V-Disc: A Musical Contribution By America's Best for our armed forces overseas: King Cole Trio

Nat King Cole | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 18, 1998)
• Original Release Date: August 18, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Collector's Choice Music
• ASIN: B000009Q8Z
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,864 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. If You Can't Smile And Say Yes, Please Don't Cry And Say No

2. Any Old Time

3. Satchel-Mouth Baby

4. Route 66

5. A Pile O'Cole

6. Embraceable You

7. Bring Another Drink

8. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You

9. Candy

10. What Is This Thing Called Love

11. Sweet Lorraine

12. Solid Potato Salad

13. Frim Fram Sauce

14. I Realize Now

15. It's Only A Paper Moon

16. Nat Meets June

17. All For You/I Can't See For Lookin'

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars King Cole Trio's contribution to the boys overseas, December 27, 2006

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This review is from: V-Disc: A Musical Contribution By America's Best for our armed forces overseas: King Cole Trio (Audio CD)

The personnel of the King Cole Trio changed a few times before Nat abandoned it permanently in 1949. For these V DISC transcriptions, the group consisted of Nat on piano, Oscar Moore playing guitar, with Johnny Miller manning the bass. Sound quality varies from acceptable to excellent. A touch of filtering may have helped some tracks.

Liner notes to V DISC * KING COLE TRIO claim that the trio recorded 15 songs for V DISC-- thus, at least two sides here are from elsewhere. "Nat Meets June" for one, features several jazz musicians and vocalist June Christy, who was working in those days with Stan Kenton and arranger Pete Rugolo (Nat's future producer).

This is a solid set of King Cole standards, and includes several of his big early hits.

TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 47:56

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible band, August 8, 2002

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andy vosper (boulder creek, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: V-Disc: A Musical Contribution By America's Best for our armed forces overseas: King Cole Trio (Audio CD)

Listen to this CD and you'll realize
how many people wanted to be Nat