Nat King Cole


1. Lush Live (Strayhorn) 3:18

2. That’s My Girl (Ellington - Tobias) 2:23

3. Wish I Were Somebody Else (van Heusen - Burke) 2:45

4. Unforgettable (Gordon) 3:29

5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream (Kahn - Brown) 2:36

6. Tenderly (Gross - Lawrence) 2:58

7. It’s Crazy (Rogers - Fields) 2:23

8. Pretend (Douglas - Parnan - Lavere) 2:47

9. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons (Watson - Best) 2:53

10. Almost Like Being In Love (Lerner - Loewe) 1:54

11. Red Sails In The Sunset (Kennedy - Williams) 3:17

12. There Goes My Heart (Silver - Davis) 2:52

13. This Can’t Be Love (Rodgers - Hart) 2:23

14. Smile (Chaplin - Turner - Parsons) 2:53

15. When You’re Smiling (Fisher - Goodwin - Shay) 2:44

16. I Was A Little Too Lonely And You Were Al Little Too Late (Livingston - Evans) 3:01

17. Blame It On My Youth (Levant - Heyman) 4:11

18. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (Sosenko) 2:51

19. You Can Depend On Me (Carpenter - Dunlap - Hines) 3:55

20. Candy (Kramer - Davis - Whitney) 3:55

21. A Blossom Fell (Barnes - Cornelius - John) 2:33

22. Two Loves Have I (Scotto - Trivers - Murray) 2:46

23. What Is There To Say (Duke - Harburg) 3:35

24. Sometimes I’m Happy (Youmans - Caesar) 4:09


Total Time: 72:43



1. Lush Live

New York, March 29, 1949

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga) with orchestra arr. and Cond. by Pete Rugolo: Sid Cooper (cl)(fl), Al Richman (frh), Zelly Smirnoff, Lou Stone, George Zorning, Frank York, George Koch (vl), Dick Freitag, Rudy Sims (violas), Pete Makas, Ray Sabinsky (cel), Mel Zelnick (d).


2. That’s My Girl

Los Angeles, February 1, 1951

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), with Orchestra arr. and conducted by Pete Rugolo


3. Wish I Were Somebody Else

Los Angeles, February 12, 1951, same:

Unknown (vcl group)


4. Unforgettable

Hollywood, August 1951

Nelson Riddle Orchestra


5. You Stepped Out Of A Dream

Los Angeles, January 11, 1952

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), with Orchestra ar. and cond. by Pete Rugolo


6. Tenderly

No details available


7. It’s Crazy

Los Angeles, January 11, 1952

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), with Orchestrs ar. and cond. by Pete Rugolo


8. Pretend

Hollywood, December 1952

Nelson Riddle Orchestra


9. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons

Hollywood, January 27, 1953

Nelson Riddle Orchestra


10. Almost Like Being In Love 

Los Angeles, January 28, 1953

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), with Orchestra cond. and arr by Nelson Riddle

 

11. Red Sails In The Sunset

Hollywood, February 12, 1951

Nelson Riddle Orchestra


12. There Goes My Heart

Hollywood, January 27, 1953

Nelson Riddle Orchestra


13. This Can’t Be Love

Los Angeles, January 28, 1953

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo)(cga), with Orchestra cond. and arr by Nelson Riddle


14. Smile

Hollywood, July 27, 1954

Nelson Riddle Orchestra


15. When You’re Smiling

No details available


16. I Was A Little Too Lonely And You Were Al Little Too Late

Los Angeles, September 14, 1956

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Willie Smith (as), Lee Young (d).


17. Blame It On My Youth

Los Angeles, September 21, 1956

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jua Tizol (valve tb), Lee Young (d).


18. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup

No details available


19. You Can Depend On Me

20. Candy

Los Angeles, August 15, 1956

Natt King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Harry Sweet Edison (tp), Lee Young (d).


21. A Blossom Fell 

No details available


22. Two Loves Have I

Los Angeles, September 24, 1956

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Stuff Smith (vl), Lee Young (d).


23. What Is There To Say

Los Angeles, September 21, 1956

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Juan Tizol (valve tb), Lee Young (d).


24. Sometimes I’m Happy

Los Angeles, September 24, 1956

Nat King Cole (p)(vcl), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Stuff Smith (vl), Lee Young (d).