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Nat King Cole

Geoffrey Smith celebrates the centenary today of Nat "King" Cole, the iconic pop vocalist who was also a brilliant jazz pianist. Geoffrey Smith surveys his keyboard hits, which inspired the likes of Oscar Peterson and Diana Krall.

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Sun 17 Mar 2019 00:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 3

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  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Honey Hush

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 2.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Jack The Bellboy

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 3.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Sweet Lorraine

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 1.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Honeysuckle Rose

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 8.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Early Morning Blues

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 12.

  • Lester Young

    Indiana

    • The Super Sessions.
    • LE JAZZ.
    • 1.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Straighten Up And Fly Right

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 1.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Jumpin' At Capitol

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 6.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 7.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    What Is This Thing Called Love?

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 15.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    Easy Listening Blues

    • The Quintessence.
    • Fremeaux.
    • 16.

  • Lester Young, Lester Young, Count Basie, Freddie Green, Rodney Richardson & Shadow Wilson

    I've Found A New Baby

    • Lester Leaps Again.
    • Proper.
    • 20.

  • Nat King Cole & Nat King Cole

    I Know That You Know

    • AFTER MIDNIGHT SESSIONS.
    • CAPITOL.
    • 9.

  • Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars

    Blues

    • La Grande du Histoire du Jazz.
    • Le Jazz.
    • 10.

Nat King Cole

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听HONEY HUSH

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Eddie Cole鈥檚 Solid Swingers

Composers:听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Eddie Cole (vocal & bass); Eddie Cole鈥檚 Solid Swingers

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听JACK THE BELLBOY

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Lionel Hampton

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano);听 Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass); Lionel Hampton (drums)

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听SWEET LORRAINE听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Mitchell Parish / Cliff Burwell

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听HONEYSUCKLE ROSE听听听听听听听听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Quartet

Composers:听听听听听听听 Fats Waller

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); 听Johnny Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)

听

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听EARLY MORNING BLUES听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)

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听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听INDIANA听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Lester Young & Nat King Cole

Composers:听听听听听听听 James F. Hanley / Ballard MacDonald

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Super Sessions

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听LE JAZZ CD36

Performers:听听听听听听 Lester Young (tenor sax); Nat King Cole (piano); Red Callendar (bass)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT听听听听听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Irving Mills / Nat King Cole

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听JUMPIN鈥� AT CAPITOL听听听听听听听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Nadine Robinson

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)

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听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听GEE BABY, AIN鈥橳 I GOOD TO YOU听听听听听听听听听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Don Redman听 / Andy Razaf

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Wesley Prince (bass)

听

听

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TITLE听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Cole Porter

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听EASY LISTENING BLUES听听听听听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Nadine Robinson

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Quintessence

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Fremeaux: FA208

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Oscar Moore (guitar); Johnny Miller (bass)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听I鈥橵E FOUND A NEW BABY听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole/Lester Young /Buddy Rich

Composers:听听听听听听听 Spencer Williams / Jack Palmer听 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 Lester Leaps Again

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Proper: P-1131

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Lester Young (tenor sax); Buddy Rich (drums)

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听

TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听I KNOW THAT YOU KNOW听听听

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Nat King Cole Trio

Composers:听听听听听听听 Anne Caldwell / Vincent Youmans 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听

Album Title:听听听听听听听 After Midnight

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听CAPITOL: EMS-1103

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Stuff Smith (violin)

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TITLE听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听BLUES

Artists:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Jazz At The Philharmonic

Composers:听听听听听听听 Etaoin

Album Title:听听听听听听听 The Beginning

Label:听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听Le Jazz: CD-41

Performers:听听听听听听 Nat King Cole (piano); Les Paul (guitar)

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  • Sun 17 Mar 2019 00:00
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