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Sessions of 1958

1958

January 29, 1958

(Session #5718) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

January 30, 1958

(Session #5719) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

January 31, 1958

(Session #5720) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

February 4, 1958

(Session #5729) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Freddy Cole (piano), unidentified (vocal chorus)

Note: If this session was recorded in mono only, this session may be the last as it is thought Capitol began covering all sessions in both mono and stereo as of April 15th 1958.

May 2, 1958

(Session #6800; 14:00-18:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California)

Nat Cole (vocal), Gordon Jenkins (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Rene Faure (piano), Armand Kaproff (cello), Raphael 'Ray' Kramer (cello), Kathryn M. Thompson (harp), Bill Baffa (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), G. R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), David H. Sterkin (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Harry Bluestone (violin), Samuel 'Sam' Cytron (violin), Kurt Dieterle (violin), Walter 'Walt' Edelstein (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), Jacques Gasselin (violin), Murray Kellner (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Alexander 'Alex' Murray (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Nicholas 'Nick' Pisani (violin), Joseph G. 'Joe' Quadri (violin), Nathan 'Nat' Ross (violin), Mischa Russell (violin), Marshall Sosson (violin)

May 6, 1958

(Session #6806; 14:30-18:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Gordon Jenkins (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Rene Faure (piano), Armand Kaproff (cello), Raphael 'Ray' Kramer (cello), Kathryn M. Thompson (harp), Bill Baffa (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), G.R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), David H. Sterkin (viola), Samuel 'Sam' Cytron (violin), Harold Dicterow (violin), Walter 'Walt' Edelstein (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), Ben 'Benny' Gill (violin), Nate Kaproff (violin), Murray Kellner (violin), Sol Kindler (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Nicholas 'Nick' Pisani (violin), Louis 'Lou' Raderman (violin), Nathan 'Nat' Ross (violin), Mischa Russell (violin), Paul C. Shure (violin), Felix Slatkin (violin), Marshall Sosson (violin)

May 8, 1958

(Session #6815; 14:30-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Gordon Jenkins (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Rene Faure (piano), Armand Kaproff (cello), Raphael 'Ray' Kramer (cello), Kathryn M. Thompson (harp), Bill Baffa (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), G.R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), David H. Sterkin (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Harry Bluestone (violin), Samuel 'Sam' Cytron (violin), Harold Dicterow (violin), Kurt Dieterle (violin), Walter 'Walt' Edelstein (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), Jacques 'Jack' Gasselin (violin), Nate Kaproff (violin), Murray Kellner (violin), Sol Kindler (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin), Rickey Marino (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Nicholas 'Nick' Pisani (violin), Joseph G. 'Joe' Quadri (violin), Louis 'Lou' Raderman (violin), Nathan 'Nat' Ross (violin), Mischa Russell (violin), Marshall Sosson (violin)

June 9, 1958

(Session #6905; 14:30-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Dave Cavanaugh (leader), John Collins (guitar), Lorenzo Felix (guitar), Charles Gonzales (guitar), Fred Hernandez (guitar), Joe Nieto (guitar), Joseph G. 'Joe' Comfort (bass), Lee Young (drums), Chico Guerrero (percussion), Joe Guerrero (percussion), Armando Mesa (percussion), Carlos Vidal (percussion), Rene Touzet (piano), Mannie Klein (trumpet), Rudy Loera (trumpet), Henry Miranda (trumpet), Al Rojo (trumpet)

Note: The backing track and/or musicians from a session in Cuba has been used for 19317.

June 11, 1958

Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal overdub)

February 17, 1958

(Session #6568) Panart Studio, Havana, Cuba

Armando Romeu Jr. Orchestra, The Facundo Rivero Four (vocal chorus)

February 18, 1958

(Session #6569) Panart Studio, Havana, Cuba

Armando Romeu Jr. Orchestra, Nat Cole (piano solo*), The Facundo Rivero Four (vocal chorus)

February 20, 1958

(Session #6570) Panart Studio, Havana, Cuba

Armando Romeu Jr. Orchestra, The Facundo Rivero Four (vocal chorus)

February 20, 1958

(Session #6571) Panart Studio, Havana, Cuba

Mariachki Orchestra, conductor Mariachi de Alfredo Serna

June 20, 1958

(Session #6968; 14:00-18:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Frank Joseph Flynn (percussion), John Towner Williams (piano), William M. 'Buddy' Collette (saxophone), Joseph J. 'Joe' Koch (baritone saxophone), Ronnie Lang (alto saxophone), Buck Skalak (tenor saxophone), William McLeish 'Willie' Smith (alto saxophone), Richard L. 'Dick' Noel (trombone), Pullmann Thomas 'Tommy' Pederson (trombone), George Mortimore Roberts (bass trombone), Juan Tizol (valve trombone), Walter P. 'Pete' Candoli (trumpet), Harry Edward 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet), Vito Mangano (trumpet), Clarence F. 'Shorty' Sherock (trumpet), Joseph 'Joe' DiFiore (viola), Cecil Figelski (viola), Stanley 'Stan' Harris (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), Sol Klein (viola), Alexander Neiman (viola), Sven Reher (viola), Barbara Simon (viola), Milton 'Milt' Thomas (viola), Unidentified (vocal chorus*)

