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Easily the longest of any Capitol single-disc compilation, 2005's The World of Nat King Cole also benefits from a fresh remastering of its material to make it the best introduction to the interpretive brilliance of Nat King Cole. Nearly all the hits that need to be here are indeed present: "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Route 66," "Nature Boy," "Too Young," and "Mona Lisa." The compilers also wisely chose a few representative songs to replace some of the middling hits; the only surprise is the absence of "The Christmas Song" and "Lush Life," although the chart hits -- "Answer Me, My Love," "Pretend," "Looking Back," and the much-maligned "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" -- are missing for good reasons. In their places are excellent selections like "Let There Be Love" from a 1961 George Shearing collaboration, "Thou Swell" from Cole's 1960 LP at the Sands hotel in Las Vegas, his sublime 1956 version of "Stardust," and the ghost duet on "Unforgettable" between Nat and daughter Natalie Cole that earned seven Grammy awards in 1992. The liner notes include many great photographs as well as an essay written by Natalie.
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James Phillips, Composer - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charlie Chaplin, Composer - John Turner, Author - Geoffrey Parsons, Author
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Harold Arlen, ComposerLyricist - Natalie Cole, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Rose, ComposerLyricist - E.Y. HARBURG, ComposerLyricist - Stan Kenton, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Miller, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nat King Cole Trio, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - The King Cole Trio, MainArtist - Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing Quintet, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Irving Mills, ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Miller, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nat King Cole Trio, MainArtist - Oscar Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Miller, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nat King Cole Trio, MainArtist - Bobby Troup, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Deek Watson, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johnny Miller, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nat King Cole Trio, MainArtist - William Best, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - EDEN AHBEZ, ComposerLyricist - Harry Bluestone, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Johnny Miller, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Oscar Moore, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Frank DeVol, Conductor - Frank De Vol, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Julie Kinsler, Woodwinds, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Sidney Lippman, ComposerLyricist - Sylvia Dee, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - LES BAXTER, Conductor - NELSON RIDDLE, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Comfort, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Irving Ashby, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Robert Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Lee Gillette, Producer - Irving Gordon, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1951 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy May, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Turk, ComposerLyricist - Fred E. Ahlert, ComposerLyricist - Billy May Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Shorty Rogers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Natalie Cole, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bud Shank, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Gioga, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Buddy Childers, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Kenton, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole Trio, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Milton Delugg, Composer - Art Pepper, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Fitzpatrick, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - BOB Cooper, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Maynard Ferguson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - King Cole Trio, MainArtist - Joe Comfort, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Milt Bernhart, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - HARRY BETTS, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing Quintet, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Ashby, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Salli Terri, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Anthony and His Orchestra, Piano, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - William Stein, Composer - Don Bagley, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Herbie Harper, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Alvarez, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Constanzo, Bongos, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Salko, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - John Halliburton, Bass Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Bart Caldarell, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Ollie Jones, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy May, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - McCoy's Boys, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Harold Cornelius, Composer - Dominic John, Composer - Howard E.R. Barnes, Composer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - LES BAXTER, Conductor - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Joe Comfort, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - RAYMOND B. EVANS, ComposerLyricist - Jack Costanzo, Bongos, AssociatedPerformer - Irving Ashby, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Les Baxter & His Orchestra, Orchestra
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Joseph M. Davis, Composer - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Armando Romeu Jr., Conductor - Osvaldo Farrés, ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Ralph Carmichael, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Frederick Loewe, ComposerLyricist - Alan Jay Lerner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anna Sosenko, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Noel Sherman, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Daniel Sherman, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Lionel Rand, Composer - Ian Grant, Author - Ralph Carmichael, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - Nat King Cole, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Shelly Manne, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Emil Richards, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - George Shearing, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Morgan, Producer - Al Hendrickson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Al McKibbon, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - George Shearing Quintet, Ensemble
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, MainArtist - NACIO HERB BROWN, Composer - Gus Kahn, Author - NELSON RIDDLE, Conductor - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Norberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pete Rugolo, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Victor Young, Composer - Edward Heyman, Author - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Jenkins, Conductor - John Kraus, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Ralph Carmichael, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Bert Kaempfert, ComposerLyricist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Milton Gabler, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Bryant, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2004 Capitol Records, LLC
Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy May, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1964 Capitol Records, LLC
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Billy May, Conductor
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rube Bloom, ComposerLyricist - Billy May, Conductor
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Rodgers, Composer - Lorenz Hart, Composer - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Lee Gillette, Producer - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cavanaugh, Producer, Musical Director - John Collins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Charlie Harris, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Lee Young, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Antonio Morelli, Conductor
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Mitchell Parish, Author - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Nat King Cole, MainArtist - Ron McMaster, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gordon Jenkins, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2005 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Easily the longest of any Capitol single-disc compilation, 2005's The World of Nat King Cole also benefits from a fresh remastering of its material to make it the best introduction to the interpretive brilliance of Nat King Cole. Nearly all the hits that need to be here are indeed present: "Straighten Up and Fly Right," "Route 66," "Nature Boy," "Too Young," and "Mona Lisa." The compilers also wisely chose a few representative songs to replace some of the middling hits; the only surprise is the absence of "The Christmas Song" and "Lush Life," although the chart hits -- "Answer Me, My Love," "Pretend," "Looking Back," and the much-maligned "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" -- are missing for good reasons. In their places are excellent selections like "Let There Be Love" from a 1961 George Shearing collaboration, "Thou Swell" from Cole's 1960 LP at the Sands hotel in Las Vegas, his sublime 1956 version of "Stardust," and the ghost duet on "Unforgettable" between Nat and daughter Natalie Cole that earned seven Grammy awards in 1992. The liner notes include many great photographs as well as an essay written by Natalie.
© John Bush /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:22
- Main artists: Nat King Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2005 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2005 Capitol Records, LLC
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