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Nat King Cole

Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943 - Nat King Cole (Vinyl)

Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943 - Nat King Cole (Vinyl)

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Limited 10 vinyl LP box set. Released in partnership with the Nat King Cole estate, Resonance Records' Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) is the first large-scale collection of the pivotal early recordings of Nat's 29-year recording career. Most tracks are receiving their first official release in this meticulously restored set of original live-to-disk recordings. This collection draws upon a wide range of sources, including many newly-discovered tracks unearthed for the first time from archives located all over the world, such as "Trompin" (jukebox-only release for Cinematone, 1939), "What'cha Know Joe" (undocumented radio performance, 1940 - now the earliest known recording of Nat "on the air"), "The Romany Room is Jumpin'" (private recording, 1941) and "Beautiful Moons Ago" (longer alternate take, 1943). Sessions include Nat at age 17, playing piano in his brother's band in Chicago, 1936; the first King Cole Trio recordings from 1938, made for radio broadcast only, for Standard Transcriptions; further radio transcription sessions for Standard, Davis & Schwegler, Keystone, plus his first (uncredited) session for MacGregor, with vocalist Anita Boyer; the Ammor Records Session (Spring 1940 - the first commercial-release sessions for the trio), the Decca Recordings (1940-41), the small-label sessions for Excelsior and Premier labels (1943), many previously-uncirculated Armed Forces Radio performances, and, with producer Norman Granz at the helm, early jazz sessions with Lester Young (Granz historic, first session as a producer) and Dexter Gordon, originally released on Philo and Mercury, respectively. Boasting an extensive 60+ page booklet with rare photographs; essays by acclaimed author Will Friedwald and guitarist Nick Rossi (with a special focus on Oscar Moore); plus interviews and testimonials from Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, John Pizzarelli, Freddy Cole, Michael Feinstein and many others.

Tracklist:

