Discography
DISC
ONE - Straighten Up And Fly Right
King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p, voc: Oscar Moore, g; Wesley Prince,
b. Los Angeles, December 6, 1940
DLA - 2255-A SWEET LORRAINE Decca 8520
DLA - 2256-A HONEYSUCKLE ROSE Decca 8535
Same personnel as above
Chicago, March 14, 1941
93597-A SCOTCHIN’ WITH THE SODA Decca 8556
93598-A SLOW DOWN Decca 8556
93599-A EARLY MORNING BLUES Decca 8541
Same personnel as above
New York, July 16, 1941
69504-A THIS WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH Decca 8571
Same personnel as above
New York, October 22, 1941
69852-A THAT AIN’T RIGHT Decca 8630
69853-A HIT THAT JIVE, JACK Decca 8630
Same personnel as above
McGregor Transcriptions - Los Angeles, 1941
LITTLE JOE FROM CHICAGO Mark 56-739A-8
Nat King Cole, p; voc; Oscar Moore, g; Red Callender, b.
Los Angeles, October 11, 1942
RR 8114-C ALL FOR YOU Excelsior 00103
Nat King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p, voc; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller,
b.
Los Angeles, March 1, 1943
AMO-2966 I’M LOST Excelsior LC 105
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, November 2, 1943
1A-2078 F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet & Tasty) Premier KC 100
1A-2080 GOT A PENNY, BENNY Premier KC 103
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, November 30, 1943
123-4 STRAIGHTEN UP AND FLY RIGHT Capitol 154
124-4 GEE BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU Capitol 169
125-2 JUMPIN’ AT CAPITOL Capitol 10038
126-1 IF YOU CAN’T SMILE AND SAY YES Capitol 192
Same personnel as above
140-1 EMBRACEABLE YOU Capitol 20009
141-4 IT’S ONLY A PAPER MOON Capitol 20012
142-1 I CAN’T SEE FOR LOOKIN’ Capitol 154
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, January 17, 1944
182-1 THE MAN I LOVE Capitol 20010
183-1 BODY AND SOUL Capitol 20010
184-1 PRELUDE IN C SHARP MINOR Capitol 20011
185-1 WHAT IS THIS THING CALLED LOVE? Capitol 20011
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, March 6, 1944
213-2 EASY LISTENING BLUES Capitol 20012
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, April 13, 1945
613-1 I’M A SHY GUY Capitol 208
DISC TWO - I’m An Errand Boy For Rhythm
King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p, voc; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller,
b.
Los Angeles, May 23, 1945
653-1 SWEET GEORGIA BROWN Capitol 239
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, August 2, 1945
750-3 (I CALL MY PAPA ) FLA-GA-LA-PA Mosaic 138
751-3 IT’S BETTER TO BE BY YOURSELF Mosaic 138
Same personnel as above
New York, October 11, 1945
766-7 COME TO BABY, DO Capitol 224
767-3 THE FRIM FRAM SAUCE Capitol 224
Same personnel as above
New York, October 18, 1945
774-0 I’M AN ERRAND BOY FOR RHYTHM Capitol EAP-2-514
775-2 THIS WAY OUT Capitol 20061
Same personnel as above
New York, December 4, 1945
842-3 HOW DOES IT FEEL? Capitol ST 310
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, March 15, 1946
1027-2 I’M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE Capitol 20063
1028-6 I DON’T KNOW WHY (I JUST DO) Capitol 20062
1029-1 (GET YOUR KICKS ON) ROUTE 66 Capitol 256
1030-1 EVERYONE IS SAYIN’ HELLO AGAIN (WHY MUST WE SAY GOODBYE) Capitol
256
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, March 20, 1946
ET 796-2 I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING
Capitol Transcriptions ETB-157
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, April 17, 1946
1080-4 COULD JA’ Capitol 20128
1081-4 BABY, BABY ALL THE TIME Capitol 15165
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, April 18, 1946
ET 1040-1 HOW HIGH THE MOON
Capitol Transcriptions ETB-226
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, May 1, 1946
1095-3 BUT SHE’S MY BUDDY’S CHICK Capitol 328
1096-3 YOU CALL IT MADNESS (BUT I CALL IT LOVE) Capitol 274
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller, b; Jack The Bear
Parker, d; 4 strings; harp; Charlie Grean, arr.
