Nat King Cole – 100 Essentials of Nat King Cole (2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Nat King Cole – 100 Essentials of Nat King Cole (2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 04:41:34 minutes | 3,70 GB | Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Oldies
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For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician. From the late ’40s to the mid-’60s, he was a massively successful pop singer who ranked with such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. He shared with those peers a career that encompassed hit records, international touring, radio and television shows, and appearances in films. But unlike them, he had not emerged from a background as a band singer in the swing era. Instead, he had spent a decade as a celebrated jazz pianist, leading his own small group. Oddly, that was one source of controversy. For some reason, there seem to be more jazz critics than fans of traditional pop among music journalists, and Cole’s transition from jazz to pop during a period when jazz itself was becoming less popular was seen by them as a betrayal. At the same time, as a prominent African-American entertainer during an era of tumultuous change in social relations among the races in the U.S., he sometimes found himself out of favor with different warring sides. His efforts at integration, which included suing hotels that refused to admit him and moving into a previously all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles, earned the enmity of racists; once, he was even physically attacked on-stage in Alabama. But civil rights activists sometimes criticized him for not doing enough for the cause.

Tracklist:
1. Nat King Cole – Smile (02:52)
2. Nat King Cole – Mona Lisa (03:25)
3. Nat King Cole – Unforgettable (03:25)
4. Nat King Cole – Route 66 (02:54)
5. Nat King Cole – Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (02:44)
6. Nat King Cole – Ramblin’ Rose (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (02:50)
7. Nat King Cole – Fly Me to the Moon (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:31)
8. Nat King Cole – Sweet Lorraine (03:21)
9. Nat King Cole – Go Down, Moses (feat Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins) (01:48)
10. Nat King Cole – When You’re Smiling (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (02:46)
11. Nat King Cole – Just One of Those Things (feat Billy May and His Orchestra) (02:15)
12. Nat King Cole – For Sentimental Reasons (03:04)
13. Nat King Cole – A Beautiful Friendship (feat George Shearing Quintet) (02:39)
14. Nat King Cole – Ballerina (02:40)
15. Nat King Cole – Calypso Blues (03:21)
16. Nat King Cole – Azure-Te (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:54)
17. Nat King Cole – Careless Love (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:46)
18. Nat King Cole – A Media Luz (feat Ralph Carmichael Orchestra) [Arranged by E Bergdahl, Nat King Cole] (02:08)
19. Nat King Cole – I Never Knew (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:35)
20. Nat King Cole – When Our Lover Has Gone (feat Billy May and His Orchestra) (02:30)
21. Nat King Cole – Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (02:49)
22. Nat King Cole – Can’t Help It (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:37)
23. Nat King Cole – Harlem Blues (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (01:50)
24. Nat King Cole – I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:43)
25. Nat King Cole – Dedicated to You (feat Dave Cavanaugh and His Orchestra) (02:53)
26. Nat King Cole – If I Could Be with You (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:40)
27. Nat King Cole – I’m Lost (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:30)
28. Nat King Cole – A Thousand Thoughts of You (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:57)
29. Nat King Cole – In the Sweet by and By (feat Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins) (02:40)
30. Nat King Cole – Pick Yourself Up (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:10)
31. Nat King Cole – St Louis Blues (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:26)
32. Nat King Cole – Caboclo Do Rio (Arranged By Dave Cavanaugh) (01:54)
33. Nat King Cole – It’s Only a Paper Moon (02:56)
34. Nat King Cole – Looking Back (02:24)
35. Nat King Cole – Blue Gardenia (03:03)
36. Nat King Cole – The Christmas Song (03:09)
37. Nat King Cole – Wolverton Mountain (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (03:05)
38. Nat King Cole – If I May (02:57)
39. Nat King Cole – Yellow Dog Blues (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:16)
40. Nat King Cole – Welcome to the Club (feat Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra) (02:45)
41. Nat King Cole – Morning Star (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:12)
