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Sessions of 1960

1960

January 14, 1960

(Session #12609) The Sands Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada

Nat Cole (vocal / piano*) with Orchestra conducted by Antonio Morelli, Dave Cavanaugh (musical director), including John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Jimmy Clark (alto saxophone), Milt Bernhart (trombone), Freddy Lewis (trombone), Earl Blue (trumpet), Irving Bush (trumpet), Buddy Childers (trumpet)

Note: it has not been confirmed if this listing and the master numbers represent all songs performed or the actual running order.

March 1, 1960

(Session #9293; 14:00-19:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (conductor / arranger), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Emil Richards (percussion), Lou Levy (piano), Benny Carter (alto saxophone), John 'Plas' Johnson, Jr (tenor saxophone), Harry Klee (saxophone), Joe Koch (soxophone), Buck Skalak (saxophone), Russ Brown (trombone), Tommy Pederson (trombone), Tom Shepard (trombone), Juan Tizol (valve trombone), Irving Bush (trumpet), Pete Candali (trumpet), Conrad Gozzo (trumpet), Cappy Lewis (trumpet), Shorty Sherock (trumpet), George Sylvester 'Red' Callender (tuba), Ossip Giskin (cello), Ray Kramer (cello), Joe Saxon (cello), Paul Robyn (viola), Barbara Simons (viola), Victor Bay (violin), Alex Beller (violin), Jack Gasselin (violin), Dan Lube (violin), Nat Ross (violin), Mischa Russell (violin), Marshall Sosson (violin), Unidentified (vocal chorus*)

March 2, 1960

(Session #9296; 14:00-18:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Nelson Riddle (conductor / arranger), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Frank Joseph Flynn (percussion), Lou Levy (piano), Willard Culley (French horn), John Graas (French horn), Arthur Maebe (French horn), James McGee (French horn), Paul Joseph Horn (reeds), Harry G. Klee (reeds), Ronnie Long (reeds), Warren C. 'Champ' Webb (reeds), Victor Gotlieb (cello), David L. Pralt (cello), Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello), Verlye Brilhart (harp), Cecil Figelski (viola), Paul Robyn (viola), Barbara Simon (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Victor Bay (violin), Alex Beller (violin), Jacques Gasselin (violin), James Gelzoff (violin), Ben 'Benny' Gill (violin), Carl LaMagna (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Nathan 'No1' Ross (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin), Unidentified (vocal chorus)

March 9, 1960

(Session #9335; 13:00-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Stan Kenton (conductor), Dave Cavanaugh (conductor / arranger), John Collins (guitar), Jack W. Marshall (guitar), William K. 'Bill' Pitman (guitar), Donald N. Bagley (bass), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), Mel Lewis (percussion), Mike Pacheco (percussion), Milton W. Raskin (piano), Marvin Holladay (saxophone), John 'Plas' Johnson, Jr (tenor saxophone), Jay Migliori (saxophone), Lennie Niehaus (alto saxophone), Jack Nimitz (baritone saxophone), Ronnie Reuben (saxophone), Jim Amlotte (trombone), Francis 'Bob' Fitzpatrick (trombone), Bob Knight (bass trombone), Kent Larson (trombone), Thomas M Shepard (trombone), Bud Brisbois (trumpet), Conte Candoli (trumpet), Walter P. 'Pete' Candoli (trumpet), Frank Huggins (trumpet), Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Justin DiTullio (cello), Emmett Sargeant (cello), Cecil Figelski (viola), Alan 'Al' Harshman (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Robert 'Bob' Barene (violin), George Berres (violin), Harry Bluestone (violin), Ben 'Benny' Gill (violin), Murray Kellner (violin), Marvin Limonick (violin), Rickey Marino (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin), Unidentified (vocal chorus*)

Note: 33414 & 33415 conducted by Dave Cavanaugh with strings and without some members of the Stan Kenton Orchestra
Note: 33412 & 33413 are with the Stan Kenton Orchestra conducted by Stan Kenton

March 11, 1960

(Session #9345; 21:00-02:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (leader), John Collins (guitar), Charles P. Harris (bass), Lee Young (drums), John Cyr (percussion), James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano), Clarence E, 'Pete' Carpenter (trombone), Richard Taylor 'Dick' Nash (trombone), Pullmann Thomas 'Tommy' Pederson (trombone), George Mortimore Roberts (bass trombone), Bob Stone (arco bass), Victor Gottlieb (cello), Edgar 'Ed' Lustgarten (cello), Kurt Reher (cello), Emmett Sargeant (cello), Unidentified (harp), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Alan 'AI' Harshman (viola), G.R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), Gareth D. 'Gary' Nuttycombe (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Harold Dicterow (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), James Getzoff (violin), Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin), Rickey Marino (violin), Alexander 'Alex' Murray (violin), Louis 'Lou' Raderman (violin), Ralph Schaeffer (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin), Unidentified (vocal chorus*)

July 5, 1960

(Session #9529; 01:00-04:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California)

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (arranger / conductor), Unidentified (orchestra, vocal chorus)

