Television Appearances
by Jordan Taylor & G.E. Hewitt
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Introduction
Nat Cole first performed on television in 1948 and would remain a constant presence on the small screen for the remainder of his career. This section documents Cole's performances as a guest star, in addition to a handful of musical specials in which he starred or hosted. Among the entries included here are appearances on shows hosted by the likes of Ed Sullivan, Perry Como, Jack Paar, and many others, and specials written especially for Cole, such as A King Called Cole (1960), and Wild Is Love (1961), the latter of which was filmed at CBC Studios and on location in Toronto.
Note: this listing only includes known extant television performances, and the songs performed are documented. It does not attempt to chronicle all of Cole's appearances on television. (Photo: Cole was the featured guest on the January 21, 1964 episode of The Jack Benny Show.)
Date: June 1, 1948
Location: Maxine Elliott's Theatre, CBS Television Studio 51, 109 W. 39th Street, New York
We The People
Nat Cole (v, p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez) / arr: Frank De Vol - 2:39 |
| unissued |
Date: March 27, 1949
Location: Maxine Elliott's Theatre, CBS Television Studio 51, 109 W. 39th Street, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v, p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo, cga)
| a. | film | Little Girl(Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry) - 1:42 |
| b. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 1:00 |
| c. | film | How High The Moon(Nancy Hamilton, W. Morgan Lewis) - 0:47 |
| d. | film | Portrait Of Jennie(J. Russell Robinson, Gordon Burge) - 2:28 |
| e. | film | Flo And Joe(Ted Varnick, Milton Leeds) - 2:30 |
| All titles unissued. |
b, c performed as medley
Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d-e; Jack Costanzo (bgo) on b-c, e.
Songs
The extant clip of the "Moon" medley that appears on YouTube is incomplete.
Date: May 7, 1950
Location: Maxine Elliott's Theatre, CBS Television Studio 51, 109 W. 39th Street, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (bkv), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo, cga), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Calypso Blues(Nat Cole, Don George, Carmen Clifford)
- 2:55 unissued
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| b. | film | The Greatest Inventor (Of Them All)(Ruby Raksin, Dok Stanford)
- 2:20 Alto LPAL 709 — 20 Dynamic Fingers (1972)
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unknown (bkv) on b; Nat Cole (p) on b; Irving Ashby (g) on b; Joe Comfort (b) on b; Jack Costanzo (bgo) on b; Ray Bloch (con) on b.
Date: November 5, 1950
Location: Maxine Elliott's Theatre, CBS Television Studio 51, 109 W. 39th Street, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (cga), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Orange Colored Sky(Milton DeLugg, Willie Stein, Frank Loesser) - 2:25 |
| b. | film | Calypso Blues(Nat Cole, Don George, Carmen Clifford) - 2:46 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Irving Ashby (g) on a; Joe Comfort (b) on a; others unknown (acc) on a; Ray Bloch (con) on a.
Personnel
The trio is not in frame for "Orange Colored Sky", but it is assumed they were playing.
Date: March 1, 1951
Location: NBC International Theatre, 5 Columbus Circle, New York
Ford Star Revue
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Carl Hoff (con)
| a. | aircheck | Destination Moon(Marvin Fisher, Roy Alfred) |
| b. | aircheck | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: March 9, 1951
Location: CBS-TV Studio 58, Town Theatre, 851 9th Avenue, New York
Star Of The Family
Nat Cole (v, p), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (cga), others unknown (acc), Carl Hoff (con)
| a. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez) - 0:35 |
| b. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 1:02 |
| c. | film | Always You(Will Jason, Sydney Robin, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) - 1:36 |
| All titles unissued. |
a, b performed as medley
Nat Cole (p) on c.
Date: March 18, 1951
Location: ABC Television Studios, 7 W. 66th Street, New York
Showtime U.S.A.
Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (bkv), Irving Ashby (g), Joe Comfort (b), Jack Costanzo (cga), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Jet(Harry Revel, Bennie Benjamin, George David Weiss) - 2:40 |
| unissued |
Date: December 11, 1951
Location: Studio 6B, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
Texaco Star Theater
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Allen Roth (con)
| a. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez) |
| b. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) |
| c. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
| d. | film | (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66(Bobby Troup) |
| e. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) |
| f. | film | Manhattan(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) |
| All titles unissued. |
a, b, c, d performed as medley
Nat Cole (p) on a-d.
