Nat King Cole

2-CD SET

RARE AND PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED NAT KING COLE

In 1956, Nat Began a 13-Month Run as Host of The Nat King Cole Show. While bits and pieces of his performances from the show have surfaced on various bootlegs, Stardust—The Rare Television Performances represents the first legitimate and comprehensive collection of this material. 35 tracks that also include recordings from Nat’s 1963 appearance on Australian television. Features renditions of songs he never recorded commercially as well as striking re-Interpretations of his hits.

Remastered and with comprehensive Liner Notes by Cole expert Jordan Taylor including rare photos from the Cole Estate!

In late 1956, at a time when Cole was arguably the most successful entertainer on the planet, he began a 13-month run as host of his own NBC television show, The Nat King Cole Show. This new collection from Real Gone Music includes more than two dozen of the rarest and choicest performances from The Nat King Cole Show, coupled with nearly 30 minutes of additional music from a 1963 appearance on Australian television.
Appearing in this 2-disc set are many songs that Cole never recorded commercially or even sang again in public, with arrangements by such giants as Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Gordon Jenkins… and when he does sing one of his hits, they often scarcely resemble the studio recordings.

Stardust—The Rare Television Performances represents a major addition to the Nat King Cole discography. It also reminds us what a fantastic entertainer and visionary artist he truly was.

TRACKS:

DISC 1:

01. Button Up Your Overcoat
02. It’s Not For Me To Say
03. Sweet Lorraine
04. April Love
05. IAminLove
06. C’est Si Bon
07. Passing By
08. A Blossom Fell
09. Maybe It’s Because I Love You Too Much
10. Beer Barrel Polka (Roll Out The Barrel)
11. With You On My Mind
12. My One Sin
13 When Rock And Roll Come to Trinidad
14. Once In A While
15. I’m in the Mood For Love
16. I Thought About Marie
17. My Heart Stood Still
18. St. Louis Blues

DISC 2:

01. Love Is Sweeping the Country
02. It’s All in the Game
03. Life is Just A Bowl of Cherries
04. Rosetta
05. The Nearness of You
06. Careless Love
07. My Personal Possession
08. Stardust
09. The Way You Look Tonight
10. When I Fall in Love
11. I’m Gonna Sit Right Down & Write Myself a Letter
12. Mona Lisa
13. Too Young
14. Where or When
15. Dear Lonely Hearts
16. I Love A Piano
17. Ramblin’ Rose