer
Author: Andy Razaf; Production
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Mastering Engineer: Malcolm Addey; Production
Producer: Lee Gillette; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

11. Rhumba Azul

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Nat King Cole
Johnny Miller
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Nat King Cole; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

12. Moonlight In Vermont

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: John Blackburn
Karl Suessdorf; Composer
Lyricist: Karl Suessdorf
John Blackburn; Composer
Engineer: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Composer Lyricist: Karl Suessdorf
John Blackburn; Other

13. How High The Moon

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Morgan Lewis
Nancy Hamilton; Composer
Lyricist: Nancy Hamilton
Morgan Lewis; Composer
Engineer: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Composer Lyricist: Nancy Hamilton
Morgan Lewis; Other

14. I'll Never Be The Same

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Matty Malneck
Frank Signorelli
Gus Kahn; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Mastering Engineer: Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production

15. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)

by Nat King Cole Trio

Bass ( Vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Johnny Miller; Performer
Guitar: Oscar Moore; Performer
Performer: Johnny Miller
Nat King Cole
Oscar Moore; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Holt Marvell
Jack Strachey; Composer
Lyricist: Jack Strachey
Holt Marvell; Composer
Engineer: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jack Strachey
Holt Marvell; Other

16. Laugh! Cool Clown

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Joe Comfort; Performer
Bass (vocal): Joe Comfort; Performer
Bongos: Jack Costanzo; Performer
Guitar: Irving Ashby; Performer
Performer: Joe Comfort
Irving Ashby
Jack Costanzo
Nat King Cole; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Ruggiero Leoncavallo
Ruggero Leoncavallo; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Conga: Jack Costanzo; Other

17. Bop-Kick

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Joe Comfort; Performer
Bass (vocal): Joe Comfort; Performer
Bongos: Jack Costanzo; Performer
Guitar: Irving Ashby; Performer
Performer: Joe Comfort
Irving Ashby
Nat King Cole Trio
Jack Costanzo
George Shearing Quintet
Ray Anthony
His Orchestra
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Stan Kenton
George Shearing
Natalie Cole
Nat King Cole
Ray Anthony And His Orchestra; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole
George Shearing
Natalie Cole
Nat King Cole Trio
George Shearing Quintet
Ray Anthony
His Orchestra
Stan Kenton And His Orchestra
Stan Kenton
Ray Anthony And His Orchestra; Performer
Composer: Nat King Cole; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Conga: Jack Costanzo; Other

18. Peaches

by Nat King Cole Trio

Primary Artist: Nat King Cole Trio; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Joe Comfort; Performer
Bass (vocal): Joe Comfort; Performer
Bongos: Jack Costanzo; Performer
Guitar: Irving Ashby; Performer
Performer: Joe Comfort
Irving Ashby
Jack Costanzo
Nat King Cole; Performer
Piano: Nat King Cole; Performer
Composer: Terry Gibbs; Composer
Engineer: Jay Ranellucci
Malcolm Addey; Production
Studio Personnel: Malcolm Addey
Jay Ranellucci; Production
Conga: Jack Costanzo; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

51 minutes and 39 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

13/18 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

3/18 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Lounge, Electronic, Dance, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Vocal, Traditional Pop, Easy Listening, Swing, Blues, Chicago Blues

Label

Blue Note Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

No linguistic content

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 16, 1992

Track Preview

Available

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Free

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UPC

77779828852