Date: December 16, 1951
Location: CBS-TV Studio 58, Town Theatre, 851 9th Avenue, New York
Star Of The Family
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Carl Hoff (con)
| a. | film | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon) |
| b. | film | Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: October 11, 1952
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Jackie Gleason Show
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) |
| b. | film | Faith Can Move Mountains(Ben Raleigh, Guy Wood) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: January 24, 1953 [17:00-18:00]
Location: Studio 1, NBC-TV, 3200 Olive Avenue, Burbank
All Star Revue
Nat Cole (v), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
| b. | film | That's My Girl(Ray Ellington, Barbara Tobias) |
| c. | film | Pretend(Cliff Parman, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere) |
| All titles unissued. |
Date: February 8, 1953
Location: Studio D, NBC Studios, Hollywood
The Red Skelton Show
Nat Cole (v, p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Jack Costanzo (bgo, cga), others unknown (acc), David Rose (con)
| a. | film | Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) / arr: Billy May - 2:04 |
| b. | film | Because You're Mine(Sammy Cahn, Nicholas Brodszky) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:34 |
| c. | film | Strange(John Latouche, Marvin Fisher) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:22 |
| All titles on: |
Passport Audio DVD1598 — Stardust Memories (2005)
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Jack Costanzo (bgo) on b-c, (cga) on a, c.
Date: September 12, 1953
Location: Center Theater, 1230 Sixth Avenue, New York
Your Show Of Shows
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Charles Sanford (con)
| a. | film | A Fool Was I(Jimmy Van Heusen [as Kurt Adams], Roy Alfred) |
| b. | film | I Am In Love(Cole Porter) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: December 6, 1953
Location: ABC Television Studios, 7 W. 66th Street, New York
The George Jessel Show
Nat Cole (v, p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Buddy Wood (con)
| a. | film | Lover, Come Back To Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Billy May |
| b. | film | That's All(Bob Haymes, Alan Brandt) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:44 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: March 7, 1954
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v, p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 1:03 Columbia House LP BoxP5M 5872 — The Sullivan Years (1973)
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| b. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 1:40 Columbia House LP BoxP5M 5872 — The Sullivan Years (1973)
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| c. | film | Pretend(Cliff Parman, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 1:00 unissued
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| d. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez)
- 1:35 Columbia House LP BoxP5M 5872 — The Sullivan Years (1973)
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| e. | film | Lover, Come Back To Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Billy May
- 2:15 unissued
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| f. | film | Answer Me, My Love(Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 2:33 unissued
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a, b, c, d performed as medley
Nat Cole (p) on a, e.
Date: May 16, 1954
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (cga), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Answer Me, My Love(Gerhard Winkler, Fred Rauch, Carl Sigman) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| b. | film | This Can't Be Love(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:21 |
| c. | film | It Happens To Be Me(Arthur Kent, Sammy Gallop) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:20 |
| d. | film | Calypso Blues(Nat Cole, Don George, Carmen Clifford) - 3:23 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (p) on b-c; unknown (cga) on d; others unknown (acc) on a-c; Ray Bloch (con) on a-c.
Date: September 5, 1954
Location: El Capitan Theater, 1735 N. Vine Street, Hollywood
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Vic Schoen (con)
| a. | film | Make Her Mine(Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| b. | film | It's Crazy (But I'm In Love)(Al Fields, Timmie Rogers) / arr: Pete Rugolo |
| c. | film | Smile(Charles Chaplin, James Phillips [as John Turner], Geoffrey Parsons) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (p) on b.
Date: October 31, 1954
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | It's Crazy (But I'm In Love)(Al Fields, Timmie Rogers) |
| b. | film | Smile(Charles Chaplin, James Phillips [as John Turner], Geoffrey Parsons) |
| c. | film | Hajji Baba (Persian Lament)(Dimitri Tiomkin, Ned Washington) |
| d. | film | Lover, Come Back To Me(Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:30 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (p) on a.
Date: February 6, 1955
Location: El Capitan Theater, 1735 N. Vine Street, Hollywood
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (bkv), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Gordon Jenkins (con)
| a. | film | Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup(Anna Sosenko) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:25 |
| b. | film | Almost Like Being In Love(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:30 |
| c. | film | The Sand And The Sea(Hal Hester, Sol Parker) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:15 |
| All titles unissued. |
unknown (bkv) on a, c; Nat Cole (p) on b.
