Straighten Up and Fly Right: A Chronology and Discography of Nat King Cole

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Nat "King" Cole is widely known as a singer of "unforgettable" fame, but that he was a true "King of Jazz Piano" in its heyday and the inventor of today's piano trios is almost forgotten. This discography gives all details of the King Cole Trio's activities, listing recording sessions, available broadcasts on discs, film soundtracks, and guest appearances by the trio or by Cole alone, on such shows as "Jubilee", "Command Performance", "Supper Club", "Mail Call", and "Kraft Music Hall". A special listing is included of those occasions when Cole participated as unknown or unnamed pianist on radio transcriptions for singers like Anita Boyer, Anita O'Day, The Dreamers, The Barrie Sisters, Bonnie Lake, Rose Murphy, Maxine Johnson, and Juanelda Carter. In addition, the book includes the Cole Trio's engagement routes with exact dates if known, names of promoters, and much more. The biographical portion is a period piece of Jazz-age memorabilia.

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Alothough the standard discographical data are provided(e.g., personal, dates, selections, issue), this work goes futher, fitting the recordings, into a gereral chronology of Cole's personal life and career. Clippings from newspapers and magazines, with short paprgraphs by the compiler, place therecord sessions in historical perspectives and add special intrest.-Music
"Alothough the standard discographical data are provided(e.g., personal, dates, selections, issue), this work goes futher, fitting the recordings, into a gereral chronology of Cole's personal life and career. Clippings from newspapers and magazines, with short paprgraphs by the compiler, place therecord sessions in historical perspectives and add special intrest."-Music

Author Bio

KLAUS TEUBIG is a librarian at Deutsche Bibliothek, Dept. Deutsche Musikarchiv (German National Music Archive) and has been a collector for 30 years. He was a professional manager for various German music publishers and has freelanced as a radio DJ for over 30 years.