  1. Honey Hush
  2. Stompin' at the Panama (Skoller's Shuffle)
  3. Bedtime (Sleepy Moan)
  4. Thunder
  5. Mutiny in the Nursery
  6. F.D.R Jones
  7. The Sheik of Araby
  8. The Blue Danube
  9. Button, Button 1
  10. Jingle Bells 1
  11. Swannee River 1
  12. With Plenty of Money and You 1
  13. Don't Blame Me 1
  14. Lullaby in Rhythm 1
  15. Dark Rapture 1
  16. The Wiggly Walk 1
  17. Flea Hop 1
  18. Chopsticks 1
  19. Patty Cake, Patty Cake 2
  20. Blue Skies 2
  21. Liza 2
  22. Three Blind Mice 2
  23. Caravan 2
  24. There's No Anesthetic for Love 2
  25. Dixie Jamboree 2
  26. Ta-De-Ah 2
  27. Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q 2
  28. Harlem Swing 2
  29. I Lost Control of Myself 3
  30. The Land of Make Believe 3
  31. That Please-Be-Mine-Able Feeling 3
  32. Dancing in the Street 3
  33. You're So Different 3
  34. I Wouldn't Have Known It 3
  35. Let's Get Happy 3
  36. Undecided 3
  37. 'Taint What You Do 3
  38. Do You Wanna Jump, Children? 3
  39. Riffin' in F Minor 4
  40. Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead 4
  41. Blue Lou 4
  42. Honey 4
  43. Russian Lullaby 4
  44. Georgie Porgie 4
  45. The Limp 4
  46. Snug As a Bug in a Rug 4
  47. Liebestraum 4
  48. Fidgety Joe 4
  49. Two Against One 5
  50. Some Like It Hot 5
  51. Crazy Rhythm 5
  52. Moonglow 5
  53. Don't Let That Moon Get Away 5
  54. My Blue Heaven 5
  55. I Was Doing Alright 5
  56. I Can't Get Started 5
  57. Old Man Moon 5
  58. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 5
  59. Moon Song 6
  60. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 6
  61. Rosetta 6
  62. Trompin' 6
  63. You're My Life 6
  64. Hoy Soy 6
  65. Take 'Em 6
  66. Scategoria 6
  67. Rhythm Serenade 6
  68. Rib Town Shuffle 6
  69. Music'll Chase Your Blues Away 7
  70. I'll Gather Up My Memories 7
  71. A Fool's Affair 7
  72. Jump, Jack, Jump 7
  73. I Knew a Time 7
  74. Mine You'll Always Be 7
  75. Doin' the Bow Wow 7
  76. Lilla Mae 7
  77. I Like to Riff 7
  78. On the Sunny Side of the Street 7
  79. Black Spider Stomp 8
  80. By the River St. Marie 8
  81. Slew Foot Joe 8
  82. 1-2-3-4 8
  83. Crazy 'Bout Rhythm 8
  84. Off the Beam 8
  85. King Cole Blues 8
  86. Jivin' with the Notes 8
  87. Never Mind, Baby 8
  88. I'm a Perfect Fool Over You 8
  89. Lovely Little Person 9
  90. Love Me Sooner 9
  91. Sentimental Blue 9
  92. Goin' to Town with Honey 9
  93. Syncopated Lullaby 9
  94. Falling in and Out of Love 9
  95. Let's Do Things 9
  96. Jumpy Jitters 9
  97. Nothing Ever Happens 9
  98. What'cha Doin' to My Heart 9
  99. Bedtime 10
  100. Honey Hush 10
  101. French Toast 10
  102. Vine Street Jump 10
  103. B Flat 10
  104. You Send Me 10
  105. Love Is My Alibi 10
  106. Pogo Stick Bounce 10
  107. Whatcha' Know, Joe? 10
  108. Sweet Lorraine 10
  109. Honeysuckle Rose 11
  110. Gone with the Draft 11
  111. This Side Up 11
  112. Jumpin' with the Mop 11
  113. Jam Man 11
  114. Let's Try Again 11
  115. Fudge Wudge 11
  116. Smokey Joe 11
  117. Windy City Boogie Woogie 11
  118. Ode to a Wild Clam 11
  119. Let's Try Again 12
  120. Whatcha' Know, Joe? 12
  121. Lazy River 12
  122. Georgia on My Mind 12
  123. Rockin Chair 12
  124. A Little Jive Is Good for You 12
  125. You've Changed 12
  126. Babs 12
  127. Scotchin' with the Soda 12
  128. Slow Down 12
  129. Early Morning Blues 13
  130. The Romany Room Is Jumpin' 13
  131. This Will Make You Laugh 13
  132. Stop! the Red Light's on 13
  133. Hit the Ramp 13
  134. I Like to Riff 13
  135. Call the Police 13
  136. Are You Fer It? 13
  137. That Ain't Right 13
  138. Hit That Jive, Jack 13
  139. Indiana 14
  140. I Can't Get Started 14
  141. Tea for Two 14
  142. Body and Soul 14
  143. Vom, Vim, Veedle 14
  144. All for You 14
  145. Hip, Hip, Hooray 14
  146. I Know That You Know 14
  147. I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 14
  148. Pitchin' Up a Boogie 14
  149. I'm Lost 15
  150. Beautiful Moons Ago 15
  151. Let's Spring One 15
  152. Slender, Tender, and Tall 15
  153. I've Found a New Baby 15
  154. Rosetta 15
  155. Sweet Lorraine 15
  156. I Blowed and Gone 15
  157. Solid Potato Salad 15
  158. F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet ; Tasty) 15
  159. Got a Penny 16
  160. Let's Pretend 16
  161. My Lips Remember Your Kisses 16
  162. I'm An Errand Boy for Rhythm 16
  163. Straighten Up and Fly Right 16
  164. Honey Hush 16
  165. By the River St. Marie 16
  166. I Like to Riff 16
  167. Black Spider Stomp 16
  168. Sweet Lorraine 16
  169. Early Morning Blues 17
  170. Gone with the Draft 17
  171. Trompin' 17
  172. Sweet Lorraine 17
  173. Gone with the Draft 17
  174. Scotchin' with the Soda 17
  175. Gone with the Draft 17
  176. The Romany Room Is Jumpin' 17
  177. Hit That Jive, Jack 17
  178. Beautiful Moons Ago 17
  179. Honeysuckle Rose 18
  180. I Know That You Know 18
  181. Solid Potato Salad 18
  182. My Lips Remember Your Kisses 18
  183. Straighten Up and Fly Right

UPC: 712758040398
Label: Resonance Records
Release Date: 11.1.19
Format: Vinyl

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