Date: March 19, 1955
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
Stage Show
Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (bkv), Jimmy Dorsey (as), Tommy Dorsey (tb), Louie Bellson (d), others unknown (acc)
| a. | aircheck | Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup(Anna Sosenko)
- 2:57 Sandy Hook LPS.H. 2054 — The Nat "King" Show: Live 1957 Broadcasts (1981)
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| b. | aircheck | It's Crazy (But I'm In Love)(Al Fields, Timmie Rogers)
- 2:10 Sandy Hook LPS.H. 2054 — The Nat "King" Show: Live 1957 Broadcasts (1981)
LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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| c. | aircheck | The Sand And The Sea(Hal Hester, Sol Parker)
- 2:15 Sandy Hook LPS.H. 2054 — The Nat "King" Show: Live 1957 Broadcasts (1981)
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| d. | aircheck | Stompin' Down Broadway(Ernie Wilkins)
- 3:25 LaserLight CD Box15 915 — Nat King Cole: The Trio Recordings (1991)
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| All titles on: |
Disques Festival (FR) LPAlbum 223 — His Greatest Successes: 32 Live Original Songs (1976)
Accord (FR) CD129021 — 32 Live Original Songs (1987)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-c, (p) on d; unknown (bkv) on c; Jimmy Dorsey (as) on d; Tommy Dorsey (tb) on d; Louie Bellson (d) on d.
Date: October 2, 1955
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Forgive My Heart(Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:31 |
| b. | film | Someone You Love(Mel Tormé [as Stephen Michael]) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:59 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: October 23, 1955
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Maria Cole (v), Nat Cole (v, p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Little Girl(Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:12 |
| b. | film | Forgive My Heart(Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:06 |
| c. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 0:45 |
| d. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 0:52 |
| e. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:01 |
| f. | film | Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:12 |
| g. | film | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Clarence Gaskill) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:20 |
| All titles unissued. |
c, d, e, f performed as medley
Maria Cole (v) on g; Nat Cole (p) on c, f.
Date: December 17, 1955
Location: CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
Ford Star Jubilee: I Hear America Singing
Nat Cole, Eddie Fisher, Ella Fitzgerald (v), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Axel Stordahl (con), Norman Luboff (cho)
| a. | film | Someone You Love(Mel Tormé [as Stephen Michael]) |
| b. | film | I Need You Now(Jimmie Crane, Al Jacobs) |
| c. | film | God Bless America(Irving Berlin) |
| All titles unissued. |
Eddie Fisher (v) on b-c; Ella Fitzgerald (v) on c; John Collins (g) on a; Charlie Harris (b) on a; Lee Young (d) on a; Norman Luboff (cho) on c.
Cole probably accompanied Ella Fitzgerald on at least one number, though it is not currently known what they performed together.
Date: March 18, 1956
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Ask Me(Carl Niessen, Heino Gaze, Sunny Skylar) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| b. | film | Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:13 |
| c. | film | Too Young To Go Steady(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:36 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (v) on a, c, (p) on b.
Date: March 25, 1956
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Nothing Ever Changes My Love For You(Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:10 |
| b. | film | Never Let Me Go(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| c. | film | Kee-Mo Ky-Mo (The Magic Song)(Roy Alfred, Bob Hilliard) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| All titles unissued. |
Date: May 6, 1956
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Nat Cole (v, p), Tony Martin (v, cl), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | On The Sunny Side Of The Street(Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:50 |
| b. | film | Breezin' Along With The Breeze(Haven Gillespie, Seymour Simons, Richard Whiting) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| c. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| d. | film | Little Girl(Madeline Hyde, Francis Henry) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:08 |
| All titles unissued. |
Tony Martin (v) on a, (cl) on a; Nat Cole (p) on a.
Date: June 10, 1956
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Ed Sullivan Show
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Somebody Loves Me(George Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:15 |
| b. | film | My Dream Sonata(Jimmy Van Heusen, Mack David) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:21 |
| c. | film | Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 3:19 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (v) on a-b, (p) on c.
Date: October 13, 1956
Location: Hollywood
President Dwight D. Eisenhower's 66th Birthday
Nat Cole (v), Voices of Victory (bkv), others unknown (acc), Nelson Riddle (con)
| a. | film | A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet(Gus Kahn, Harry M. Woods) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| b. | film | The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise(Eugene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz) |
| Both titles unissued. |
Voices of Victory (bkv) on b; others unknown (acc) on a; Nelson Riddle (con) on a.
