It comes with a Hardcover 200 pg book and this is only part 1.


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Nat King Cole (1919-1965) was the most popular male singer of his generation, and, along with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, one of the four best known male vocalists of all time.
Making Cole's story all the more remarkable, he began his career not as a pop singer but as one of the greatest of all jazz pianists.
Yet by the time he had made the transition from jazz to pop, he had sold more records and racked up more hit singles than anyone in the immediate post-war era, even Frank Sinatra.

He was also the first Afro-American pop music superstar - and still the greatest.

Cole's baritone voice was sweet and pretty, and most of his greatest successes were with love songs.
Still, he had the greatest time of any singer ever, and was equally well-versed in swinging rhythm numbers and blues.
In his combination of tenderness and bluesy energy, Cole was a founding father of rhythm and blues and a major influence on the soul movement – as cited by Charles Brown, Ray Charles and many other later stars. Like Frank Sinatra, he collaborated closely with the greatest pop orchestrators of all time, particularly Gordon Jenkins, Billy May and in particular, Nelson Riddle.

This Bear Family box contains Cole's complete recordings, all done for Capitol Records, of the years 1955-1959. The 11 CDs and 298 tracks contain a combination of Cole's most famous and most obscure work.

The set includes all the material for no less than 16 classic Nat King Cole albums:

* The two piano-centric albums of 1955-'56: 'The Piano Style' (with Nelson Riddle) and 'After Midnight' (with Sweets Edison, Juan Tizol, Willie and Stuff Smith) as well as the 'bonus session' for 'Penthouse Serenade.'
* The 1955 albums with Nelson Riddle, 'Night Lights' and the 'bonus session' for 'Two In Love.'
* The two classic albums with Jenkins, 'Love Is The Thing' (1956) and 'The Very Thought Of You' (1958), as well as the spiritual album with Jenkins, 'Every Time I Feel The Spirit' (1958).
* Nat's great jazz-ballad album with Billy May, 'Just One Of Those Things.'
* King Meets Count! Cole's classic meeting with the Count Basie Orchestra, 'Welcome To The Club' (1958), and another great album of swinging standards from the same year arranged by Dave Cavanaugh, 'Tell Me All About Yourself.'
* Two best-selling albums recorded for the Latin-American market of classic Latin songs sung in Spanish, 'Cole Espanol' (1958) and 'A Mis Amigos' (1959).
* Two masterpiece albums with Nelson Riddle, 'To Whom It May Concern' and his magnificent album of W. C. Handy classics, 'St. Louis Blues,' both from 1958.
* The rock-inspired material that was later collected in the 'Looking Back' compilation LP, issued here for the first time without the dreadful overdubbed rhythm sections that were added after Cole died in 1965.

In addition to these classic albums, the box contains nearly a hundred singles, which range from major hits like Ballerina, Looking Back and Non Dimenticar to some of the rarest recordings in his career, including many selections previously only heard as singles and EPs. All selections are presented without the overdubs that were often artificially imposed in the mid-'60s.

The illustrated hardcover book contains the most complete discography by Russ Wapensky, Jordan Taylor, Michel Ruppli & Richard Weize ever done of Cole's Capitol recordings in this period, along with hundreds of rare photographs of recording sessions from the Capitol archive, and reproductions of hundreds of album and EP covers, rare labels and other Cole memorabilia and paraphernalia.

The comprehensive liner notes are the work of Will Friedwald, that wellknown Famous Author Dude.

This is the first of two Bear Family boxes devoted to Nat King Cole, the second will cover his final five years of recording (1960-1964) and together will form the definitive statement of the last and most amazing decade of one of the greatest stars of all time.
CD 1

1. I'd Rather Have The Blues (The Blues From 'Kiss Me Deadly')
2. I Hear Music
3. My Heart Stood Still (1)
4. My Heart Stood Still (2)
5. I Never Knew
6. Tea For Two
7. Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You
8. Breezin' Along With The Breeze
9. Someone You Love
10. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
11. Takin' A Chance On Love
12. Don't Blame Me
13. It Could Happen To You
14. I Surrender Dear (1)
15. I Surrender Dear (2)
16. Little Girl
17. Imagination
18. April In Paris
19. Love Walked In
20. I See Your Face Before Me
21. Stella By Starlight
22. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
23. If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
24. Autumn Leaves (English version)
25. I Get A Kick Out Of You
26. Intro to: We Are Americans Too
27. We Are Americans Too