42. Nat King Cole – Don’t Go (feat George Shearing Quintet) (02:32)
43. Nat King Cole – A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (04:43)
44. Nat King Cole – In the Heart of Jane Doe (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:01)
45. Nat King Cole – Nature Boy (02:52)
46. Nat King Cole – That’s All (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:59)
47. Nat King Cole – Chantez-Les Bas (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:35)
48. Nat King Cole – I Get a Kick out of You (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:22)
49. Nat King Cole – Never Let Me Go (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:57)
50. Nat King Cole – Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen (feat Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins) (01:50)
51. Nat King Cole – Non Dimenticar (03:06)
52. Nat King Cole – These Foolish Things Remind Me of You (feat Billy May and His Orchestra) (03:47)
53. Nat King Cole – Not so Long Ago (04:04)
54. Nat King Cole – Imagination (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:29)
55. Nat King Cole – Serenata (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:02)
56. Nat King Cole – You’re Bringing out the Dreams in Me (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:09)
57. Nat King Cole – Let There Be Love (feat George Shearing Quintet) (02:44)
58. Nat King Cole – The Good Times (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (02:41)
59. Nat King Cole – A Blossom Fell (02:42)
60. Nat King Cole – When You Walked By (feat Dave Cavanaugh and His Orchestra) (02:49)
61. Nat King Cole – Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:40)
62. Nat King Cole – Straighten up and Fly Right (02:36)
63. Nat King Cole – Oh, Mary Don’t You Weep (feat Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins) (01:52)
64. Nat King Cole – No Me Platiques (feat Ralph Carmichael Orchestra) [Arranged by Ralph Carmichael] (03:01)
65. Nat King Cole – Your Cheatin’ Heart (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (02:28)
66. Nat King Cole – Orange Colored Sky (02:33)
67. Nat King Cole – Who’s Sorry Now (feat Billy May and His Orchestra) (02:57)
68. Nat King Cole – Pretend (02:44)
69. Nat King Cole – The Blues Don’t Care (feat Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra) (02:11)
70. Nat King Cole – I Found the Answer (feat Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins) (01:54)
71. Nat King Cole – The Best Thing for You (feat Dave Cavanaugh and His Orchestra) (02:00)
72. Nat King Cole – I Remember You (03:12)
73. Nat King Cole – Lost April (feat George Shearing Quintet) (03:19)
74. Nat King Cole – September Song (feat George Shearing Quintet) (02:59)
75. Nat King Cole – There’s a Lull in My Life (feat George Shearing Quintet) (02:25)
76. Nat King Cole – Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros (Arranged By Nat King Cole) (02:22)
77. Nat King Cole – Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (02:41)
78. Nat King Cole – Sing Another Song (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (02:23)
79. Nat King Cole – I Am in Love (02:33)
80. Nat King Cole – Night Light (02:48)
81. Nat King Cole – Somewhere Along the Way (02:59)
82. Nat King Cole – Tea for Two (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:32)
83. Nat King Cole – Tell Me All About Yourself (feat Dave Cavanaugh and His Orchestra) (02:07)
84. Nat King Cole – I Don’t Want It That Way (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (01:59)
85. Nat King Cole – What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:27)
86. Nat King Cole – The Late, Late Show (feat Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra) (02:34)
87. Nat King Cole – I Just Found out About Love (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:46)
88. Nat King Cole – Too Young (03:24)
89. Nat King Cole – I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:11)
90. Nat King Cole – Wee Baby Blues (feat Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra) (03:16)
91. Nat King Cole – I Couldn’t Hear Nobody Pray (feat Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins) (02:02)
92. Nat King Cole – When Rock and Roll Come to Trinidad (02:19)
93. Nat King Cole – April in Paris (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (03:51)
94. Nat King Cole – I See Your Face Before Me (feat Nelson Riddle Orchestra) (02:34)
95. Nat King Cole – Wild Is Love (02:49)
96. Nat King Cole – Capullito de Alei (Arranged By Dave Cavanaugh) (02:28)
97. Nat King Cole – You Are My Love (feat Dave Cavanaugh and His Orchestra) (01:55)
98. Nat King Cole – Answer Me, My Love (02:54)
99. Nat King Cole – He’ll Have to Go (feat Belford Hendricks Orchestra) (02:29)
100. Nat King Cole – I Should Care (feat Billy May and His Orchestra) (02:48)

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