Date: November 3, 1956
Location: Ziegfeld Theatre, 1341 6th Avenue, New York
The Perry Como Show
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Mitchell Ayres (con)
| a. | film | Night Lights(Chester Conn, Sammy Gallop) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| b. | film | To The Ends Of The Earth(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) / arr: Nelson Riddle |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: April 13, 1958
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
Toast Of The Town
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Ray Bloch (con)
| a. | film | Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) / arr: Billy May - 2:02 |
| b. | film | Looking Back(Clyde Otis, Belford Hendricks, Brook Benton) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh - 2:11 |
| c. | film | St. Louis Blues(W. C. Handy) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:22 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (p) on b.
Date: October 29, 1958
Location: ABC TV-1, 7 W. 66th Street, New York
The Patti Page Oldsmobile Show
Nat Cole, Rocky Cole (v, p), Patti Page (v, mc), unknown (bkv), Illinois Jacquet (ts), Joe Wilder (t), Felix Giobbe (b), Sol Gubin, Gene Krupa (d), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Thou Swell(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 1:18 |
| b. | film | Non Dimenticar(Shelley Dobbins, Michele Galdieri, P. G. Redi) - 2:53 |
| c. | film | Quizás, Quizás, Quizás(Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis) - 1:33 |
| d. | film | Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) - 1:12 |
| e. | film | I Want To Be Happy(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) - 1:00 |
| f. | film | Crazy Rhythm(Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn, Irving Caesar) - 1:24 |
| g. | film | Blue Skies(Irving Berlin) - 0:52 |
| h. | film | Lullaby Of Birdland(George Shearing) - 1:34 |
| All titles unissued. |
g, h performed as medley
Nat Cole (v) on a-d, f-h, (p) on e-g; Rocky Cole (v) on d, (p) on d; Patti Page (v) on d, f, h; unknown (bkv) on b; Illinois Jacquet (ts) on g-h; Felix Giobbe (b) on g-h; Gene Krupa (d) on h.
Date: January 17, 1959
Location: Ziegfeld Theatre, 1341 6th Avenue, New York
The Perry Como Show
Nat Cole, Perry Como, McGuire Sisters (v), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), unknown (acc), Mitchell Ayres (con)
| a. | film | Madrid(Nat Cole, Johnny Lange) / arr: Billy May - 2:47 |
| b. | film | Give Me Your Love(Robert Mosely, Mayme Watts) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:13 |
| c. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez) - 1:20 |
| d. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) - 0:49 |
| e. | film | Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)(Al Hoffman, Dick Manning) - 1:16 |
| All titles unissued. |
Perry Como (v) on e; McGuire Sisters (v) on e; The Ray Charles Singers (bkv) on b, e.
Date: March 3, 1959 [broadcast]
Location: NBC-TV Studios, 3200 Olive Avenue, Los Angeles
Some Of Manie's Friends
Nat Cole (v), unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:15 |
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Eagle Eye Media DVDEE39034-9 — When I Fall In Love: The One And Only Nat King Cole (2004)
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Dates
In his introductory remarks, Cole says he taped his portion of the broadcast "three weeks ahead of time", likely placing this sometime around February 10.
Personnel
It is not known who conducted the orchestra backing Cole on this performance. Axel Stordahl was credited as the show's musical director, but Harry Zimmerman, Nelson Riddle, and Frank De Vol were all contributors who might have conducted this segment.
Date: October 1, 1959
Location: ABC TV-1, 7 W. 66th Street, New York
The Pat Boone Chevy Show
Pat Boone, Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Midnight Flyer(Mayme Watts, Robert Mosely)
unissued
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| b. | film | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez)
- 1:25 PBGL Inc DVDGL8122 — Love Letters In The Sands Of Time (2010)
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| c. | film | Poison Ivy(Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
- 1:57 PBGL Inc DVDGL8122 — Love Letters In The Sands Of Time (2010)
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b, c performed as medley
Date: October 21, 1959
Location: Ziegfeld Theatre, 1341 6th Avenue, New York
The Perry Como Show
Rosemary Clooney, Perry Como, Gail Davis (v), Nat Cole (v, p), The Ray Charles Singers (bkv), others unknown (acc), Mitchell Ayres (con)
| a. | film | The Continental(Herb Magidson, Con Conrad) - 3:17 |
| b. | film | Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries(Ray Henderson, Lew Brown) - 0:40 |
| c. | film | Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) - 1:35 |
| d. | film | Cielito Lindo(Carlos Fernandez) - 1:00 |
| e. | film | Tumbling Tumbleweeds(Bob Nolan) - 0:54 |
| f. | film | Whoopie Ti Yi Yo (Git Along, Little Dogies)(Traditional) - 0:49 |
| All titles unissued. |
b, c performed as medley
Rosemary Clooney (v) on b-c, e-f; Perry Como (v) on b-c, e-f; Gail Davis (v) on e-f; The Ray Charles Singers (bkv) on d, f; Nat Cole (p) on b-c; others unknown (acc) on a-d, f.