CD 2

1. There Will Never Be Another You
2. My Dream Sonata
3. Let's Fall In Love
4. Love Is A Many Splendored Thing
5. Ask Me
6. Just One Of Those Things
7. I Want To Be Happy
8. You Are My Sunshine
9. Up Pops Love
10. Take Me Back To Toyland
11. Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow
12. Too Young To Go Steady
13. Dreams Can Tell A Lie
14. Back In My Arms
15. Mr. Juke Box
16. Dame Crazy
17. I Just Found Out About Love
18. I Got Love
19. My Personal Possession
20. Stay
21. Believe
22. That's All There Is To That
23. Night Lights
24. The Shadows
25. To The Ends Of The Earth
26. I Promise You
27. The Way I Love You
28. Scarlet Hour: Never Let Me Go


CD 3

1. Unfair
2. Make Me
3. Sometimes I Wonder
4. Once Before
5. I'm Willing To Share This With You
6. I Need A Plan
7. The Story's Old
8. You Can Depend On Me
9. Candy
10. Sweet Lorraine
11. It's Only A Paper Moon
12. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
13. Don't Let It Go To Your Head
14. You're Looking At Me
15. You're Looking At Me (alt.)
16. Just You, Just Me
17. I Was A Little Too Lonely (And You Were A Little Too Late)
18. How Little We Know
19. Should I?
20. Ballerina
21. Caravan
22. Lonely One
23. Blame It On My Youth
24. What Is There To Say

CD 4

1. Sometimes I'm Happy
2. I Know That You Know
3. When I Grow Too Old To Dream
4. Two Loves Have I
5. True Blue Lou
6. Like Someone In Love
7. I'm Shooting High
8. Tangerine
9. One Sun
10. You Are My First Love
11. Maybe It's Because I Love You Much Too Much
12. Love Letters
13. I Thought About Marie
14. Where Can I Go Without You?
15. Stardust
16. Love Is The Thing
17. It's All In The Game
18. When I Fall In Love
19. Ain't Misbehavin'
20. When Sunny Gets Blue
21. At Last
22. Stay As Sweet As You Are
23. When Rock And Roll Came To Trinidad
24. China Gate
25. Blue Moon
26. With You On My Mind
27. Don't Try


CD 5

1. Send For Me
2. Let's Make More Love (I Want Your Love)
3. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
4. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On)
5. You'll Never Know
6. Just For The Fun Of It (alt.)
7. The Song Of Raintree County
8. Who's Sorry Now? (mono)
9. Who's Sorry Now? (stereo)
10. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
11. Once In A While
12. Just For The Fun Of It
13. Just One Of Those Things
14. I Should Care
15. The Party's Over
16. A Cottage For Sale
17. I Understand
18. When Your Lover Has Gone (mono)
19. When Your Lover Has Gone# (stereo)
20. There's A Gold Mine In The Sky
21. Around The World
22. An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair)
23. Fascination
24. How Did I Change?
25. It's None Of My Affair
26. Angel Smile
27. Nothin' In The World

CD 6

1. Overture: Love Theme/Hesitating Blues
2. Harlem Blues
3. Chantez Les Bas
4. Friendless Blues
5. Stay
6. Joe Turner's Blues
7. Beale Street Blues
8. Careless Love
9. Morning Star
10. Memphis Blues
11. Yellow Dog Blues
12. St. Louis Blues
13. Make It Last
14. Thank You, Pretty Baby
15. Looking Back
16. Just As Much As Ever
17. Do I Like It?
18. I Wish I Knew The Way To Your Heart
19. This Is All I Ask
20. The More I See You
21. I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)
22. Making Believe You're Here
23. My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)
24. Don't Blame Me
25. Cherchez La Femme
26. The Very Thought Of You
27. Paradise


