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Cole, Nat King
Coles, Nathaniel Adams
birth name
composer, lyricist, piano, vocals, piano, singer, vocals
| born: 17 Mar 1917 |
Montgomery, Alabama / state, USA |
Source: 1,2,3 |
| born: 17 Mar 1919 |
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Source: 4,5,6,7 |
| died: 15 Feb 1965 |
Santa Monica, California / state, USA |
Source: 1,2,3 |
| died: 15 Feb 1965 |
Hollywood, California / state, USA |
Source: 11 |
| date of Variety obit: 17 Feb 1965 |
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| date of Variety obit: 17 Feb 1965 |
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| active from: 1943 |
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Source: 1 |
Index of Artists
p. 855-906 In:
Cuscuna, Michael
Ruppli, Michel
The Blue Note label : a discography
Revised and expanded
Compiled by Michael Cuscuna and Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2001, 913 p.
Number of People : 5,313
Indice Dei Nomi
p. 485-503 In:
Castaldo, Gino
Liperi, Felice
Storia della canzone Italiana
Introduzione di Gino Castaldo
Roma: RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, 1999, 543 p.
Number of People : 1,539
Artist Index
p. 237-258 In:
MacKenzie, Harry
The directory of the Armed Forces Radio services series
Compiled by Harry Mackenzie
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1999
Number of People : 1,855
Index
The above item is part of :
Larkin, Colin
The encyclopedia of popular music
Third edition
New York: Macmillan, 1998, 8 v.
Number of People : 43,747
Gabbard, Krin
Jammin at the margins : jazz and the American cinema
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996, 350 p.
[Artist Index]
The above item is part of :
Ruppli, Michel
The Decca labels. A discography. Volume 6
Record numerical listings & general artist index
Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1996, 958 p.
Number of People : 10,351
Mancuso, Chuck
Popular music and the underground
Foundations of jazz, blues, country, and rock, 1900-1950
Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, 1996, 626 p.
[Index of Names]
The above item is part of :
Bloom, Ken
American song
The complete musical theater companion: 1877-1995. Volume 2: T-Z and indexes
Second edition
New York: Schirmer Books, 1996, 2093 p.
Number of People : 24,881
Lichtman, I.
The Billboard bulletin Cole's widow sues Capitol
Billboard 107:106 Apr 29 1995
Note: for breach of contract and unpaid royalties
Record reviews Shows : Vol. 1.
Jazz Journal International 48:26 Oct 1995
Neue CDs The Legendary 1941-44 Broadcast Transcriptions (Trio)
Jazz Podium 44:78 May 1995
port
Tynan, John
Classic interview Nat Cole : eye on commercial success
Down Beat 62:34-5 Oct 1995
port
Record reviews The Chronological 1943-44.
Jazz Journal International 48:22-3 May 1995
Record reviews The Chronological 1941-43.
Jazz Journal International 48:22 May 1995
Record reviews The Quintessence: Los Angeles, Chicago, Hollywood, New York 1936-1944.
Jazz Journal International 48:24-5 Aug 1995
Legit reviews Abroad
Variety 360:42 Aug 7 1995
Note: Unforgettable: The Nat King Cole Story, at Garrick Theater, London
Scivales, R.
Nat King Cole's joyful style
Piano Today 15:46-7 N3 1995
mus port
Album reviews Got a Penny.
Crescendo & Jazz Music 30:26 N5 1994
Record reviews Let's Face the Music and Dance.
Jazz Journal International 47:25-6 Jul 1994
Jeffrey, D.
Is Nelson Riddle's arrangement still Unforgettable?
Billboard 106:10+ May 28 1994
Reissues WW II Transcriptions (CD)
Monceaux, Morgan
Marsalis, Wynton
Jazz : my music, my people
By Morgan Monceaux
Foreword by Wynton Marsalis
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994, 64 p.
Balen, Noel
L'odyssee du jazz
Paris: Liana Levi, 1994, 767 p.
Reynolds, J.R.
The rhythm and the blues : Capitol celebrates work of Nat King Cole
Rhino releases 6-CD R&B retrospective
Billboard 106:26 Nov 19 1994
Note: Tower of Achievement award
Friedwald, Will
Weiner, D.
