Transcriptions

Transcriptions Artist: Nat King Cole Trio
Label: Blue Note Records
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 3


UPC: 724356018426
EAN: 0724356018426
ASIN: B000BM6AMY


Release Date: 2005-11-08

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Listmania:

  1. Artist of the Month: Nat King Cole
  2. Books featuring or by CHEN DESIGN ASSOCIATES

Tracks:

  1. F.S.T. (opening theme)
  2. Just You, Just Me
  3. I've Got The World On A String
  4. Rex Rhumba
  5. But She's My Buddy's Chick
  6. Chant Of The Blues (Dog-gone Unlucky Blues)
  7. Rock-A-Bye Basie
  8. Lester Leaps In
  9. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do) (first version)
  10. I Want To Be Happy
  11. I Know That You Know
  12. Just You, Just Me (alternate take)
  13. F.S.T. (closing theme)
  14. I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)
  15. This Way Out
  16. Baby, Baby, All The Time
  17. Somebody Loves Me
  18. Too Marvelous For Words
  19. Honeysuckle Rose
  20. How Does It Feel?
  21. Loan Me Two Till Tuesday
  22. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
  23. You Name It

Tracks:

  1. How High The Moon
  2. You Call It Madness (But I Call It Love)
  3. Tiny's Exercise
  4. After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It
  5. Body And Soul
  6. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
  7. I'd Love To Make Love To You
  8. Homeward Bound
  9. What Is This Thing Called Love
  10. Mabel, Mabel
  11. Swingin' The Blues
  12. Beautiful Moons Ago
  13. I Got Rhythm
  14. Could-'Ja
  15. One O'Clock Jump
  16. How Deep Is The Ocean
  17. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
  18. Cole Slaw
  19. You Be You (But Let Me Be Me)
  20. It's Kind Of Lonesome Out Tonight
  21. For Once In Your Life
  22. Lament In Chords
  23. I Never Had A Chance
  24. I Wanna Be A Friend Of Yours
  25. Laguna Mood

Tracks:

  1. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
  2. Then I'll Be Tired Of You
  3. Little Girl
  4. Confess
  5. Flo And Joe
  6. Lost April
  7. My Mother Told Me
  8. Exactly Like You
  9. Part Of Me
  10. What Have You Got In Those Eyes
  11. Top Hat Bop
  12. Go Bongo
  13. Rhumba Blues
  14. Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
  15. Peaches
  16. Don't Let Your Eyes Go Shopping (For Your Heart)
  17. All Aboard
  18. Ooh Kickaroonie
  19. 'Deed I Do
  20. If I Were You, Baby, I'd Love Me
  21. After My Laughter Came Tears
  22. Calico Sal
  23. Third Finger, Left Hand

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Good Choice for the Dedicated Fan.......2006-05-29

First things first: that odd title. "Transcriptions" refers to independent transcription services of the 1930-40s which supplied radio stations with "live" recordings meant for broadcast only. In those days, the broadcast of live music played by musicians in the studio was favored over the playing of commercially available records in the belief that listeners were unlikely to buy a record they could hear on the air for free (how times have changed). Transcription services rose to fill broadcast time when live music, network shows and local-affairs programming wasn't enough. From the enclosed booklet: "These sessions were usually a little more informal than phonograph record dates and often boasted a higher level of material because artists were not trying to cut the latest song-plugger's tripe in search of a hit."

The booklet is right: this music is excellent. Yes, it's true: Nat Cole's best work is with the Trio, before his pop solo career. No full appreciation of Cole's music can be realized without the amazing Trio. The collection contains a fairly even distribution of vocal/instrumental tracks, and there's not a bad one in the bunch. My only quibble -- and the reason for four stars instead of five -- is the two repeated tracks on Disc One: "Just You, Just Me" and "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)." Unnecessary "first" and "alternate" versions are included, and who cares except an archivist? All I know is that I have to hear the same darn two songs AGAIN a few minutes later. I hate it when record producers do that.

I like this collection, but I would recommend it for the dedicated fan only. The more casual fan can find a more broad selection at a better value with other titles (COOL COLE is a good example). I chose TRANSCRIPTIONS because it fits well, with little repetition of tracks, with the other titles in my King Cole collection.

Music CD:

  1. Ellington '65 ~ Duke Ellington
  2. Everybody Digs Bill Evans ~ Bill Evans Trio
  3. Big 30 ~ Galen Jeter & Dallas' Original Jazz Orchestra
  4. Hubert Laws Remebers the Unforgettable Nat "King" Cole ~ Hubert Laws
  5. I'm Doing Fine ~ Dan Hill
  6. Me and My Shadow ~ Michele Hendricks
  7. What It's All About ~ Roy Eldridge
  8. Roots of Rock N Roll: 1946-1954 ~ Various Artists
  9. Around the World in 80 Days ~ Gerald Wiggins
  10. Swingin' Close In ~ Joe Howard

Music CD

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Lost Scriptures ~ Tee Double

Odessey and Oracle ~ The Zombies

Sound Off ~ The Dog & Everything

The Junior Panthers ~ The Junior Panthers

Out of Worship ~ Out of Worship

Original Johnny Burnette ~ Johnny Burnette

Mary ~ Mary J. Blige

Death Mix ~ Various Artists

January Joy ~ Mashonda

Resurrection ~ Common