New York, August 19, 1946
981-2 THE CHRISTMAS SONG Capitol 311
strings and harp out, same date :
980-4 THE BEST MAN Capitol 304
Nat King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p; voc ; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller,
b.
New York, August 22, 1946
983-3 (I LOVE YOU) FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS Capitol 304
Same personnel as above
New York, September 6, 1946
987-9 IN THE COOL OF EVENING Capitol 311
Same personnel as above
New York, October 30, 1946
1263-4 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES Capitol 15502
Same personnel as above
New York, December 18, 1946
1269-5 YOU’RE THE CREAM IN MY COFFEE Capitol F/1030
Same personnel as above
New York, December 30, 1946
1273-2 YOU DON’T LEARN THAT IN SCHOOL Capitol 393
DISC Three - Nature Boy
Nat King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p; Oscar Moore, g;Johnny Miller, b.
New York, January 21, 1947
1288-3 MEET ME AT NO SPECIAL PLACE (AND I’LL BE THERE AT NO SPECIAL TIME)
Capitol 383
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, June 13, 1947
2050-4 NAUGHTY ANGELINE Capitol 437
2052-3 THAT’S WHAT Capitol 437
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, August 6, 1947
2134-3 WHEN I TAKE MY SUGAR TO TEA Capitol F 813
2136-2 WHAT’LL I DO Capitol 15019
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, August 7, 1947
2138-4 THIS IS MY NIGHT TO DREAM Capitol 10103
2139-3 MAKIN’ WHOOPEE Capitol 10101
2141-1 THERE I’VE SAID IT AGAIN Capitol W514
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, August 8, 1947
2142-3 I’LL STRING ALONG WITH YOU Capitol 10102
2144-3 (IT’S EASY TO SEE) THE TROUBLE WITH ME IS YOU Capitol 57-680
2145-1 TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS Capitol 10101
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, August 13, 1947
2158-3 COLE CAPERS Capitol 10189
2159-1 BLUES IN MY SHOWER Capitol 10191
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, August 15, 1947
2164-3 KE MO KI MO (THE MAGIC SONG) Capitol 7-25009
Same personnel as above, but add Johnny Mercer, voc
Los Angeles, August 20, 1947
2184-3 SAVE THE BONES FOR HENRY JONES (CAUSE HENRY DON’T EAT MEAT) Capitol
15000
2186-2 HARMONY Capitol 15000
Nat King Cole, voc; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller, b; Orchestra conducted
by Frank De Vol.
Los Angeles, August 22, 1947
2193-1 NATURE BOY Capitol 15054
Nat King Cole, p; Oscar Moore, g; Johnny Miller, b
Los Angeles, August 29, 1947
2226-4 LAMENT IN CHORDS
Capitol Transcriptions ETB- 392
2229-3 THOSE THINGS MONEY CAN’T BUY Capitol 15011
Nat King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p; voc; Irving Ashby, g; Johnny Miller,
b
New York, October 28, 1947
1949-5 LOVE NEST Capitol W 514
1950-3 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME Capitol Transcriptions ETB-391
1951-3 THEN I’LL BE TIRED OF YOU
Capitol Transcriptions ETB-392
Same personnel as above
New York, November 3, 1947
1953-1 LITTLE GIRL Capitol 15165
1955-3 NO MOON AT ALL Capitol 15358
Same personnel as above
New York, November 4, 1947
1956-5 I FEEL SO SMOOCHIE Capitol 15019
Same personnel as above
New York, November 5, 1947
1963-2 YOU’VE CHANGED Mosaic 138
Same personnel as above
New York, November 6, 1947
1965-3 CONFESS Capitol Transcriptions ETB-391
DISC FOUR - Orange Colored Sky
Nat King Cole Trio : Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Johnny Miller,
b.