The King Cole Trio on MacGregor
An attempt at a dated listing
Iajrc Journal 27:1-5 N1 1994
cover port il
Record reviews The Billy May Sessions.
Jazz Journal International 47:28 Jan 1994
Record reviews The Chronological 1940-1941.
Jazz Journal International 47:25 Dec 1994
Record reviews The Chronological 1936-1940.
Jazz Journal International 47:22-3 Nov 1994
Artist Index
The above item is part of :
Ruppli, Michel
Novitsky, Ed
The Mercury labels : a discography
Compiled by Michel Ruppli and Ed Novitsky
Vol. V: record and artist indexes
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1993, 882 p.
Number of People : 9,175
Reissues Straighten Up and Fly Right: Live Radio Rareties, 1942-1948 (CD)
Sohmer, J.
A cordial Cole
port
Schallplattenbesprechungen Lush Life.
Jazz Podium 42:80 Oct 1993
Yanow, S.
Nat King Cole
Coda Magazine: N249:39 May-Jun 1993
port
Album reviews Piano Stylings.
Crescendo & Jazz Music 30:26 N4 1993
Record reviews L-O-V-E.
Jazz Journal International 46:24-5 Jul 1993
Jazz The Instrumental Classics (Trio)
Stereoplay N12:196 Dec 1993
port
Gourse, Leslie
Nat King Cole
Jazz Podium 42:8-10 Mar 1993
ports
Note: book excerpt
Record reviews Straighten Up and Fly Right!
Jazz Journal International 46:30-31 Sep 1993
Record reviews The Piano Style.
Jazz Journal International 46:30 Sep 1993
Record reviews Early Years of Nat King Cole Trio.
Jazz Journal International 46:30 Sep 1993
Dorough, Prince
Popular-music culture in America
New York: Ardsley House Publishers Inc., c1992, 352 p.
Record reviews Jazz Encounters.
Jazz Journal International 45:26-7 Nov 1992
Sohmer, J.
A vat of Nat
Down Beat 59:38-40 Apr 1992
port
Note: Complete Capital Recordings
Recordings The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Musician N160:86-7 Feb 1992
port
Record reviews Rare Radio Recordings & Soundies.
Jazz Journal International 45:32 Feb 1992
Reviews The Trio Recordings (CD)
Giddins, Gary
WeatherBird The comeback king : after decades of famine, a Nat Cole feast
Village Voice: 37:86+ Mar 31 1992
port
Note: Mosaic label's 18-CD box set: Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Note: other reissues
Whitburn, Joel
The Billboard book of top 40 hits
5th edition
New York: An imprint of Watson-Guptill Publications, 1992, 674 p.
Number of People : 1,471
Record reviews The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio.
Jazz Journal International 45:21-4 Apr 1992
Bourne, M.
Unforgettable music sells
Grein, Paul
Capitol Records fiftieth anniversary
The story so far, from the beginning
Billboard 104:c2+ Jun 13 1992
il port port p1
Jazz reviews The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio.
Stereo Review 57:113 Dec 1992
Jazz on the screen Unforgettable Hits.
Jazz Journal International 45:8 Mar 1992
Ripps, R.
Record makers
Stereo Review 57:72 Apr 1992
Note: eighteen CD limited edition: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Friedwald, Will
Jazz The Billy Strayhorn suite : Jazz and cocktails
Village Voice: 37:111+ Jun 23 1992
Note: versions of Lush Life
Album reviews Jazz Encounters.
Crescendo & Jazz Music 29:35 N5 1992
Album reviews The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio.
Crescendo & Jazz Music 29:23-4 N2 1992
Jazz & blues The Complete Capitol Recordings of The Nat King Cole Trio
port
Christgau, Robert
Rock & roll His hit parade : Mr. Cole don't rock and roll
Village Voice: 37:86-8 Mar 31 1992
Note: his contribution to pop music
Note: recent reissues
Barnes, T.
Capitol Records fiftieth anniversary : Hands across the water
A skilled international player from the start, Capitol has found talent near and far from home and sold it around the globe
Billboard 104:c10+ Jun 13 1992
illustr.
