''Nat King Cole at the Piano'' is the first

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by jazz pianist Nat King Cole, released by Capitol in 1950. This album was recorded on August 13, 1947, released in a 78 r.p.m. record in 1949, and reissued in 1950 on a 10-inch LP.

Track listing

# " Three Little Words" ( Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby) – 2:39 # " Moonlight In Vermont" ( John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:13 # "

Poor Butterfly "Poor Butterfly" is a popular song. It was inspired by Giacomo Puccini's opera ''Madame Butterfly'' and contains a brief musical quote from the Act two duet ''Tutti i fior'' in the verse. The music was written by Raymond Hubbell, the lyrics by ...

" ( Raymond Hubbell) – 2:34 # " How High the Moon" ( Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 2:41 # " I'll Never Be The Same" ( Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli) – 2:50 # "

These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) "These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)" is a standard with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, writing under the pseudonym Holt Marvell, and music by Jack Strachey, both Englishmen. Harry Link, an American, sometimes appears as a co-writer; his input w ...

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Holt Marvell Albert Eric Maschwitz OBE (10 June 1901 – 27 October 1969), sometimes credited as Holt Marvell, was an English entertainer, writer, editor, broadcaster and broadcasting executive. Life and work Born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, and desc ...

, Strachey,

Harry Link Harry Link (born John Harry Linkey, January 25, 1896, Philadelphia – July 5, 1956, New York City) was an American vaudeville actor and songwriter. He wrote and co-wrote several well-known jazz standards. Career Link studied at the Wharton Sc ...

) – 3:14 # "Cole Capers" ( Nat King Cole) – 1:56 # "Blues In My Shower" (Cole) – 2:53

Personnel

* Nat King Cole –

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Oscar Moore Oscar Frederic Moore (December 25, 1916 – October 8, 1981) was an American jazz guitarist with the Nat King Cole Trio. Career The son of a blacksmith, Moore was born in Austin, Texas, United States. The Moore family moved to Phoenix, Ariz ...

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Johnny Miller –

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References

*''Nat King Cole at the Piano'' (Capitol H-156, Capitol CC-135, Capitol EBF-156, Capitol CCN-156) at:
apileocole...com ("A Pile o' Cole" Nat King Cole web site)

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