Nat King Cole The Capitol Collector's Series Genres:Blues, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Broadway & Vocalists 1.) straighten up and fly right — 2.) (get your kicks on) route 66 — 3.) (i love you) for sentimental reasons — 4.) the christmas song (merry christmas to you) — 5.) nature boy — 6.) mona lisa — 7.) too young — 8.) unforgettable
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9.) walkin' my way back home
1.) straighten up and fly right
2.) (get your kicks on) route 66
3.) (i love you) for sentimental reasons
4.) the christmas song (merry christmas to you)
5.) nature boy
6.) mona lisa
7.) too young
8.) unforgettable
9.) walkin' my way back home
10.) pretend
11.) answer me, my love
12.) darling, je vous aime beaucoup
13.) a blossom fell
14.) send for me
15.) non dementicar (don't forget)
16.) ramblin' rose
17.) dear lonely hearts
18.) all over the world
19.) those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer
20.) l-o-v-e
David N. (ilikeallmusic) from GADSDEN, AL Reviewed on 7/17/2015...
I grew up in the 50's & 60's listening to Nat! This has all those hits and some from the 40's! The sound is great and the booklet is informative (Recording dates and such)You can tell the 1940's songs by the sound but still are good. This may be one of my "Keepers"!!All tracks have been mastered from original tapes and lacquer discs!!
David
CD Reviews
Old King Cole as a Capitol soul
Annie Van Auken | Planet Earth | 12/27/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is a most satisfying sampling of the CAPITOL records Nat King Cole archives.
Tracks #1 - 5 are taken directly from the original lacquer session discs, so a bit of surface noise can be heard-- nothing severe, though. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 includes two false starts! The Christmas Song and Nature Boy are the original mono versions-- superior in all respects to their later re-recordings.
Nat made stereo duplicates of all his biggest hits shortly before succumbing to lung cancer, in early 1965. His failing health was quite apparent on the newer waxing of Mona Lisa. Cole was unable to sustain the long note on the last "Lisa"-- he actually ran out of breath and choked off-- very sad. But none of that is to be found here on this sparkling original mono side.
The next several selections continue the established pattern of older monaural masters. Cuts #15 - 20 are from 3-track stereo session tapes. Prior to the first of these, Non-Dimenticar, we hear Cole receive some coaching on pronunciation of the Italian lyrics. Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days Of Summer has pre-song studio chatter, as well.
The CAPITOL COLLECTORS SERIES * NAT KING COLE is a superb gathering of King Cole classics, taken from the best sources available. Highly recommended.
TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 57:50"
Review & Complete Track Listing
Christine Knight | Illinois | 05/06/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This Album is a re-release of the 1943 recordings. This is some of the best Nat King Cole one can find.1.) straighten up and fly right
2.) (get your kicks on) route 66
3.) (i love you) for sentimental reasons
4.) the christmas song (merry christmas to you)
5.) nature boy
6.) mona lisa
7.) too young
8.) unforgettable
9.) walkin' my way back home
10.) pretend
11.) answer me, my love
12.) darling, je vous aime beaucoup
13.) a blossom fell
14.) send for me
15.) non dementicar (don't forget)
16.) ramblin' rose
17.) dear lonely hearts
18.) all over the world
19.) those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer
20.) l-o-v-e"
Some of Cole's Best Songs, But Not the Best CD
Roy F. Johnson | Columbia, TN United States | 09/10/2009
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The selection of songs is very good, but not as good as the selection on "The Legendary Nat King Cole" CD, and "Legendary" gives you 24 songs versus 20 on this CD. The two CDs have 11 songs that are the same. For someone who is looking for a single Nat King Cole CD, I would recommend "Legendary" over this one.
I was disappointed that remastering didn't remove more of the record noise in most of the Nat King Cole Trio tracks. I was able to remove almost all of the noise with my little home editor. Outside of the residual record noise, the tracks sounded good.
I was also disappointed that there was studio chatter on a couple of the tracks. This might be entertaining the first time that a CD is played, but it loses its appeal later. I also removed the chatter for my music files."