At The Sands Live Nat King Cole

• 1 Ballerina 02:30
• 2 Funny (Not Much) 03:30
• 3 The Continental 03:37
• 4 I Wish You Love 03:03
• 5 You Leave Me Breathless 02:32
• 6 Thou Swell 01:51
• 7 My Kinda Love 03:18
• 8 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 02:54
• 9 Where Or When 03:32
• 10 Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today) 04:25
• 11 Joe Turner Blues 04:42
• Total Runtime 35:54

Info zu At The Sands Live

This rare example of a Nat 'King' Cole live recording captures one of the 20th century's greatest singers in fine voice in 1960 at the Sands, the Las Vegas headquarters of the Rat Pack. The band swings expertly through its sophisticated charts courtesy of legendary arrangers like Nelson Riddle and Dave Cavanaugh, and Cole demonstrates his command of a wide range of styles, from ballads like 'I Wish You Love' and 'Funny (Not Much),' to show tunes like 'Thou Swell' and 'Surrey With the Fringe on Top.' A few bonus tracks are also featured, including a late-'50s studio recording of Duke Ellington's 'In a Mellow Tone,' and Cole's sniffy take on the then-still new rock & roll craze, 'Mr. Cole Won't Rock & Roll.'

„A year after Nat King Cole's death, Capitol Records released this 'live' album, recorded at the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas on January 14, 1960. There is a historical interest, in that this is the only Cole concert recording, and it's an enjoyable performance, with more up-tempo numbers than ballads and a piano solo on 'Where or When' that demonstrates Cole had not lost his jazz chops. But Cole on-stage is not a revelatory experience, at least on this night, and like most Vegas performances, this one is a little overdone. (An arrangement of Cole Porter's 'Miss Otis Regrets' is especially unfortunate.)“ (William Ruhlmann, AMG)

'...The only known live recording of Nat King Cole, from the Rat Pack's hang out of choice in 1960...' (Q-Magazine)

Nat 'King' Cole, vocals, piano
John Collins, guitar
Charlie Harris, bass
Lee Young, drums

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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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