CD reviews Jazz Encounters.
CD reviews The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Jazztimes: 22:48-9 N3 1992
port
Larkin, Colin
The Guinness encyclopedia of popular music
Edited by Colin Larkin
Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing, 1992, 4V p.
Number of People : 5,680
Yanow, S.
Syncopation jazz quiz
port
[minor article]
The above item is part of :
Roach, Hildred
Black American music : past and present
Second edition
Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company, 1992, 3668 p.
Record reviews The Best of the Nat King Cole Trio : the Instrumental Classics.
Jazz Journal International 45:20 Jul 1992
CD reviews The Trio Recordings
Jazztimes: 22:48-9 N3 1992
port
Nathan, David
Natalie Cole honoring her father : Elektra debut is royal tribute to "King"
Billboard 103:34+ Jun 22 1991
Note: Unforgettable
Jazz on the screen Video view : the Snader Telescriptions.
Jazz Journal International 44:13 Aug 1991
Artist Index
p. 705-727 In:
Ruppli, Michel
The Aladdin/Imperial labels : a discography
Compiled by Michel Ruppli
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1991., xiv, 727 p.
Number of People : 1,756
Reissues Anatomy of a Jam Session (CD)
Morris, C.
Cole tribute set fans flames at retail, radio
Billboard 103:1+ Aug 3 1991
Note: Unforgettable
Record reviews The Nat King Cole Story.
Jazz Journal International 44:26 Sep 1991
Reviews Hit That Jive, Jack (Trio)
Guitar Player 25:150 Feb 1991
Record reviews The Trio Volume Two.
Jazz Journal International 44:21 Jan 1991
Arnaud, Gerald
Chesnel, Jacques
Masters of Jazz
Gerald arnaud and Jacques Chesnel
Wild, D.
Natalie Cole's unlikely smash : her tribute to her father tops the album charts
Rolling Stone N613:19+ Sep 19 1991
ports
Note: Unforgettable
Die Raritat : Sweet Lorraine : the Complete Early Transcriptions 1938-1941
Stereoplay N10:279 Oct 1991
port
Record reviews Anatomy of a Jam Session.
Jazz Journal International 44:29 May 1991
Retro-active : the Nat King Cole Story.
Melody Maker 67:45 Jun 15 1991
Unforgettable?
Rock & Rap Confidential: N91:5 Sep 1991
Note: defense of his switch from jazz to pop music
Tosches, Nick
Unsung heroes of rock 'n' roll
The birth of rock in the wild years before Elvis
New York: Harmony Books, 1991
McAdams, J.
The rhythm and the blues : Capitol, Grammys honor Nat "King" Cole
Billboard 102:26 Feb 17 1990
Rounding up reviews Nat King Cole and the King Cole Trio.
Iajrc Journal 23:83-4 N4 1990
Lifetime Grammys to McCartney, Cole, Davis, Horowitz.
Variety 338:104 Jan 10 1990
Reviews Nat King Cole Trio (CD)
Blanc, Michael la
Contemporary musicians volume 3
Edited by Michael LaBlanc
Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research, 1990, 262 p.
Stern, C.
Short takes / jazz The Complete "After Midnight" Sessions
Musician N140:110 Jun 1990
CD & record reviews Birth of The Cole, 1938-39.
Jazztimes: Feb 1990, p. 26
Record reviews And the King Cole Trio.
Jazz Journal International 43:20-21 Mar 1990
Briefers Shooting High ... Songs from the TV Shows
Jazz Journal International 43:47 Dec 1990
Harrington, S.
Blue light special
biog port SPIN 6:[82-3] Jun 1990
Levenson, J.
Blue notes Muse's Nat King Cole issue features his earliest work
Billboard 101:64 Jun 10 1989
Note: Nat King Cole and The King Cole Trio
Reissues Birth of the Cole (LP)
Friedwald, Will
Jazz special Cool King Cole: Trio days
Village Voice: 34:124-5 Aug 29 1989
port
Compact discs The Great Nat King Cole, 1940-1956.
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