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Nat King Cole
Jazz · 1992 · 98 tracks

Nat King Cole

Nat King Cole

One hundred tracks of velvet-smooth baritone and sophisticated piano. A comprehensive journey through mid-century romance, from jazz trios to orchestral pop.

November 2, 1992 · PWL International

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This massive 100-track collection is the sonic equivalent of a slow-motion tour through the golden age of American song. It captures Nat King Cole not just as a singer, but as a transformative cultural force who bridged the gap between the smoky jazz clubs of the 1940s and the lush, orchestral soundstages of the 1950s. The experience is defined by his 'velvet' baritone: a voice so smooth and perfectly controlled that it feels like a physical presence in the room. Whether he is whispering a ballad or swinging through a mid-tempo number, there is an effortless elegance that remains unmatched in the history of vocal music.

Tracklist · 98 Tracks
01
Straighten Up and Fly Right
2:27
02
Jumpin’ at Capitol
2:29
03
Sweet Lorraine
3:11
04
Embraceable You
3:20
05
It’s Only a Paper Moon
2:55
06
What Is This Thing Called Love?
2:58
07
You Can Depend on Me
2:58
08
I’m Thru With Love
2:56
09
Sweet Georgia Brown
2:18
10
The Frim Fram Sauce
3:17
11
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
3:01
12
Baby, Baby All the Time
3:00
13
You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
3:04
14
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)
3:13
15
(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons
2:54
16
When I Take My Sugar to Tea
2:23
17
Too Marvelous for Words
2:33
18
Blues in My Shower
2:53
19
Kee‐mo Ky‐mo (The Magic Song)
2:21
20
Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat)
2:40
21
Nature Boy
2:39
22
Lost April
2:58
23
Portrait of Jennie
3:08
24
Bop‐Kick
2:36
25
For All We Know
3:03
26
Lush Life
3:18
27
My Baby Just Cares for Me
2:47
28
Can I Come in for a Second?
2:50
29
I’ll Never Say Never Again
2:48
30
Mona Lisa
3:15
31
Ev’ry Day (I Fall in Love)
3:01
32
Orange Colored Sky
2:33
33
Jet
2:48
34
Too Young
3:13
35
Red Sails in the Sunset
3:17
36
Unforgettable
3:12
37
Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
2:40
38
The Ruby and the Pearl
3:13
39
Somewhere Along the Way
2:53
40
You Stepped Out of a Dream
2:35
41
Funny (Not Much)
2:59
42
Pretend
2:45
43
Angel Eyes
3:15
44
Lover, Come Back to Me
2:31
45
That’s All
3:01
46
If Love Is Good to Me
2:46
47
Blue Gardenia
2:57
50
Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
2:49
51
Answer Me, My Love
2:38
52
Smile
2:54
53
My One Sin (In Life)
2:58
54
Open Up the Doghouse (Two Cats Are Comin’ in)
2:28
55
If I Give My Heart to You
2:59
56
A Blossom Fell
2:32
57
If I May
3:04
58
It Could Happen to You
2:47
59
Autumn Leaves
2:40
60
There Will Never Be Another You
3:37
61
Let’s Fall in Love
2:47
62
Night Lights
2:48
63
To the Ends of the Earth
2:18
64
Candy
3:54
65
Ballerina
2:51
66
Caravan
2:44
67
Stardust
3:15
68
When I Fall in Love
3:11
69
When Sunny Gets Blue
2:45
70
Send for Me
2:37
71
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
3:12
72
I Should Care
2:47
73
The Party’s Over
2:44
74
St. Louis Blues
2:26
75
Looking Back
2:27
76
The Very Thought of You
3:49
77
But Beautiful
3:30
78
Avalon
1:49
79
The Late, Late Show
2:36
80
To Whom It May Concern
2:58
81
Non Dimenticar (Don’t Forget)
2:51
82
Standin’ In the Need of Prayer
2:15
83
The Best Thing for You
2:02
84
Perfidia
2:21
85
Wild Is Love
2:52
86
Thou Swell
2:26
87
Where or When
3:16
88
Mr.Cole Won’t Rock&Roll
7:51
89
I Remember You
3:15
90
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
4:46
91
The Touch of Your Lips
3:54
92
Poinciana (Song of the Tree)
3:58
93
Day In‐Day Out
2:28
94
Azure‐té
3:56
95
Ramblin’ Rose
2:51
96
Say It Isn’t So
3:07
97
That Sunday, That Summer
3:14
98
On the Street Where You Live
3:10
99
I Don’t Want to See Tomorrow
2:39
100
L‐O‐V‐E
2:32
Moments Worth Listening For
the transition on Nature Boy where the ethereal strings give way to that haunting, singular vocal entry
the playful, syncopated piano solo in Route 66 that reminds you of his jazz trio roots
the breathy, intimate delivery of the final word in Unforgettable that lingers like smoke
the sudden, bright brass explosion in L-O-V-E that shifts the mood from intimate to celebratory
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