The Chronological Classics: Nat “King” Cole 1941–1943

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1This Will Make You Laugh
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-07-16)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-07-16)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
recording of:
This Will Make You Laugh (on 1941-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Irene Higginbotham
King Cole Trio3:18
2Stop! The Red Light’s On
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-07-16)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-07-16)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
recording of:
Stop! The Red Light's On (on 1941-07-16)
writer:
Taps Miller
King Cole Trio2:40
3Hit the Ramp
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-07-16)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-07-16)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
King Cole Trio3:24
4I Like to Riff
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-07-16)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-07-16)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-07-16)
recording of:
I Like To Riff (on 1941-07-16)
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
King Cole Trio2:49
5Call the Police
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22) and Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
King Cole Trio3:11
6Are You Fer It?
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
recording of:
Are You Fer It (on 1941-10-22)
writer:
Nat King Cole and Carl Sigman
King Cole Trio3:11
7That Ain’t Right
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-10-22)
bass and double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22) and Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
recording of:
That Ain't Right (on 1941-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
King Cole Trio3:17
8Hit That Jive, Jack
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-10-22)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1941-10-22)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1941-10-22) and Oscar Moore (on 1941-10-22)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1941-10-22)
recording of:
Hit That Jive Jack (on 1941-10-22)
writer:
John Alston and Skeets Tolbert
King Cole Trio2:59
9Indiana
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1942-07-15)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-07-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1942-07-15)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-07-15)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
King Cole Lester Young Red Callender Trio4:53
10I Can’t Get Started
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1942-07-15)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-07-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1942-07-15)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Get Started (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
King Cole Lester Young Red Callender Trio4:54
11Tea for Two
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1942-07-15)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-07-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1942-07-15)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
King Cole Lester Young Red Callender Trio4:48
12Body and Soul
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1942-07-15)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-07-15)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1942-07-15)
instrumental recording of:
Body and Soul (on 1942-07-15)
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green) (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
King Cole Lester Young Red Callender Trio5:10
13Vom, Vim, Veedle
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1942-10-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1942-10-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-10-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-10-11)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-10-11)
recording of:
Vom, Vim, Veedle (on 1942-10-11)
writer:
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon and Robert Scherman
King Cole Trio3:00
14All for You
double bass:
Red Callender (on 1942-10-11)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1942-10-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-10-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-10-11)
recorded at:
C. P. MacGregor Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1942-10-11)
recording of:
All for You (on 1942-10-11)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Scherman
recording of:
All for You (in 1942)
lyricist and composer:
Robert Scherman
King Cole Trio3:26
15Let’s Spring One
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-03-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-03-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
recording of:
Let’s Spring One (on 1943-03-01)
writer:
Otis René
King Cole Trio2:41
16Beautiful Moons Ago
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-03-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-03-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
recording of:
Beautiful Moons Ago (on 1943-03-01)
lyricist:
Nat King Cole (on 1942-12-04)
composer:
Oscar Moore (on 1942-12-04)
King Cole Trio2:25
17Pitchin’ Up a Boogie
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-03-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-03-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
recording of:
Pitchin’ Up a Boogie (on 1943-03-01)
writer:
Nat King Cole
King Cole Trio3:11
18I’m Lost
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-03-01)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-03-01)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-03-01)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-03-01)
recording of:
I’m Lost (on 1943-03-01)
writer:
Otis René
King Cole Trio3:10
19F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet and Tasty)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-11-02)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
recording of:
F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet & Tasty) (on 1943-11-02)
composer:
Nat King Cole
King Cole Trio3:05
20My Lips Remember Your Kisses
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-11-02)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
recording of:
My Lips Remember Your Kisses (on 1943-11-02)
writer:
Henry May, Robert Scherman and Ben Siegel
King Cole Trio3:07
21Got a Penny
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1943-11-02)
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-11-02)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
recording of:
Got a Penny (on 1943-11-02)
writer:
Henry May and Robert Scherman
publisher:
St. James Music
King Cole Trio2:35
22Let’s Pretend
double bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio) (on 1943-11-02)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1943-11-02)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1943-11-02)
recording of:
Let’s Pretend (on 1943-11-02)
writer:
Robert Scherman
King Cole Trio3:17

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 786) (order: 295)