Jumpin' at Capitol - Nat King Cole, Robinson, Nadine
The Man I Love - Nat King Cole, Gershwin, George
Body and Soul - Nat King Cole, Eyton, Frank
Prelude in C Sharp Minor - Nat King Cole, Rachmaninov, Sergei
What Is This Thing Called Love? - Nat King Cole, Porter, Cole
Easy Listening Blues - Nat King Cole, Robinson, Nadine
Sweet Georgia Brown - Nat King Cole, Bernie, Ben
This Way Out - Nat King Cole, Cole, Nat King
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Nat King Cole, Harbach, Otto
Honeysuckle Rose - Nat King Cole, Razaf, Andy
Rhumba Azul - Nat King Cole, Cole, Nat King
Moonlight in Vermont - Nat King Cole, Blackburn, John
How High the Moon - Nat King Cole, Hamilton, Nancy
I'll Never Be the Same - Nat King Cole, Kahn, Gus
These Foolish Things - Nat King Cole, Link, Harry
Laugh! Cool Clown - Nat King Cole, Leoncavallo, Rugger
Bop-Kick - Nat King Cole, Cole, Nat King
Peaches - Nat King Cole, Gibbs, Terry
Track Listings (22) - Disc #2
Meet Me at No Special Place (And I'll Be There at No Particular Time) - Nat King Cole, Pyle, Henry
Naughty Angeline - Nat King Cole, Lee, Cliff [1]
I Miss You So - Nat King Cole, Henderson, Jimmy [1
That's What - Nat King Cole, Cole, Nat King
When I Take My Sugar to Tea - Nat King Cole, Connor, Pierre Norm
What'll I Do? - Nat King Cole, Berlin, Irving
This Is My Night to Dream - Nat King Cole, Burke, Johnny [Lyri
Makin' Whoopee - Nat King Cole, Donaldson, Walter
There! I've Said It Again - Nat King Cole, Evans, Redd
I'll String Along with You - Nat King Cole, Dubin, Al
Too Marvelous for Words - Nat King Cole, Mercer, Johnny
Love Nest - Nat King Cole, Harbach, Otto
Dream a Little Dream of Me - Nat King Cole, Andre, Fabian
Little Girl - Nat King Cole, Henry, Francis
No Moon at All - Nat King Cole, Evans, Redd
If I Had You - Nat King Cole, Campbell, Jimmy [Vo
For All We Know - Nat King Cole, Coots, J. Fred
'Tis Autumn - Nat King Cole, Nemo, Henry
Yes Sir, That's My Baby - Nat King Cole, Donaldson, Walter
I Used to Love You (But It's All Over Now) - Nat King Cole, Brown, Lew
Don't Let Your Eyes Go Shopping (For Your Heart) - Nat King Cole, Austin, Gene
Ooh Kickeroonie - Nat King Cole, Cole, Nat King
Before he achieved his tremendous success as a ballad singer, Nat "King" Cole was already a great jazz pianist, with the effervescent swing of Earl Hines and the grace of Teddy Wilson. The trio that he led through the '40s... more » was a unique musical group, a perfect forum for Cole's talents as both a swing pianist and a vocalist who could range comfortably from boppish instrumentals to moving ballads to infectious novelty tunes. With the instrumentation of piano, guitar, and bass, the group combined light textures and solid swing, and guitarist Oscar Moore, one of the first to master the single-string possibilities of the electric instrument, was Cole's equal as an improviser. Ranging from 1942 to 1950, this three-CD set is an excellent compilation of the trio's recordings, with the first disc devoted to instrumentals and the other two to vocals. From the sly irony of "Meet Me at no Particular Place" to the warmth and immediacy of "You're the Cream in my Coffee," the music possesses a charm that's rooted in its period but which extends far beyond it. --Stuart Broomer« less
Before he achieved his tremendous success as a ballad singer, Nat "King" Cole was already a great jazz pianist, with the effervescent swing of Earl Hines and the grace of Teddy Wilson. The trio that he led through the '40s was a unique musical group, a perfect forum for Cole's talents as both a swing pianist and a vocalist who could range comfortably from boppish instrumentals to moving ballads to infectious novelty tunes. With the instrumentation of piano, guitar, and bass, the group combined light textures and solid swing, and guitarist Oscar Moore, one of the first to master the single-string possibilities of the electric instrument, was Cole's equal as an improviser. Ranging from 1942 to 1950, this three-CD set is an excellent compilation of the trio's recordings, with the first disc devoted to instrumentals and the other two to vocals. From the sly irony of "Meet Me at no Particular Place" to the warmth and immediacy of "You're the Cream in my Coffee," the music possesses a charm that's rooted in its period but which extends far beyond it. --Stuart Broomer
CD Reviews
Best Of The Capitol Trio!
12/26/1998
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This 3-CD set is the best tracks from the 18-CD box set: "Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio", which is no longer in print (well worth finding if you can track one down). It's tough to boil 18+ hours worth of material down to only 3 CDs, but they do a good job here! Tracks like "Bop-Kick", "You're The Cream In My Coffee", "No Moon At All", "Ooh Kickaroonie", "Meet Me At No Particular Place", "Dream A Little Dream", plus all the well-known tracks like "Route 66" and "Straighten Up & Fly Right" make this a solid well-rounded package of the best of the trio material! Terrific ensemble playing by everyone, and Oscar Moore plays some great guitar licks too! If you like Nat King Cole, this box is a great addition to any CD collection!"
What a sound!
G. Axelson | Oakton, Virginia United States | 07/31/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought this set to hear Cole's vocals with the trio from 1942 to 1950 on two of the three CD's. I wasn't disappointed. What I didn't expect was to be absolutely bowled over by the third CD - the purely instrumental tracks. I knew what a terrific jazz pianist Cole was, but was unprepared for the way Oscar Moore's guitar work comes to the forefront in these "instrumental only" cuts. The chemistry between Moore and Cole is musical virtuosity of the very first order. They seem to be in each others heads and souls. Johnny Miller on bass is no slouch and is indispensable. But it's Oscar and Nat's pyrotechnic show. I'd pay the price of this 3-CD set just for the instrumental CD. By the time I got to the vocal CD's, the voice (NKC lover that I am, this is heresy) almost got in the way of listening to the trio."
Unforgetable
Armenio Langa | Mozambique/Maputo | 03/20/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"these song I always hear echoing in my ears, body and soul for they are unforgetable. make one wants to listen to them times and times again, anyplace anytime. Unforgetably top quality."
Best collection of Nat Cole Trio ANYWHERE.
Comic Online | Washington, DC United States | 11/22/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I'm not going to beat a dead horse on the quality of this music. Anyone who has made it this far probably knows how amazing the Nat Cole Trio was. So, i'm just going to give a review of this particular box set.
This box set actually contains three CDs which were originally individual releases by Capitol/Blue Note records. (You can still buy them individually, too). This box set is EXACTLY the same as the individual releases, except the box set has a flimsy cardboard outer slipcase that the 3 plastic CD cases slide into.
The sound quality on these discs is the best i've heard of these recordings. The remastering that has been done on these is really top-notch, and can't be surpassed by any of the bootlegs that are sold here on Amazon.
The three discs included are:
Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: Vocal Classics (1942-1946)
Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: Vocal Classics (1947-1950)
Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: Instrumental Classics
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1