Description
Release Date: 2024
Label: Iconic
Track List
Disc: 1
- 1 Frank Holzfeind Introduction #1
- 2 Little Girl
- 3 Unforgettable
- 4 It’s Only a Paper Moon
- 5 Love Is Here to Stay
- 6 Too Marvelous for Words
- 7 What Does It Take?
- 8 You Stepped Out of a Dream
- 9 Exactly Like You
- 10 Sweet Lorraine
- 11 Can’t I?
- 12 Band Introduction
- 13 Calypso Blues
Disc: 2
- 1 Frank Holzfeind Introduction #2
- 2 Walkin’ My Baby Back Home
- 3 Mona Lisa / Too Young
- 4 Blue Gardenia
- 5 Straighten Up and Fly Right
- 6 Funny (Not Much)
- 7 Somewhere Along the Way
- 8 Nature Boy
- 9 Pretend
- 10 A Fool Was I
- 11 If Love Is Good to Me
- 12 I Am in Love
- 13 This Can’t Be Love
- 14 Route 66
Notes
Known for his velvety voice and sophisticated charm, Nat King Cole’s music and persona exudes a timeless elegance resonating with audiences of all ages. Showcasing a different side of Nat, Live at the Blue Note Chicago creates a personal connection, taking the listener back to his Chicago Roots. Nat King Cole returns home to his beloved Bronzeville neighborhood in August of 1953, performing at least twice-a-day for a week at one of Chi-town’s first integrated venues, the Blue Note. Clearly inspired by his hometown community, Nat dynamically incorporates the playful provocations and cultural camaraderie of the audience – inserting spontaneous wit, laughing at his unrestrained piano solos, and exchanging musical phrases with particularly enthusiastic and equally clever crowds -Nat allows the vibrance of this collective energy to elevate these intimate performances to extraordinary historic significance. Travel back to the Blue Note Chicago with these incredibly rare, never-before-heard, live recordings now available on Vinyl, CD and DSPs.