Date: November 25, 1959 [broadcast]
Location: ABC Television Studios, 7 W. 66th Street, New York
The Golden Circle
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Don Costa (con)
| a. | aircheck | Nature Boy(Eden Ahbez) - 0:20 |
| b. | aircheck | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 0:27 |
| c. | aircheck | Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) - 0:51 |
| d. | aircheck | (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66(Bobby Troup) - 1:21 |
| e. | aircheck | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon) - 1:13 |
| f. | aircheck | Ballerina(Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) - 0:38 |
| g. | aircheck | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) - 1:21 |
| All titles unissued. |
b, c, d performed as medley
Nat Cole (v) on b-g, (p) on a-d.
In a November 14, 1959 Earl Wilson column, Steve Lawrence, co-host of The Golden Circle, is quoted as saying: "I got a couple of days' leave to come in here and tape some things with Nat (King) Cole for the TV show we're doing". Cole was playing the Copa at the time — until 18 November — but was performing upstate near Syracuse by the time the show was broadcast on 25 November. According to Lawrence, the majority of the show had been taped the previous summer.
Audio of the broadcast exists.
Date: March 7, 1960
Location: Studio 1, NBC-TV, 3200 Olive Avenue, Burbank
The Steve Allen Show
Nat Cole (v, p), Steve Allen (p), others unknown (acc), Les Brown (con)
| a. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) |
| b. | film | For You(Al Dubin, Joe Burke) |
| c. | film | Paradise(Gordon Clifford, Nacio Herb Brown) |
| d. | film | Time And The River(Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold) |
| e. | film | Just One Of Those Things(Cole Porter) |
| All titles unissued. |
Steve Allen (p) on a; Nat Cole (p) on a.
Date: March 15, 1960 [broadcast]
Location: NBC-TV Studios, 3200 Olive Avenue, Burbank
Ford Startime: Academy Award Songs
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Tutti Camarata (con)
| a. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
| b. | film | In The Cool, Cool, Cool Of The Evening(Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael) |
| c. | film | Lullaby Of Broadway(Harry Warren, Al Dubin) |
| d. | film | The Five Pennies(Sylvia Fine) |
| All titles unissued. |
Dates
Likely taped between March 8-11.
Date: May 7, 1960
Location: RAI Studios, via Teulada 66 , Rome
Il Musichiere
Nat Cole (v, p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d)
| a. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 1:58 |
| b. | film | Non Dimenticar(Shelley Dobbins, Michele Galdieri, P. G. Redi) - 2:55 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (p) on a.
Date: May 15, 1960
Location: London Palladium, 8 Argyll Street, London
Sunday Night At The London Palladium
Nat Cole, Bruce Forsyth (v, p), others unknown (acc)
| a. | aircheck | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) / arr: Chris Walden - 2:18 |
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EMI CD6-80549-2 — These Are ... My Favourites (2011)
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This recording includes contemporary orchestral overdubs paired with Cole and Forsyth's original performances from the 1960 broadcast.
Date: May 16, 1960
Location: Victoria Palace Theatre, 79 Victoria Street, London
Royal Variety Performance
Nat Cole (v), Gordon Beckingham, Tom Cullum, Pat Dixon, Norman Fantham (sax), Pat Fisher, George Hawkins, George Moffat (t), Hugh Akehurst, Alan Massey (tb), Albert Gordon (p), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), Max Hayman, James Law, Leon Lewis, Leslie Sherman (vn), Jack Ansell, Billy Ternent (dir), George Lawson (sub)
| a. | film | Ballerina(Carl Sigman, Bob Russell) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:17 |
| b. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:51 |
| c. | film | Thou Swell(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:36 |
| d. | film | When I Fall In Love(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) / arr: Romo Falk, Gordon Jenkins - 2:16 |
| All titles unissued. |
Personnel
The listed personnel is what appears for the Victoria Palace Orchestra in the program for the 1960 Royal Variety Performance. Also listed in the program but most likely not present for Cole's set are Bob Lamont (bass), Peter Perry (perucssion), and Louis Mordish (hammond organ). Though not listed in the program, it's likely that Collins, Harris, and Young performed with Nat during his portion of the show.
