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Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. NPR named him one of the 50 Great Voices. He received numerous accolades including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960) and a Special Achievement Golden Globe Award. Posthumously, Cole has received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1990), along with the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award (1992) and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2000), and the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame (2020). Cole started his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s, where he formed The King Cole Trio which became the top-selling group (and the only black act) on Capitol Records in the 1940s. His trio was the model for small jazz ensembles that followed. Starting in 1950 he transitioned to become a solo singer billed as Nat King Cole. Despite achieving mainstream success, during his career he faced intense racial discrimination. While not a major vocal public figure in the civil rights movement, Cole was a member of his local NAACP branch and participated in the 1963 March on Washington. He regularly performed for civil rights organizations. From 1956 to 1957, he hosted the NBC variety series The Nat King Cole Show, which became the first nationally broadcast television show hosted by an African American. Some of his most notable singles include "Unforgettable", "Smile", "L-O-V-E", "When I Fall in Love", "Let There Be Love", "Mona Lisa", "Autumn Leaves", "Stardust", "Straighten Up and Fly Right", "The Very Thought of You", "For Sentimental Reasons", "Embraceable You" and "Almost Like Being in Love". His 1960 Christmas album The Magic of Christmas (also known as The Christmas Song), is the best-selling Christmas album released in the 1960s; and was ranked as one of the 40 essential Christmas albums (2019) by Rolling Stone. In 2022, his recording of "The Christmas Song", broke the record for the longest journey to the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, when it peaked at number nine, 62-years after it first debuted on the chart; and was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Recording Registry.He was the father of singer Natalie Cole (1950–2015), who covered her father's songs in the 1991 album Unforgettable... with Love.
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America's No. 1's of the '40s [2019]
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Nature Boy | 2:39 |
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Season 1 [Original TV Soundtrack] [2019]
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:50 |
Ultimate [2019]
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(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | 3:01 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:25 |
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 2:53 |
Sweet Lorraine | 3:09 |
Nature Boy | 2:54 |
America's Greatest Hits 1944 [2018]
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:25 |
The Old Gold Show Presented by Frank Sinatra: March 13, 1946 [2018]
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Route 66 | 3:02 |
Exactly Like You | 2:05 |
NOW Merry Christmas [2017]
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 3:11 |
NOW That's What I Call Merry Christmas [2017] [2017]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song [Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire] | 3:13 |
Swiss Radio Days Vol. 43: Zurich 1950 [2017]
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Sweet Lorraine | 2:56 |
20 1's Christmas [2016]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:14 |
20, No 1's: Christmas Classics [2016]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:31 |
NOW That's What I Call Merry Christmas [2016] [2016]
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 3:13 |
The Complete U.S. & U.K. Hits 1942-1962 [2016]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:25 |
Nature Boy | 2:39 |
20 1's Holiday [2015]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:14 |
Christmas With Ella & Friends [2015]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:12 |
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:33 |
Unforgettable: The Collection [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Nature Boy | 2:39 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:26 |
300 Hits: Jazz [2014]
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Sweet Lorraine | 2:55 |
Hit That Jive, Jack | 2:57 |
6 of the Best: Smooth Crooners [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:36 |
Nature Boy | 2:52 |
A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 2: 1942-1944 [2014]
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Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You | 2:56 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:24 |
Absolute Christmas: Christmas Jazz [2014]
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The Christmas Song | 3:14 |
Classic Collaborations, Vol. 10 [2014]
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Ain't Misbehavin' | 2:24 |
Le Jour J: Les Chansons de La Victoire [2014]
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Sweet Georgia Brown | 2:17 |
Selected Sides 1941-1962 [2014]
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Ain't Misbehavin | 2:25 |
I Can't Give You Anything But Love | 2:42 |
Lonesome Road | 1:45 |
Smooth FM Christmas [2014]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 3:12 |
The Greatest Ever: Jazz [2014]
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Sweet Lorraine | 2:57 |
100 Rockin' Oldies, Vol. 7 [2013]
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:25 |
101 Hits: Crooning Essentials [2013]
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Nature Boy | 2:52 |
50s Jazz, Vol. 2 [2013]
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My Lips Remember Your Kisses | 3:06 |
Icon [2013]
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(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 2:53 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:25 |
Legends of Swing, Vol. 47 [Original Classic Recordings] [2013]
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:25 |
Massive Hits!: Easy [2013]
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Dream a Little Dream of Me | 2:50 |
Now That's What I Call Christmas [2013] [2013]
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:11 |
Swooning and Crooning: 100 of the Greatest [2013]
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Nature Boy | 2:52 |
