Essential: Masters of Jazz

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Jack the Bellboy
2:52
2Honeysuckle Rose
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1940-12-06)
double bass:
Wesley Prince (on 1940-12-06)
guitar:
Oscar Moore (on 1940-12-06)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1940-12-06)
instrumental cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1940-12-06)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:35
3Hit 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
2:57
4I Know That You Know
recording of:
I Know That You Know (Caldwell & Youmans)
lyricist:
Anne Caldwell
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:21
5Straighten Up and Fly Right
recording of:
Straighten Up and Fly Right
writer:
Nat King Cole and Irving Mills
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
sub-publisher:
Mills Music, 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 コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30)
2:27
6Sweet Lorraine
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
3:11
7It's Only a Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, S.A. Music Co., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:56
8Don't Blame Me
recording of:
Don’t Blame Me
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
3:26
9Laguna Leap
2:58
10The Frim Fram Sauce
recording of:
The Frim‐Fram Sauce
lyricist:
Redd Evans (in 1945)
composer:
Joe Ricardel (in 1945)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:19
11I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm
recording of:
I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole
2:21
12Airiness a La Nat
2:38
13Route 66
recording of:
(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
lyricist and composer:
Bobby Troup
publisher:
Chappell Morris Ltd., E. H. Morris, LondonTown Music, Inc., Troup-London, LLC, 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), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Burke-Van Heusen, Inc. (on 1946-04-22)
3:03
14That's What
recording of:
That’s What
writer:
Nat King Cole and Oscar Moore
2:25
15Poor Butterfly
cover recording of:
Poor Butterfly
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (composer, co-founder of ASCAP) (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
2:35
16Cole Capers
recording of:
Cole Capers
composer:
Nat King Cole
1:56
17My Baby Likes to Be-Bop
2:28
18Laguna Mood
recording of:
Laguna Mood
composer:
Nat King Cole
2:58
19The Geek
recording of:
The Geek
writer:
Nat King Cole and Marvin Fisher
3:14
20Lulubelle
recording of:
Lulubelle
writer:
Nat King Cole
2:11