CD 7

1. Cachito
2. Noche De Ronda
3. Maria Elena
4. Lisbon Antigua (English)
5. Acercate Mas (Come Closer To Me) (English)
6. Tu Mi Delirio (You Are My Obsession)
7. El Bodeguero (Grocer's Cha Cha)
8. Come To The Mardi Gras
9. Come To The Mardi Gras
10. Te Quiero Dijiste (Mucho, Mucho) (Magic Is The Moonlight)
11. Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye To Rome)
12. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)
13. Las Mananitas
14. Adelita
15. Acercate Mas (Come Closer To Me) (Spanish)
16. There Is No Greater Love
17. Magnificent Obsession
18. Cherie I Love You
19. Impossible
20. But Beautiful
21. For All We Know
22. Too Much
23. Lovesville
24. Can't Help It
25. I Got Love
26. She's Funny That Way
27. Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere
28. I Want A Little Girl
29. Mood Indigo

CD 8

1. The Blues Don't Care
2. Avalon
3. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
4. The Late, Late Show
5. Welcome To The Club
6. Look Out For Love
7. Wee Baby Blues
8. Madrid
9. To Whom It May Concern
10. Love-Wise
11. In The Heart Of Jane Doe
12. My Heart's Treasure
13. You're Bringing Out The Dreamer In Me
14. Give Me Your Love
15. Coo Coo Roo Coo Coo Paloma
16. Non Dimenticar (Don't Forget)
17. Bend A Little My Way
18. This Morning It Was Summer
19. A Thousand Thoughts Of You
20. For You
21. Crazy She Calls Me
22. Until The Real Thing Comes Along
23. You Are My Love








CD 9

1. Ain't Gonna Study War No More
2. Everytime I Feel The Spirit
3. Standin' In The Need Of Prayer
4. Go Down, Moses
5. Steal Away
6. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray
7. I Want To Be Ready
8. Nobody Knows The Trouble I've Seen
9. In The Sweet By And By
10. Sweet Hour Of Prayer
11. Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
12. I Found The Answer
13. The Best Thing For You Would Be Me
14. Dedicated To You
15. (I Would Do) Anything For You
16. This Is Always
17. I Had The Craziest Dream
18. I Wish I Knew
19. Be Still My Heart
20. As Far As I'm Concerned
21. Lorelei
22. This Holy Love
23. Peace Of Mind
24. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
25. Tell Me All About Yourself
26. When You Walked By
27. You've Got The Indian Sign On Me
28. My Life
29. If You Said No
30. That's You
31. Something Happens To Me
32. Sweethearts On Parade
33. When You Belong To Me


CD 10

1. Unfair
2. You're My Thrill
3. Laughable
4. For The Want Of A Kiss
5. Again (mono)
6. Again
7. I Must Be Dreaming
8. The Night Of The Quarter Moon
9. Midnight Flyer
10. Sweet Bird Of Youth
11. The World In My Arms
12. Time And The River
13. Whatcha' Gonna Do
14. In A Mellow Tone
15. Perfidia
16. Nadie Me Ama
17. Aquellos Ojos Verdes
18. Fantastico
19. El Choclo
20. Suas Maos
21. Capullito De Aleli
22. Nao Tenho Lagrimas (Come To The Mardi Gras) (Portugese)
23. Caboclo Do Rio
24. Ay Cosita Linda
25. Ansiedad
26. Yo Vendo Unos Ojos Negros
27. Brazilian Love Song
28. Ninguem Ma Ama (Portugese)

CD 11

1. Back In My Arms
2. Unfair
3. One Sun
4. There's A Gold Mine In The Sky
5. Around The World
6. An Affair To Remember (Our Love Affair)
7. Fascination
8. Nothin' In The World
9. Thank You, Pretty Baby
10. Just As Much As Ever
11. Bend A Little My Way
12. I Had The Craziest Dream
13. I Wish I Knew
14. Be Still My Heart
15. You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It)
16. Sweethearts On Parade
17. You're My Thrill
18. For The Want Of A Kiss
19. Again
20. I Must Be Dreaming
21. Midnight Flyer
22. Sweet Bird Of Youth
23. The World In My Arms
24. Time And The River
25. Brazilian Love Song

EUR 214.74? I will have to save up long & hard for this.