Swooning and Crooning: Nat King Cole [2013]
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This Autumn | 3:03 |
Nature Boy | 2:52 |
It Only Happens Once | 2:54 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:36 |
The Early Years 1941-45 [2013]
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Ain't Misbehavin' | 2:23 |
The Lester Young Collection: 1936-1947 [2013]
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I Can't Get Started |
Wish You Were Here [2013]
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:53 |
50 Classic Hits [2012]
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Save the Bones For Henry Jones | 2:41 |
Harmony | 2:56 |
AFRS King Cole Trio Time "Live", Vol. 2 [2012]
AFRS King Cole Trio Time Live, Vol. 1 [2012]
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Save the Bones For Henry Jones | 2:12 |
You're the Cream in My Coffee | 2:15 |
American Classics Music: The Listening Library [2012]
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Embraceable You | 3:20 |
Cool Jazz [Ideal] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started (With You) | 4:55 |
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You | 3:00 |
Dinner Party Jazz [AP] [2012]
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Ain't Misbehavin' | 2:24 |
George Gershwin: The Vintage Collection [2012]
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Embraceable You | 3:20 |
It Started With R&B: R&B Hits from the Forties, Vol. 4 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Save the Bones For Henry Jones | 2:41 |
Legend: The Nat King Cole Collection - 60 Classic Tracks [2012]
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Tis Autumn | 3:06 |
Nat King Cole: The Vintage Collection [2012]
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Sweet Lorraine | 3:09 |
Embraceable You | 3:21 |
Sweet Georgia Brown | 2:17 |
Now That's What I Call Christmas [2012]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:11 |
The Cool School [Ideal] [2012]
Song | Duration |
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How High the Moon | 2:44 |
101 Hits: Nat King Cole [2011]
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Portrait of Jennie | 3:05 |
This Autumn | 3:03 |
101 Jazz Greats [2011]
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Tea for Two | 4:44 |
I Can't Get Started | 4:51 |
50 Essential Classics [2011]
50's Serenades [2011]
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Nature Boy | 2:47 |
A Portrait Of Nat King Cole [2011]
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It's Only A Paper Moon | 3:05 |
Sweet Lorraine | 4:33 |
Sometimes I'm Happy | 4:10 |
Caravan | 2:43 |
You're Looking At Me | 4:13 |
Two Loves Have I | 2:46 |
Don't Let It Go To Your Head | 3:10 |
Blame It On My Youth | 4:08 |
When I Grow Too Old To Dream | 3:30 |
You Can Depend On Me | 3:40 |
Dynamic Jazz: Lester Young [2011]
Song | Duration |
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I Can't Get Started | 4:51 |
I've Found a New Baby | 4:04 |
Tea for Two | 4:44 |
Jazz in the Charts, Vol. 85: 1946 [2011]
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The Christmas Song | 3:12 |
Jazz in the Charts, Vol. 88: 1947-1948 [2011]
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Save The Bones For Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat) | 2:41 |
Harmony | 2:57 |
The Christmas Song | 3:14 |
Jazz in the Charts, Vol. 89: 1948 [2011]
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Nature Boy | 2:39 |
Jazz in the Charts, Vol. 90: Everything I Have Is Yours 1948-1949 [2011]
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Don't Blame Me | 3:25 |
The Christmas Song | 3:12 |
100 Hits: Christmas Legends [2010]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You) | 3:11 |
Hot Songs For a Cool Yule [2010]
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All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth | 2:32 |
Now That's What I Call Xmas [2010] [2010]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:09 |
Rare Radio Transcriptions [2010]
Riffin': The Decca, JATP, Keynote & Mercury Recordings [2010]
That's New York, Man! [2010]
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Penthouse Serenade (When We're Alone) | 3:07 |
100 Hits Legends [2009]
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'Tis Autumn | 3:06 |
Nat King Cole 10th Anniversary [2009]
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Dream a Little Dream of Me | 2:54 |
I'm an Errand Boy for Rhythm | 2:20 |
The Love Nest | 2:35 |
Original Hits: Christmas [2009]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire) | 3:10 |
Route 66 [2009]
Song | Duration |
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(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | 3:03 |
The Complete Jazz Collection [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:24 |
100 Jazz Greats [WG] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up & Fly Right |
Christmas Cool [2008]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) [MJ Cole Remix] | 3:20 |
Cole, Christmas & Kids [2008]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:29 |
The Little Christmas Tree | 3:12 |
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:09 |
Brahm's Lullaby | 3:08 |
Perfect Christmas [2008]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:35 |
The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio [2008]
The History of Jazz, Vol. 1 [Jazz Club] [2008]
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Sweet Lorraine | 2:53 |
Volverte a Ver [2008]
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Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You? | 2:57 |
The History of Jazz: The Very Best of Swing, Bebop, Cool & Fusion [2007]
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Sweet Georgia Brown |
Ultimate Collection [Red Box] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn | 3:09 |
Backline, Vol. 2 [2006]
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Save the Bones for Henry Jones |
Backline, Vol. 4 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Meet Me at No Special Place | 3:14 |
That Ain't Right | 3:17 |
Jazz In the Charts, Vol. 76: 1944 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:28 |
Jazz in the Charts, Vol. 78: 1944-45 [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You | 2:56 |
The Ultimate Jazz Christmas [2006]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:11 |
Unforgettable [Castle] [2006]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn | 3:07 |
I Got Rhythm [Quadromania] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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You're the Cream in My Coffee | 2:53 |
