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To the Ends of the Earth
What'll I Do - Nat King Cole,
Thou Swell
Gone with the Draft
Too Young
Sand and the Sea
This Will Make You Laugh - Irene Higginbotham
It's Crazy But I'm in Love
It's Only a Paper Moon
Route 66
Mona Lisa
Makin' Whoopee - Nat King Cole,
Come to Baby Do
It's Only a Paper Moon
Crazy Rhythm
That Ain't Right
Lilette
Somebody Loves Me
When You're Smiling
It's Better to Be by Yourself
Walkin' My Baby Back Home
How High the Moon - Nat King Cole,
End of a Beautiful Friendship
Embraceable You - Nat King Cole,
I Just Can't See for Lookin' - Nat King Cole,
Orange Coloured Sky - Nat King Cole,
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes - Nat King Cole,
Straighten Up and Fly Right
You Stepped out of a Dream
Because You're Mine
Autumn Leaves
Darling, Je Vous Aime Beacoup
My Lips Remember Kisses
But Not for Me
Unforgettable
Nature Boy
Don't Let Your Eyes Go Shopping (For Your Heart) - Nat King Cole,
Put 'Em in a Box, Tie 'Em with a Ribbon
If You Can't Smile Answer Yes
Gee Baby Ain't I Good for You
Sweet Lorraine
Hit That Jive Jack
I Love You (For Sentimental Reasons)
I Can't Give You Anything But Love
Meet Me at No Special Place (And I'll Be There at No Particular Time) - Nat King Cole,
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Little Girl - Nat King Cole,
Blue Because of You
Honeysuckle Rose
Look What You're Doing to Me
What Is This Thing Called Love
Body and Soul
These Foolish Things - Nat King Cole,
I Got Rhythm
Call the Police
Jack the Bellboy
Somewhere Along the Way
Frim Fram Sauce
Have Fun
Solid Potato Salad
Cuba
Repeat After Me

Publisher: Unknown Label
Release date: 2006-05-09
RRP: ~~£21.99~~
Price: £17.95

Review Collection: 62 Classic Performances / Nat 'King' Cole:

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Review Cab Calloway / The King of Hi-De-Ho 1934-1947

The King of Hi-De-Ho 1934-1947 (Cab Calloway)

Tracks The King of Hi-De-Ho 1934-1947

Calloway Boogie
My Gal
Chicken Ain't Nothin' But A Bird
Honeydripper
Hey Now Hey Now
Minnie The Moocher
I'll Be Around
Everybody Eats When They Come To My House
Hep Hep The Jumpin' Jive
Hi De Ho Man
Weakness
I Want To Rock
Abi Gezunt
Two Blocks Down Turn To The Left
San Francisco Fan
NagasakI
Ghost Of A Chance
I Ain't Got Nobody
St James Infirmary
Hoy Hoy
Fifteen Minute Intermission
Pluckin' The Bass
Jungle King
Oh Grandpa

Publisher: Giants of Jazz
Release date: 1994-04-07
RRP: ~~£5.99~~
Price: £10.66

Review The King of Hi-De-Ho 1934-1947 / Cab Calloway:

Calloway has become a role model. Without him, sartorially at least, there'd have been no Kid Creole or Lou Bega. The supreme showman , clad in zoot suits containing enough fabric to clothe a fair-size village, Cab led one of the most popular big bands of the swing era. This release demonstrates some of the reasons why. Included are jazz classics such as "Ghost Of A Chance", Louis Jordan-styled jivers that include "A Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird" and "Oh Grandma" and even a hint of things to come in "I Want To Rock", which stems from 1942. Cab's vocals vary from showtime ("Minnie The Moocher") through to the dreary "San Francisco Fan", a performance that makes the listener realise why one-time band member Dizzy Gillespie once pulled a knife on his leader. As all-encompassing as they come. -Fred Dellar.

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