Nat 'King' Cole And His Trio, After Midnight (LP 1956) Jazz, Capitol W782
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Vinyl looks Near Mint and Sleeve looks EX. See pics and info for details.
Nat 'King' Cole And His Trio, After Midnight
Label:
Capitol Records ?– W782
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 12", 33rpm
Country:
US
Released:
1956
Genre:
Jazz
Style:
Swing
Tracklist
A1 Just You, Just Me 3:00
A2 Sweet Lorraine 4:33
A3 Sometimes I'm Happy 4:08
A4 Caravan 2:44
A5 It's Only A Paper Moon 3:06
A6 You're Looking At Me 4:12
B1 Lonely One 3:45
B2 Don't Let It Go To Your Head 3:11
B3 I Know That You Know 2:28
B4 Blame It On My Youth 4:06
B5 When I Grow Too Old To Dream 3:29
B6 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 3:41
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Scranton
Credits
Bass – Charlie Harris
Drums – Lee Young
Guitar – John Collins
Piano, Vocals – Nat King Cole
Saxophone [Alto, Featuring] – Willie Smith
Trombone [Featuring] – Juan Tizol
Trumpet [Featuring] – Harry Edison
Violin [Featuring] – Stuff Smith
Notes
Original Mono Pressing with Black Labels that have Silver Printing.
Recorded in Hollywood in August and September 1956.
An abstract anvil-type symbol is used in the run-out, indicating (before 1963) the Scranton pressing plant.
- Nat King Cole Trio
Profile:
In 1937, Nat King Cole arrived in Los Angeles where he formed the original lineup of the Nat King Cole Trio. The trio consisted of Nat on piano, Oscar Moore on guitar, and Wesley Prince on double bass - the absence of a drummer making the combo unique among the swing/jazz outfits of that time. The trio played in Los Angeles throughout the late 1930s and recorded many radio transcriptions.
In 1939, the Cole Trio was receiving enough attention to embark on its first tour of the East Coast and the Midwest - in New York, Cole, Moore and Prince backed singer Billie Holiday on one of her Manhattan gigs. In 1940, the Cole Trio made its first commercially available recording of Sweet Lorraine, which featured Cole on lead vocals and became the group's first hit as well as the group's theme on radio.
The outbreak of World War II lead to several line-up changes: Prince, who was drafted into the U.S. military, being temporarily replaced by Red Calendar, and later by Johnny Miller who stayed with the group until 1947 (when he was replaced by Irving Ashby). During its 1943-1949 period, the Cole Trio had its share of major hits, which were not only commercially successful, but also extremely influential.
By the end of the '40s, Nat King Cole (in accordance with Capitol Records' marketing strategy) gradually phased out his part as improvising jazz singer/pianist with the King Cole Trio, focusing on his new career as jazz-influenced pop singer that he pursued through the '50s and early '60s.
Original line-up (1937-1942):
Nat King Cole: piano
Oscar Moore: guitar
Wesley Prince: bass
"Capitol-years" line-up (1943-1947):
Nat King Cole: piano
Oscar Moore: guitar
Johnny Miller: bass
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