New York, November 7, 1947
1967-7 FLO AND JOE Capitol 15320
Same personnel as above
New York, November 24, 1947
2530-2 BLUE AND SENTIMENTAL Mosaic 138
Same personnel as above, but add strings arranged by Carlyle Hall (-1)
2928-3 LOST APRIL (-1) Capitol 15054
2929-5 LILLETTE Capitol 15224
2931-3 LULUBELLE Capitol W 514
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; strings; arranged
by Carlyle Hall
New York, January 14, 1949
3381-3 PORTRAIT OF JENNIE Capitol 15387
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; Jack Costanzo,
bgo, cga (-1)
New York, March 22, 1949
3741-2 LAUGH! COOL CLOWN (-1) Capitol 57-643
3742-2 BOP-KICK (-1) Capitol 57-641
3743-1 FOR ALL WE KNOW Capitol 57-643
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; Jack
Costanzo, bgo (-1), with orchestra conducted by Pete Rugolo : (Sid Cooper,
cl, fl; Al Richman, Fr-h; Zelly Smirnoff, Lou Stone, George Zorning, Frank
York, George Koch, vln; Dick Freitag, Rudy Sims, vla; Pete Makas, Ray
Sabinsky, clo; Mel Zelnick, d (-2); with Alyce King’s Vokettes, voc (-3);
Pete Rugolo, arr.
New York, March 29, 1949
3751-3 LUSH LIFE (-1, -2) Capitol 57-606
3752-3 LILLIAN (-3) Capitol 57-606
3753-2 TIS’ AUTUMN Capitol 57-642
3754-3 YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY Capitol 57-642
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; Jack Costanzo,
bgo.
New York, March 30, 1949
3756-5 ETYMOLOGY (THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE) Mosaic 138
Same personnel as above, Jack Costanzo, bgo (-1)
Los Angeles, July 26, 1949
4980 MY MOTHER TOLD ME Capitol Transcriptions ETB-447
4981 EXACTLY LIKE YOU (-1) Capitol Transcriptions ETB-447
51678-1 TOP HAT BOP (-1) Capitol Transcriptions ETB-448
Nat King Cole, voc; Jack Costanzo, bgo
Los Angeles, September 9, 1949
4979-1 CALYPSO BLUES Capitol F/915
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; Jack Costanzo,
bgo, Woody Herman, voc.
New York, November 7, 1949
4315-4 MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME Capitol 57-787
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; with Ernie Royal,
tp; Charlie Barnet, ts; Earl Hyde, d; Nellie Lutcher, voc.
Los Angeles, January 5, 1950
5366-3 FOR YOU MY LOVE Capitol F/847
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; Jack Costanzo,
bgo (-1) with Lee Young, d (-1); The Starlighters, voc (-2); Girl Trio,
voc (-3)
Los Angeles, February 9, 1950
5160 I ALMOST LOST MY MIND (-3) Capitol F/889
5162-2 I’LL NEVER SAY “NEVER AGAIN” AGAIN (-1, -2) Capitol F/1068
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b;Jack Costanzo,
bgo.
New York, March 9, 1950
52216-1 OOH KICKEROONIE Capitol Transcriptions ETB - 468
52216-1 ‘DEED I DO Capitol Transcriptions ETB - 468
Nat King Cole, voc, acc. by Les Baxter’s Orchestra; Nelson Riddle, arr.
Los Angeles, March 11, 1950
5664 MONA LISA Capitol F/1010
Nat King Cole, p, voc; Irving Ashby, g; Joe Comfort, b; Jack Costanzo,
bgo with the Stan Kenton Orchestra : Maynard Ferguson, Jim Salko, Buddy
Childers, Chico Alvarez, Shorty Rogers, tp; Milt Bernhart, Harry Betts,
Bob Fitzpatrick, Johnny Halliburton, Herbie Harper, tb; Bud Shank, Art
Pepper, as; Bob Cooper, Bert Calderal, ts; Bob Gioga, bs; Pete Rugolo,
arr.
Los Angeles, August 16, 1950
6513-6 ORANGE COLORED SKY Capitol F/1184
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