After Midnight Nat King Cole

• 1 Just You, Just Me 03:02
• 2 Sweet Lorraine 04:34
• 3 Sometimes I'm Happy 04:09
• 4 Caravan 02:44
• 5 It's Only A Paper Moon 03:05
• 6 You're Looking At Me 04:13
• 7 The Lonely One 03:46
• 8 Don't Let It Go To Your Head 03:11
• 9 I Know That You Know 02:29
• 10 Blame It On My Youth 04:09
• 11 When I Grow Too Old To Dream 03:31
• 12 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 03:41
• Total Runtime 42:34

Info zu After Midnight

Nat returned to the piano and the sound of his great '40s trio for this 1956 gem, here augmented by five additional tracks and one alternate take! Violinist Stuff Smith, alto saxophonist Willie Smith and trombonist Juan Tizol are featured on four songs each, while trumpeter Harry 'Sweets' Edison stars on five tunes, including mellow, late-night remakes of Sweet Lorraine; Route 66 , and It's Only a Paper Moon.

„Once Nat King Cole gave up playing piano on a regular basis and instead focused on a series of easy listening vocal albums, jazz fans longed for him to return to his first love. These 1956 studio sessions made up Cole's last jazz-oriented disc, where he played piano and sang on every number, joined by several guest soloists. Cole's vocals are impeccable and swinging, while his piano alternates between providing subdued backgrounds and light solos that don't reveal his true potential on the instrument. Willie Smith's smooth alto sax buoys the singer in the brisk take of 'Just You, Just Me.' Harry 'Sweets' Edison's muted trumpet complements the leader in his interpretation of 'Sweet Lorraine.' Composer Juan Tizol's valve trombone and former Cole sideman Jack Costanzo's bongos add just the right touch to the brisk take of 'Caravan.' Stuff Smith's humorous, unusually understated violin is a nice touch in 'When I Grow Too Old to Dream.' It's hard for any Nat King Cole fan to ignore these important sessions.“ (Ken Dryden, AMG)

'...this is classy music for mellow hours, before or after midnight.' (JazzTimes)

Nat King Cole, piano, vocals
John Collins, guitar
Charlie Harris, bass
Lee Young, drums
Willie Smith, alto saxophone
Harry Edison, trumpet
Juan Tizol, trombone
Jack Costanzo, bongos

Recorded at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California between August 15 & September 24, 1956.

Digitally remastered

Nat King Cole
Born March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama, Nat King Cole reigns among a very short list of music royalty as one of the most identifiable and most memorable voices in American music. In 1942, Cole was one of the first artists to sign with Capitol Records, and he recorded nearly 700 songs for the label, becoming the first Number One artist on Billboard's first album chart. During his 30-year recording career, Cole recorded more than 150 charting singles on Billboard's Pop, R&B and Country charts, a staggering record that remains unbroken by any other artist ever signed to Capitol Records, which led to the label being affectionately tagged, "The House That Nat Built."

In 1956, Cole also became the first person of color to host his own national network television show, NBC's "Nat King Cole Show." 1965 saw the release of Cole's classic album, Unforgettable, and his untimely passing that year at the age of 47. At the time of his death, it was reported that Capitol Records had sold more than nine million Nat King Cole records. From "Mona Lisa" to "Unforgettable," Nat King Cole's songs are incomparable; it is difficult to contemplate a holiday season without the warmth of Cole's evergreen rendition of "The Christmas Song." Cole's catalog continues to sell in excess of one million albums per year around the world.

In January 2005, Nat King Cole made his first return in 40 years to Billboard's Top 50 with the #41 debut of The World Of Nat King Cole (Capitol/EMI). Cole's last album to reach the Top 50, Unforgettable, peaked at #30 in 1965. In 1991, Natalie Cole's Unforgettable: With Love, featuring her warm virtual duet of "Unforgettable" with her father, topped charts around the world and won the coveted Album Of The Year Grammy Award, introducing Nat King Cole to a new generation of music fans.

For the March 2009 release of Nat King Cole's RE:GENERATIONS (Capitol/EMI), many of the world's most pioneering hip-hop, Latin, reggae and rock musicians, producers and DJs joined together to bring each of their distinct styles to 13 of Cole's outstanding recordings. Evocative of a sleek and stylish metrolounge where music and the visual arts converge, RE:GENERATIONS honors Nat King Cole's continued cultural influence around the planet, 90 years after his birth.

Interest in Nat King Cole's story continues to grow as younger generations discover his music as well as his role as the quiet catalyst in a host of musical and social movements. The arc of Cole's life is a study in success despite adversity, and the triumph of civility, respect and raw talent in equal measure with political, cultural and business savvy.

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