June 30, 1958

(Session #7011; 13:00-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal, overdub vocal*), Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Freddie Green (guitar), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (drums), Lee Young (drums), Gerald Foster Wiggins (piano), Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone), Marshall Royal (alto saxohone), Frank Wess (alto saxophone), Henry Coker (trombone), Al Grey (trombone), Benny Powell (trombone), John Anderson (trumpet), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Gene 'Snooky' Young (trumpet)

Note: 17866 is the backing track for 19469, which is the overdubbed master
Note: the band as present for 19550 on is the Count Basie Orchestra with Gerald Foster Wiggins at the piano instead of Count Basie, and the band was not so credited due to contractual reasons.

July 1, 1958

(Session #7018; 13:30-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Freddie Green (guitar), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (drums), Lee Young (drums), Gerald Foster Wiggins (piano), Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone), Frank Wess (alto saxophone), Henry Coker (trombone), Al Grey (trombone), Benny Powell (trombone), John Anderson (trumpet), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Gene 'Snooky' Young (trumpet)

Note: the band is the Count Basie Orchestra with Gerald Foster Wiggins at the piano instead of Count Basie, and the band was not so credited due to contractual reasons.

July 2, 1958

(Session #7022; 12:00-15:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Freddie Green (guitar), Eddie Jones (bass), Sonny Payne (drums), Lee Young (drums), Gerald Foster Wiggins (piano), Frank Foster (tenor saxophone), Charlie Fowlkes (baritone saxophone), Billy Mitchell (tenor saxophone), Marshall Royal (alto saxophone), Frank Wess (alto saxophone), Henry Coker (trombone), Al Grey (trombone), Benny Powell (trombone), John Anderson (trumpet), Wendell Culley (trumpet), Thad Jones (trumpet), Joe Newman (trumpet), Gene 'Snooky' Young (trumpet)

Note: the band is the Count Basie Orchestra with Gerald Foster Wiggins at the piano instead of Count Basie, and the band was not so credited due to contractual reasons.

August 11, 1958

(Session #7128; 14:00-17:15) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Joseph G. 'Joe' Comfort (bass), Lee Young (drums), James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano), Jerome A. 'Jerry' Kasper (reeds), Harry G. Klee (reeds), Ron Lang (reeds), Russell Brown (trombone), Richard L. 'Dick' Noel (trombone), Pullmann Thomas 'Tommy' Pederson (trombone), Juan Tizol (valve trombone), Edgar 'Ed' Lustgarten (cello), Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello), Stanley 'Stan' Harris (viola), Ralph Lane (viola), Israel Baker (violin), Victor Bay (violin), Alex Beller (violin), Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin), Alfred Lustgarten (violin), Lisa Minghetti (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Nathan 'Nat' Ross (violin), Mischa Russell (violin)

August 18, 1958

(Session #7146; 12:00-16:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Joseph G. 'Joe' Comfort (bass), Jack Rose (mandolin), Lee Young (drums), James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano), John Hacker (bassoon), Huntingdon 'Hunt' Burdick (French horn), Richard E. 'Dick' Perissi (French horn), Kurt Reher (cello), Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello), Unidentified (harp), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Stanley 'Stan' Harris (viola), Ralph Lane (viola), David H. Sterkin (viola), Victor Bay (violin), Alex Beller (violin), Lou Klass (violin), Alfred Lustgarten (violin), Lisa Minghetti (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Nathan 'Nat' Ross (violin), Paul C. Shure (violin), Felix Slatkin (violin), Unidentified (vocal chorus*), Unidentified (female vocal chorus**)

September 29, 1958

(Session #7263) The First Church of Deliverance, 4315 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois

Nat Cole (vocal) The First Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins (arranger/conductor)

September 30, 1958

(Session #7264) The First Church of Deliverance, 4315 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, Illinois

Nat Cole (vocal) The First Church of Deliverance Choir, Gordon Jenkins (arranger/conductor)

October 30, 1958

(Session #5894) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal) Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

November 4, 1958

(Session #5897) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal) Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

November 5, 1958

(Session #5898) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums)

November 7, 1958

(Session #5901) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums)

November 10, 1958

(Session #5903) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor), Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Harry 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet)

November 11, 1958

(Session #5904) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums)

November 12, 1958

(Session #5907) Capitol Recording Studios, 151 W. 46th Street, New York City

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor), Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Dave Cavanaugh (arranger/conductor*), Dave Cavanaugh Orchestra (*), possibly including John Collins (guitar), Charles Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), unidentified (vocal chorus**)