King Cole Trio, Volume 4

by The King Cole Trio

King Cole Trio, Volume 4 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1949-06-00
  • Label: Capitol
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Nat King Cole, Jack Costanzo, Irving Ashby, Joe Comfort

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Maintaining their massive commercial momentum, the trio delivers another impeccable set blurring the line between intimate jazz and sophisticated pop crooning. The leader's warm, effortless vocals continue to take center stage, supported by his own deeply rhythmic, inventive piano work. The collection exemplifies the polished, highly influential sound that dominated the transition into the 1950s.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, technical, melodic, piano, virtuosic

Tracklist

  1. I Used To Love You (But It's All Over Now)
  2. Bop Kick
  3. Yes Sir, That's My Baby
  4. 'Tis Autumn
  5. For All We Know
  6. Laugh! Cool Clown

Credits

  • The King Cole Trio - primary artist
  • Joe Comfort - bass
  • Jack Costanzo - bongos
  • Saul Bass - design
  • Irving Ashby - guitar
  • The Nat King Cole Trio - piano, vocals, written-by
  • Albert Von Tilzer - written-by
  • Lew Brown - written-by
  • Gus Kahn - written-by
  • Walter Donaldson - written-by
  • Henry Nemo - written-by
  • J. Fred Coots - written-by
  • Sam Lewis - written-by
  • Ruggiero Leoncavallo - written-by

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