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Sessions of 1947

January 21, 1947
June 13, 1947
July 2, 1947
July 3, 1947
August 6, 1947
August 7, 1947
August 8, 1947
August 13, 1947
August 15, 1947
August 20, 1947
August 22, 1947
August 27, 1947
August 28, 1947
August 29, 1947
October 28, 1947
November 3, 1947
November 4, 1947
November 5, 1947
November 6, 1947
November 7, 1947
November 24, 1947
November 29, 1947
December 20, 1947
December 21, 1947

1947

January 21, 1947

Pathe Studio, New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1287-3) Give Me Twenty Nickels
(1288-3) Meet Me At No Special Place (And I'll Be There At No Particular Time)
(1289-2) If You Don't Like My Apples

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

June 13, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2050-4) Naughty Angeline
(2051-2) I Miss You So
(2052-3) That's What

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

July 2, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2085-5) Honeysuckle Rose
(2086-4) Thanks For You
(2093-2) It's Kind Of Lonesome Out Tonight
(2097-1) For Once In Your Life

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

July 3, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2101-2) I Think You Get What I Mean
(2102-2) Everyone Has Someone (But All I've Got Is Me)
(2103-1) Now He Tells Me
(2104-2) I Can't Be Bothered

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 6, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2134-3) When I Take My Sugar To Tea
(2135-1) Rhumba Azul
(2136-2) What'll I Do
(2137-3) I Never Had A Chance

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 7, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2138-4) This Is My Night To Dream
(2139-3) Makin' Whoopie
(2141-1) There I've Said It Again

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio
Note: Laguna Mood (2140) was also recorded but rejected and no longer exists. Remade August 27th.

August 8, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2142-3) I'll String Along With You
(2143-5) Ooh, Kickeroonie
(2144-3) (It's Easy To See) The Trouble With Me Is You
(2145-1) Too Marvelous For Words

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 13, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2147-1) Three Little Words
(2153-3) Moonlight In Vermont
(2154-1) Poor Butterfly
(2155-2) How High The Moon
(2156-1) I'll Never Be The Same
(2157-1) These Foolish Things
(2158-3) Cole Capers
(2159-1) Blues In My Shower

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 15, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano, celeste), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2163-3) I Wanna Be A Friend Of Yours
(2164-3) Ke Mo Ky Mo (The Magic Song)
(2165-4) Three Blind Mice

Note: It is possible the celeste was played by Buddy Cole.
Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 20, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass) with Johnny Mercer (vocal).

(2184-3) Save The Bones For Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat)
(2185-3) My Baby Likes To Be-Bop (And I Like To Be-Bop Too)
(2186-2) Harmony
(2187-5) You Can't Make Money Dreamin'

Note: credited as Johnny Mercer And The King Cole Trio

Nat Cole (vocal, piano, celeste), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass), Buddy Cole (celeste) with orchestra including Harry Bluestone, (violin), Julie Kinsler (reeds) and arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol (*).

(2172-3) There's A Train Out For Dreamland *
(2191-2) (Go To Sleep) My Sleepy Head *
(2192) Brahms' Lullaby
(2193-1) Nature Boy
(2197-2) Wildroot Charlie

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 27, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass) with Pinto Colvig (sound effects) (*).

(2210-2) Nursery Rhymes (Mary Had a Little Lamb - London Bridge - Go In And Out The Window - Pop Goes The Weasel *
(2211-3) Old MacDonald Had A Farm *
(2212-2) The Three Trees *
(2213-2) Laguna Mood

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 28, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2220-3) I'm A Little Ashamed
(2221-3) Now He Tells Me
(2222-2) That's A Natural Fact

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

August 29, 1947

Radio Recorders, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2226-4) Lament In Chords
(2227-3) You've Got Another Heart On Your Hands
(2228-2) Baby I Need You
(2229-3) Those Things Money Can't Buy

Note: This was the final session for original Trio guitarist Oscar Moore.
Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

October 28, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1749-5) Love Nest
(1950-3) Dream A Little Dream Of Me
(1951-3) Then I'll Be Tired Of You

Note: This was the first session for Irving Ashby on guitar.
Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 3, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1952-6) Money Is Honey
(1953-1) Little Girl
(1954-2) Who's Telling You Lies
(1955-3) No Moon At All

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 4, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1956-5) I Feel So Smoochie
(1957-1) A Boy From Texas - A Girl From Tennessee
(1958-2) When You Walked Out With Shoes On
(1959-2) That's The Kind Of Girl I Dream Of

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 5, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1960-3) It's The Sentimental Thing To Do
(1961-2) I've Only Myself To Blame
(1962-2) It's Like Taking Candy From A Baby
(1963-2) You've Changed

Note: This was the first session for Irving Ashby on guitar.
Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 6, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1964-4) The Geek
(1965-3) Confess
(1966-1) If I Had You

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 7, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(1967-7) Flo And Joe
(1968-2) If You Stub Your Toe On The Moon
(1969-2) I'm Gonna Spank My Heart
(1970-2) I See By The Papers
(1971-1) Return Trip
(1995-3) A Woman Always Understands

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 24, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2529-6) Put 'Em In A Box, Tie 'Em With A Ribbon (And Throw 'Em In The Deep Blue Sea)
(2530-2) Blue And Sentimental
(2631-4) I've Got A Way With Women
(2532-2) My Fair Lady

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio

November 29, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass)

(2544-3) I Wish I Had The Blues Again
(2545-4) Didn't I Tell You So?
(2546-5) Lost April

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio
Note: 2546 is a Trio-only version, originally used for radio transcription only while they decided to re-record it again with strings when possible for records.

December 20, 1947

New York

Nat Cole (vocal, piano), Irving Ashby (guitar), Johnny Miller (bass) with strings arranged by Carlyle Hall (*).

(2928-3) Lost April *
(2929-5) Lillette
(2930-2) Monday Again
(2931-3) Lulubelle
(2932-1) It's So Hard To Laugh (It's So Easy To Cry)

Note: credited as The King Cole Trio
Note: 2928 is the record version.

December 21, 1947

New York

Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Bill Harris (trombone), Buddy DeFranco (clarinet), Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone), Nat Cole (piano), Billy Bauer (guitar), Eddie Safranski (bass), Buddy Rich (drums), Pete Rugolo (arranger); Al Porcino, Buddy Childers, Ray Wetzel and Ken Hanna (trumpets), Harry Betts, Milt Bernhardt, Harry Forbes and Bart Varselona (trombones), George Weidler and Art Pepper (alto saxophones), Bob Cooper and Warren Weidler (tenor saxophones), Bob Gioga (baritone saxophone), Shelby Manne (drums) (in addition to the above for *)

(2933-3) Leap Here
(2933-4) Leap Here
(2934-4) Metronome Riff *

Note: credited as The Metronome All-Stars
Note: credited as the Stan Kenton Orchestra and the Metronome All-Stars
Note: This session was a part of Metronome magazine's all-star sessions. These events gathered various winners of top honors from Metronome's annual jazz poll together to make a commemorative record. For 1947, Nat Cole had again won honors and with Capitol being the label chosen for the 1947 session, he was a part of the music making.
Note: 2933-3 is an alternate take.

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