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Monday, May 13, 2024

Nat Cole At JATP

 

Blues

Nat Cole At JATP
Originally Produced under the Personal Supervision of Norman Granz
Recorded Live at a Jazz At The Philharmonic performance in July, 1944
A&R Research & Coordination: Jack Maher
Remastering Engineer: Dave Green
Director of Engineering: Val Valentin
Cover Art: Jon Henry
Art Direction: Acy Lehman
Design: Don Saffer & Bob Nastasi
VSP Verve VSP-14
1966

Piano - Nat Cole
Tenor Saxophones - Jack McVea & Illinois Jacquet
Trombone - J. J. Johnson
Trumpet - Shorty Sherock
Guitar - Les Paul
Bass - Johnny Miller or Red Callender
Drums - Lee Young

From the back cover: Time will prove Nat King Cole to be one of the most talented and accomplished artists ever to work in the popular music field. His unique vocal talents were acclaimed not only by his many fans, but also by the vast majority of his fellow musicians and performers. But singing was only one of his accomplishments. Long before he devoted himself exclusively to singing, Nat Cole was one of the finest of jazz pianists. In this album you can hear a small sampling of that instrumental ability. The recordings heard in the LP were originally cut in July of 1944. This date coincides closely with the golden days when Nat Cole fronted his own trio and nightly exhibited his unique creativity at the keyboard, as well as his highly individual singing.

Since these recordings were originally cut and issued on 78 r.p.m. discs, their recording quality may not be up to today's standards. Modern electronic techniques, however, have been used to improve the sound and surface quality of this LP.

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