Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography

[Fer Urbina]

On 4/17/2016 at 2:19 PM, mikeweil said:

is there some reliable King Cole disco?

Names & Numbers released a Capitol Discography by Michel Ruppli (and Cuscuna?) on CD-ROM some years ago. I guess that's the most reliable source you can get for Nat King Cole.

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[mikeweil]

Thanks, I completely forgot about that Capitol disco.

[jtaylor]

If you're after personnel, particularly for his orchestral sides, this site is a good resource: http://apileocole.alongthehall.com/

Edited April 30, 2016 by jtaylor

[mikeweil]

Thanks for the link - not the way I would have preferred/done it, but a remarkable piece of work that helps. (I just wish all discographers would go for working with BRIAN, as the end result gives you all information in one place. But I won't complain - a Cole discography is a mountain of work.)

[fasstrack]

On 08/01/2016 at 10:52 AM, mikeweil said:

Last October saw the (German) release of a new box set covering Nat Cole's entire career, 10 CDs and two DVDs and a large book, all in a LP-sized slipcase:

On 08/01/2016 at 10:52 AM, mikeweil said:

Last October saw the (German) release of a new box set covering Nat Cole's entire career, 10 CDs and two DVDs and a large book, all in a LP-sized slipcase:

Anybody here considering a purchase, any opinions? 

Some info and a tracklist is found here: http://nat-king-cole.musicnewshq.com/news/nat-king-cole-his-musical-autobiography

 

That is definitely worth having. I wonder if any of it has the 3rd guitarist in the King Cole Trio, John Collins. He was fabulous...

 

 

[jtaylor]

11 hours ago, mikeweil said:

Thanks for the link - not the way I would have preferred/done it, but a remarkable piece of work that helps. (I just wish all discographers would go for working with BRIAN, as the end result gives you all information in one place. But I won't complain - a Cole discography is a mountain of work.)

Agreed. This is one is a bit better: http://www.jazzdisco.org/nat-king-cole/discography/session-index/

Edited April 30, 2016 by jtaylor