1947-1956

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

Tracklist

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1I Was a Little Too Lonely and You Were a Little Too Late
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967)
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
recording of:
I Was a Little Too Lonely and You Were a Little Too Late
writer:
Ray Evans (American songwriter) and Jay Livingston
3:01
2Two Loves Have I
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
2:46
3Candy
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
recording of:
Candy
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1944) and Joan Whitney (in 1944)
composer:
Alex Kramer (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
3:53
4You Can Depend on Me
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison
3:53
5Sometimes I’m Happy
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist)
4:11
6What Is There to Say
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
3:35
7My Baby Just Cares for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-07)
bongos and congas and membranophone:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-11-07)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-11-07)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-11-07)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-11-07)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-11-07) and Woody Herman (on 1949-11-07)
performer:
The Nat King Cole Trio (on 1949-11-07)
cover recording of:
My Baby Just Cares for Me (on 1949-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell Music Co. Inc., Donaldson Publishing Co., Donaldson, Douglas & Gumble Inc., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Tobago Music Co.
2:47
8Can I Come in for a Second?
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1950-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Earl Hyde (drummer) (on 1950-01-05)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1950-01-05)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-01-05)
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader) (on 1950-01-05)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal (on 1950-01-05)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-01-05) and Nellie Lutcher (on 1950-01-05)
orchestra:
Nat King Cole Combo (on 1950-01-05)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1950-01-05)
recording of:
Can I Come In for a Second? (on 1950-01-05)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn
2:51
9Blame It on My Youth
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist)
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
recording of:
Blame It on My Youth
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
Oscar Levant Music and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:11
10Mule Train
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-11-07)
bass and double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1949-11-07)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1949-11-07)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1949-11-07)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-11-07)
violin:
Gene Orloff (on 1949-11-07)
lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1949-11-07) and Woody Herman (on 1949-11-07)
cover recording of:
Mule Train (on 1949-11-07)
composer:
Fred Glickman, Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
publisher:
Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and W. Disney Mus. (music publisher, do not use as release label)
part of:
The 23rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:55
11For You My Love
bass:
Joe Comfort
guitar:
Irving Ashby
membranophone:
Earl Hyde (drummer)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
tenor saxophone:
Charlie Barnet (saxophonist, bandleader)
trumpet:
Ernie Royal
vocals:
Nellie Lutcher
recording of:
For You My Love
lyricist and composer:
Paul Gayten (US R&B)
2:25
12I Almost Lost My Mind
bass:
Joe Comfort
guitar:
Irving Ashby
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
recording of:
I Almost Lost My Mind
lyricist and composer:
Ivory Joe Hunter (American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Hill and Range (publisher) and St. Louis Music Corp.
3:02
13I’ll Never Say “Never Again” Again
bass:
Joe Comfort
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo
guitar:
Irving Ashby
membranophone:
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
The Starlighters (1940s-50s vocal group that accompanied Jo Stafford, among others)
recording of:
I’ll Never Say “Never Again” Again
lyricist and composer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
2:49
14The Lighthouse in the Sky
bass:
Joe Comfort
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo
guitar:
Irving Ashby
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers
2:39
15The Greatest Inventor of Them All
bass:
Joe Comfort
guitar:
Irving Ashby
membranophone:
Jack Costanzo and Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R)
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
2:18
16You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart
bass:
Joe Comfort
guitar:
Irving Ashby
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
background vocals:
The Starlighters (1940s-50s vocal group that accompanied Jo Stafford, among others)
3:00
17Old MacDonald Had a Farm
bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
guitar:
Oscar Moore
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
other vocals:
Pinto Colvig
recording of:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
writer:
Thomas D’Urfey
2:42
18Baby Won’t You Say You Love Me
bass:
Joe Comfort
guitar:
Irving Ashby
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
The Starlighters (1940s-50s vocal group that accompanied Jo Stafford, among others)
recording of:
Baby, Won’t You Say You Love Me?
writer:
Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow
2:59
19Save the Bones for Henry James (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat)
bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
guitar:
Oscar Moore
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Johnny Mercer
2:40
20My Baby Likes to Be‐Bop (and I Like to Be‐Bop Too)
bass:
Johnny Miller (part of the Nat King Cole Trio)
guitar:
Oscar Moore
piano and lead vocals:
Nat King Cole
vocals:
Johnny Mercer
2:27