Nat King Cole
Geoffrey Smith celebrates the centenary today of Nat "King" Cole, the iconic pop vocalist who was also a brilliant jazz pianist. Geoffrey Smith surveys his keyboard hits, which inspired the likes of Oscar Peterson and Diana Krall.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Honey Hush
- The Quintessence.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Jack The Bellboy
- The Quintessence.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Sweet Lorraine
- The Quintessence.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Honeysuckle Rose
- The Quintessence.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Early Morning Blues
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Lester Young
Indiana
- The Super Sessions.
- LE JAZZ.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Straighten Up And Fly Right
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Jumpin' At Capitol
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
What Is This Thing Called Love?
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
Easy Listening Blues
- The Quintessence.
- Fremeaux.
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Lester Young, Lester Young, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson & Shadow Wilson
I've Found A New Baby
- Lester Leaps Again.
- Proper.
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Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole
I Know That You Know
- AFTER MIDNIGHT SESSIONS.
- CAPITOL.
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Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars
Blues
- La Grande du Histoire du Jazz.
- Le Jazz.
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Nat King Cole
TITLE HONEY HUSH
Artists: Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers
Composers: Nat King Cole
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Eddie Cole (vocal & bass); Eddie Cole’s Solid Swingers
TITLE JACK THE BELLBOY
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Lionel Hampton
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass); Lionel Hampton (drums)
TITLE SWEET LORRAINE
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Mitchell Parish / Cliff Burwell
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)
TITLE HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
Artists: Nat King Cole Quartet
Composers: Fats Waller
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)
TITLE EARLY MORNING BLUES
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Nat King Cole
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)
TITLE INDIANA
Artists: Lester Young & Nat King Cole
Composers: James F. Hanley / Ballard MacDonald
Album Title: The Super Sessions
Label: LE JAZZ CD36
Performers: Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Red Callendar (bass)
TITLE STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Irving Mills / Nat King Cole
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)
TITLE JUMPIN’ AT CAPITOL
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Nadine Robinson
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)
TITLE GEE BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Don Redman / Andy Razaf
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)
TITLE WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Cole Porter
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)
TITLE EASY LISTENING BLUES
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Nadine Robinson
Album Title: The Quintessence
Label: Fremeaux: FA208
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)
TITLE I’VE FOUND A NEW BABY
Artists: Nat King Cole/Lester Young /Buddy Rich
Composers: Spencer Williams / Jack Palmer
Album Title: Lester Leaps Again
Label: Proper: P-1131
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Lester Young (tenor sax); Buddy Rich (drums)
TITLE I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW
Artists: Nat King Cole Trio
Composers: Anne Caldwell / Vincent Youmans
Album Title: After Midnight
Label: CAPITOL: EMS-1103
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Stuff Smith (violin)
TITLE BLUES
Artists: Jazz At The Philharmonic
Composers: Etaoin
Album Title: The Beginning
Label: Le Jazz: CD-41
Performers: Nat King Cole (piano); Les Paul (guitar)
Broadcasts
- Sun 1 May 2016 00:00BBC Radio 3
- Sun 17 Mar 2019 00:00BBC Radio 3
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