The King Swings

~ Release by Nat King Cole (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Destination Moon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-12-11)
bongos and congas:
Jack Costanzo (on 1950-12-11)
double bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1950-12-11)
guitar:
Irving Ashby (on 1950-12-11)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-12-11)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1950-12-11)
conductor:
Neal Hefti (on 1950-12-11)
arranger:
Neal Hefti
recording of:
Destination Moon (on 1950-12-11)
lyricist:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
composer:
Mark Fisher (early 20th century songwriter)
2:43
2Teach Me Tonight
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1954-10-18)
cello:
Cy Bernard (on 1954-10-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1954-10-18)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1954-10-18)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1954-10-18)
harp:
Ann Mason Stockton (American harpist) (on 1954-10-18)
percussion:
Stevan Dweek (on 1954-10-18), Alvin Stoller (on 1954-10-18) and Carlos Vidal (Cuban percussionist) (on 1954-10-18)
piano:
Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1954-10-18)
reeds:
Fred Fallensby (on 1954-10-18), Chuck Gentry (on 1954-10-18), Skeets Herfurt (on 1954-10-18), Ted Nash (75- US saxophonist, the nephew) (on 1954-10-18) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1954-10-18)
trombone:
Ed Kusby (on 1954-10-18), Murray McEachern (on 1954-10-18), Pullman “Tommy” Pederson (on 1954-10-18) and Si Zentner (on 1954-10-18)
trumpet:
Johnny Best (jazz trumpeter) (on 1954-10-18), Conrad Gozzo (on 1954-10-18), Manny Klein (on 1954-10-18) and Uan Rasey (on 1954-10-18)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1954-10-18) and Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1954-10-18)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1954-10-18), Alex Beller (on 1954-10-18), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1954-10-18), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1954-10-18), Paul Shure (on 1954-10-18) and Felix Slatkin (on 1954-10-18)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1954-10-18)
orchestra:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1954-10-18)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1954-10-18) and Nelson Riddle (on 1954-10-18)
arranger:
Billy May and Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-10-18)
cover recording of:
Teach Me Tonight (on 1954-10-18)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), Cahn Music Co., Hub Music Co., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:12
3The Late, Late Show
recording of:
The Late Late Show
lyricist:
Murray Berlin
composer:
Roy Alfred (Tin Pan Alley lyricist and composer)
2:34
4Rough Ridin'
recording of:
Rough Ridin'
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Hank Jones (piano) and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
2:52
5Blue and Sentimental
recording of:
Blue and Sentimental
composer:
Count Basie (pianist), Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) and Jerry Livingston (songwriter)
2:36
6But She's My Buddy's Chick
recording of:
But She’s My Buddy’s Chick
writer:
Charles Atkinson and Sy Oliver
3:05
7Tangerine
recording of:
Tangerine (1941 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Victor Schertzinger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
2:46
8Crazy She Calls Me
recording of:
Crazy He Calls Me
lyricist:
Sidney Keith Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Carl Sigman
publisher:
Harrison Music Corp., Major Songs, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
2:36
9Welcome to the Club
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1958-07-01) and Frank Wess (on 1958-07-01)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophonist) (on 1958-07-01)
bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1958-07-01)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1958-07-01) and Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1958-07-01)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1958-07-01)
piano:
Gerald Wiggins (on 1958-07-01)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (on 1958-07-01) and Billy Mitchell (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1958-07-01)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-07-01), Al Grey (trombone) (on 1958-07-01) and Benny Powell (jazz trombonist) (on 1958-07-01)
trumpet:
John Anderson (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-07-01), Wendell Culley (jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-07-01), Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-07-01), Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1958-07-01) and Snooky Young (on 1958-07-01)
vocals:
Nat King Cole (on 1958-07-01)
orchestra:
The Count Basie Orchestra (on 1958-07-01)
conductor:
Dave Cavanaugh (on 1958-07-01)
arranger:
Dave Cavanaugh
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-07-01)
recording of:
Welcome to the Club (on 1958-07-01)
writer:
Noel Sherman and Dick Wolf
2:46
10Don't Get Around Much Anymore
cover recording of:
Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell) (in 1942)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Harrison Music Corp. and Sony/ATV Harmony
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
version of:
Never No Lament
53:14
11Caravan
recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:46
12(It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Things Come Along
recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:10
13If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
2:40
14Azure-Te
cover recording of:
Azure-Té (Paris Blues) (on 1961-12-19)
lyricist:
Donald Wolf (songwriter / composer)
composer:
Wild Bill Davis
publisher:
Gale & Gayles Inc.
3:55
15I Want a Little Girl
recording of:
I Want a Little Girl
lyricist:
Billy Moll (songwriter)
composer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter)
publisher:
Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
2:51
16Sweet Lorraine
recording of:
Sweet Lorraine
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1928)
composer:
Cliff Burwell (in 1928)
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Everbright Music Co. and Mills Music, Inc.
4:37
17Something Happens to Me
recording of:
Something Happens to Me
writer:
Marvin Fisher and Jack Segal (US songwriter)
2:41
18You're My Thrill
recording of:
You’re My Thrill
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Jay Gorney
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Gorney Music Publisher, Next Decade Entertainment, Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc. ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic), WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:18

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ASIN:US: B000056O23 [info]