Nat King Cole

piano, vocals · 1919–1965 · Montgomery

Pianist and singer born Nathaniel Coles in Alabama. His King Cole Trio, formed in the late 1930s, became Capitol's best-selling group in the 1940s, before his career as a singer.

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Styles

• Swing, big bands
• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• Straighten Up and Fly Right (1943)
• Nature Boy (1948)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Mar 17, 2019: Nat King Cole, l'Autre Voix de l'Amérique (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Mar 14, 2019: Les 100 ans de Nat King Cole (Made in China, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Nat King Cole
• EN : Straighten Up and Fly Right

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