July 6, 1960

(Session #9532; 14:00-18:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (arranger / conductor), John Collins (guitar), Lloyd Lunham (bass), Lee Young (drums), Dale L. Anderson (percussion), Ralph S. Hansell (percussion), Milton W. Raskin (piano), Lloyd W. Hildebrand (reeds), Jules Jacob (reeds), Harry G Klee (reeds), Arthur Smith (reeds), James Thomas 'Jim' Henderson (trombone), Thomas M Shepard (trombone), Lloyd Ulyate (trombone), Ray S. Linn (trumpet), Joseph 'Joe' Triscari (trumpet), George Werth (trumpet), Bob Stone (arco bass), Armand Kaproff (cello), Edgar 'Ed' Lustgarten (cello), Emmett Sargeant (cello), Joseph Saxon (cello), Kathryn M. Thompson (harp), Allan Harshman (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), G.R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), Milton 'Mill' Thomas (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Emil F. Briano (violin), James Gelzoff (violin), Nate Kaproff (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Emanuel Moss (violin), Alexander 'Alex' Murray (violin), Erna Neufeld (violin), Isadore Roman (violin), Ralph Schaeffer (violin), Joseph Stepansky (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin), Unidentified (vocal chorus)

Note: 34136-5 is an alternate take

July 7, 1960

(Session #9534; 14:00-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Lloyd Lunham (bass), Lee Young (drums), Dale L. Anderson (percussion), John Cyr (percussion), Milton W. Raskin (piano), Bob Stone (arco bass), Dave Filerman (cello), Emmett Sargeant (cello), Joseph Saxon (cello), Kathryn M, Thompson (harp), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Allan Harshman (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), Gareth D. 'Gary' Nullycombe (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Emil F. Briano (violin), Harold Dicterow (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), James Gelzoff (violin), Alexander 'Alex' Murray (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Louis 'Lou' Raderman (violin), Ralph Schaeffer (violin), Joseph Stepansky (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin) Unidentified (vocal chorus)

September 27, 1960

(Session #9686; 20:30-21:50) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (leader), John Collins (guitar), Meyer 'Mike' Rubin (bass), Lee Young (drums), Caesar Giovannini (piano), Raphael 'Ray' Kramer (cello), Edgar 'Ed' Lustgarten (cello), Kurt Reher (cello), Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello), Ann Mason Stockton (harp), Norman Botnick (viola), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Virginia Majewski (viola), Paul Robyn (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Harold Dicterow (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), James Gelzott (violin), Ben 'Benny' Gill (violin), Anatol Kaminski (violin), Louis Kaufman (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Felix Slatkin (violin), Marshall Sosson (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin)

December 22, 1960

(Session #9849; 13:00-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Joseph G 'Joe' Comfort (bass), Lee Young (drums), Robert V, 'Bobby' Hammack (piano), Harry G. Klee (reeds), Theodore M. 'Ted' Nash (reeds), Arthur Smith (reeds), Bob Stone (arco bass), Justin DiTullio (cello), Victor Gottlieb (cello), Armand Kaprott (cello), Kurt Reher (cello), Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello), Kathryn M. Thompson (harp), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Allan Harshman (viola), Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola), G.R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), Milton 'Mill' Thomas (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Harry Bluestone (violin), Emil F. Briano (violin), Harold Dicterow (violin), David 'Dave' Frisina (violin), James Gelzott (violin), Henry Hill (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin), Rickey Marino (violin), Alexander 'Alex' Murray (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Louis 'Lou' Raderman (violin), Ralph Schaetter (violin), Paul C, Shure (violin), Albert Steinberg (violin) Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin)

December 23, 1960

(Session #9855; 18:30-23:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal), Ralph Carmichael (arranger/conductor), John Collins (guitar), Joseph G. 'Joe' Comfort (bass), Lee Young (drums), Robert V. 'Bobby' Hammack (piano), Justin Gordon (reeds), Wilbur Schwarlz (reeds), Arthur Smith (reeds), Meyer 'Mike' Rubin (arco bass), Justin DiTullio (cello), Armand Kaprott (reeds), Emmett Sargeant (cello), Joseph Saxon (cello), Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello), William Vandenburg (cello), Kathryn M. Thompson (harp), Alvin Dinkin (viola), Stanley 'Stan' Harris (viola), Allan Harshman (viola), G. R. 'Ray' Menhennick (viola), Gareth D 'Gary' Nullycombe (viola), Milton 'Mill' Thomas (viola), Victor Arno (violin), Israel Baker (violin), Harry Bluestone (violin), Emil F. Briano (violin), James Gelzott (violin), Henry Hill (violin), Joseph 'Joe' Livoti (violin), Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin), Rickey Marino (violin), Bill Miller (violin), Alexander 'Alex' Murray (violin), Erno Neufeld (violin), Louis 'Lou' Raderman (violin), Isadore Roman (violin), Ralph Schaetter (violin), Paul C, Shure (violin), Albert Steinberg (violin), Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin)

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