Man from Georgia [2005]
Song | Duration |
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Harmony |
Nat & Dean At Christmas [2005]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) | 3:11 |
The Little Christmas Tree | 3:16 |
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:31 |
The Unforgettable Sound of Nat King Cole [Delta] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn |
The World of Nat King Cole [2005]
Song | Duration |
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It's Only a Paper Moon | 2:50 |
Transcriptions [2005]
Unforgettable [Essential Gold] [2005]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn | 3:08 |
Christmas Classics [2004]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:32 |
Jazz & Humour: Une Petite Laitue avec Pe La Mayonnaise [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Harmony | 2:57 |
The Best of Nat King Cole: 75 Original Recordings [2004]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn | 3:06 |
The Christmas Song [2003]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want For Christmas [Is My Two Front Teeth] | 2:29 |
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:29 |
The Classic Singles [2003]
Great Vocalists [CNR] [2002]
Song | Duration |
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You're the Cream in My Coffee | 2:28 |
Four Great Guys: Frank Sinatra/Nat "King Cole/Dean Martin/Perry Como [2001]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right |
Capitol Records From the Vaults: "Capitol Jumps" [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Lorraine | 3:10 |
Don't Smoke in Bed | 3:09 |
Capitol Records From the Vaults: "Roots of Rock 'N' Roll" [2000]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:28 |
I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine | 1:56 |
Live at the Circle Room [1999]
Christmas for Kids [1997]
Song | Duration |
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The Christmas Song | 3:10 |
All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:29 |
The Little Christmas Tree | 3:12 |
There's a Train Out for Dreamland | 2:34 |
Brahms Lullaby | 3:07 |
Ultra Lounge: Christmas Cocktails, Vol. 2 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:32 |
The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio: The Vocal Classics, Vol. 2 (1947-1950) [1996]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn | 3:06 |
Black Legends of Jazz [Decca] [1994]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Lorraine | 3:01 |
Lush Life [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Lush Life | 3:13 |
It's a Man Every Time | 2:54 |
It Was So Good While It Lasted | 2:47 |
Home (When Shadows Fall) | 3:09 |
Red Sails in the Sunset | 3:13 |
Get Out and Get Under the Moon | 2:46 |
Let It Snow!: Cuddly Christmas Classics from Capitol [1992]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:29 |
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town | 2:42 |
Nat King Cole [Capitol] [1992]
Puttin' on the Ritz: Capitol Sings Irving Berlin [1992]
Song | Duration |
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What'll I Do? | 3:01 |
You Can Have Him | 4:39 |
How About Me | 3:27 |
Retrospective: The Capitol Years [1992]
Song | Duration |
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Orange Colored Sky | 2:30 |
Nat King Cole Trio Recordings, Vol. 3 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Too Marvelous for Words | 2:25 |
I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) | 2:55 |
'Tain't Me | 2:53 |
Laura | 3:10 |
If Yesterday Could Only Be Tomorrow | 2:44 |
Just Another Blues | 3:28 |
Wild Goose Chase | 2:26 |
Wouldn't You Like to Know | 2:37 |
Barcarolle | 4:10 |
Bring Another Drink | 2:12 |
The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio [Mosaic Box] [1991]
Song | Duration |
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'Tis Autumn | 3:08 |
The Nat King Cole Trio Recordings, Vol. 2 [1991]
The Nat King Cole Trio Recordings, Vol. 5 [1991]
Song | Duration |
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Gone With the Draft | 2:49 |
Sweet Lorraine | 2:56 |
Early Morning Blues | 2:43 |
Tea for Two | 2:40 |
The Capitol Collectors Series [1990]
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:24 |
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | 0:03 |
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 2:51 |
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) | 3:10 |
Nature Boy | 2:38 |
Steff and Slam [1975]
Song | Duration |
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You're the Cream in My Coffee | 3:48 |
This is Nat King Cole [1957]
Song | Duration |
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Too Young to Go Steady | 2:55 |
Unforgettable: Songs by Nat King Cole [1954]
Song | Duration |
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Unforgettable | 3:12 |
A Portrait of Jennie | 3:07 |
What'll I Do? | 3:04 |
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 2:53 |
Red Sails in the Sunset | 3:17 |
Gift Set
Song | Duration |
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' Tis Autumn |
Holly Jolly Christmas [Allegro 2016]
Song | Duration |
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All I Want for Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth) | 2:31 |
Jazz Encounters
Song | Duration |
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My Baby Just Cares for Me | 2:45 |
Jazz: Chicago
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Lorraine | 2:55 |
Jazz: Jeepers Creepers
Song | Duration |
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Hit That Jive, Jack | 2:57 |
The Nat King Cole Story
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:35 |
The Very Best of Nat King Cole [Capitol]
Song | Duration |
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Sweet Lorraine | 3:09 |
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | 2:57 |
Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:23 |
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 2:55 |
What'll I Do? | 3:02 |
The Very Best of The Nat King Cole Trio
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It's Only a Paper Moon | |
You're the Cream in My Coffee | |
Sweet Georgia Brown | |
Sweet Lorraine |
The World of Nat King Cole
Song | Duration |
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Straighten Up and Fly Right | 2:23 |
(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 | 2:57 |
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons | 2:55 |
Unforgettable | 3:10 |
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