The Forgotten 1949 Carnegie Hall Concert

1. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
2. Sweet Lorraine
3. Tiny's Exercise
4. I Used to Love You (But It's All Over Now)
5. Laugh Cool Clown
6. Lush Life
7. Go Bongo
8. Medley: For All We Know/Embraceable You
9. Tea for Two
10. Body and Soul
11. Cuba Libre
12. Baby I Need You
13. Bop Kick
14. How High the Moon
15. More Moon
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Additional Info

Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 91
Credits

Producer Alastair Robertson
Engineer
Liner Note Author: Will Friedwald.
Recording information: Carnegie Hall, New York (11/04/1949).
Photographer: Popsie Randolph.
Recorded at a November 4, 1949 concert by Nat King Cole & His Trio at Carnegie Hall, this pleasant set finds Cole in easy and elegant form, both as a singer and a pianist, and as a bandleader and MC as well, as he and his trio glide through graceful versions of "Sweet Lorraine," "How High the Moon," a medley of "For All We Know" and "Embraceable You," and several other numbers that feature different members of the band before the Woody Herman Orchestra steps in for the final number, a rousing "More Moon." It's a period piece, but it's also fun listening, and it captures Cole when he was still more jazz than pop. ~ Steve Leggett
Critic Reviews

JazzTimes (p.74) - "It captures Cole in mid-transition, shifting from brilliant jazz pianist who also sings to mega-popular vocalist who also plays piano. Both Coles are well represented."