Nat King Cole

Best exemplified in hit tunes such as "Route 66", "Nature Boy", "Sweet Lorraine" or "Hit That Jive Jack", the peculiar Nat Cole style somewhat came to define the spirit of the war years. Cole did frequent "soundies" during his career, and this video is a fascinating collection of those early film shorts produced for theaters or television. Backed by sidemen such as guitarist Oscar Moore, bassists Joe Comfort or Latin percussionist Jack "Mr. Bongo" Costanzo, Cole was in peak artistic form in these true musical gems. PAL/NTSC