Date: May 17, 1960
Location: ATV Studios, London
A King Called Cole
Nat Cole (v, p), Dave King (v), unknown (bkv), Irv Bush (t), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Jack Parnell (con)
| a. | film | C'est Magnifique(Cole Porter) - 1:34 |
| b. | film | Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup(Anna Sosenko) - 3:05 |
| c. | film | Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar) - 2:03 |
| d. | film | The River Seine(Guy LaFarge, Flavien Monod, Alan Holt, Allan Roberts) - 2:00 |
| e. | film | Volare(Domenico Modugno, Francesco Migliacci, Mitchell Parish) - 1:14 |
| f. | film | Arrivederci Roma(Alessandro Giovannini, Pietro Garinei, Renato Ranucci, Carl Sigman) - 1:58 |
| g. | film | But Beautiful(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 3:50 |
| h. | film | You Don't Have To Know The Language(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 2:01 |
| i. | film | The Very Thought Of You(Ray Noble) - 4:20 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (v) on a-b, d-i, (p) on c; Dave King (v) on h; unknown (bkv) on a, d, f; Irv Bush (t) on a-b, d-i.
Date: October 7, 1960
Location: NBC-TV Studios, 3200 Olive Avenue, Burbank
Eleanor Roosevelt's Diamond Jubilee Plus One
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), George Bassman (con)
| a. | The Continental(Herb Magidson, Con Conrad) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh |
| unissued |
Date: October 9, 1960
Location: Studio 4, NBC-TV, 3200 Olive Avenue, Burbank
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Nat Cole (v), unknown (bkv), others unknown (acc), David Rose (dir)
| a. | film | Mr. Cole Won't Rock & Roll(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) - 5:56 |
| unissued |
Date: March 31, 1961 [taping]
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Garry Moore Show
Nat Cole (v, p), others unknown (acc), Irwin Kostal (dir)
| a. | film | Wild Is Love(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:26 |
| b. | film | Illusion(Barry Iver, Lillian Moss, Sol Parker) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 1:36 |
| c. | film | Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Irwin Kostal, Ed Scott - 4:30 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (p) on c.
1. Nat performs eight bars of "Orange Colored Sky" during 'That Wonderful Year' segment.
2. "Autumn Leaves" features a lengthy choreographed sequence following Cole's opening chorus.
Broadcast Date
March 4, 1961
Date: May 10, 1961
Location: Studio C, Tokyo
Nat Cole (v, p), Reunald Jones (t), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman)
- 2:26 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| b. | film | Thou Swell(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 1:42 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| c. | film | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon)
- 2:05 unissued
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| d. | film | The Continental(Herb Magidson, Con Conrad) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
- 3:14 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| e. | film | Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) / arr: Gordon Jenkins, Bill Jones
- 3:47 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| f. | film | Wild Is Love(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 1:50 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| g. | film | Fascination(Dick Manning, Fermo Dante Marchetti) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 1:30 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| h. | film | Quizás, Quizás, Quizás(Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis) / arr: Armando Romeu, Jr.
- 2:58 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| i. | film | Cachito(Consuelo Velázquez) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
- 2:12 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| j. | film | Acércate Más (Come Closer To Me)(Osvaldo Farres, Al Stewart) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 2:49 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| k. | film | El Bodeguero(Richard Egues) / arr: Nelson Riddle
- 3:49 unissued
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| l. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg)
- 2:57 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| m. | film | Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell)
- 4:15 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| n. | film | Tea For Two(Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar)
- 1:56 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| o. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Ralph Carmichael
- 1:55 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| p. | film | Pretend(Cliff Parman, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere)
- 2:15 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| q. | film | Aren't You Glad You're You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
- 1:35 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| r. | film | Kareha (Japanese "Autumn Leaves")(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Hose Shibazaki)
- 2:42 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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| s. | film | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing(Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain)
- 3:11 Toshiba-EMI LaserDiscTOLW-3040 — After Midnight Once More (1988)
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Nat Cole (v) on a-m, o-s, (p) on a, n; Reunald Jones (t) on a-m, o-s.
Date: Late May, 1961
Location: Manila
Nat Cole (v), Reunald Jones (t), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc)
| a. | film | Pretend(Cliff Parman, Lew Douglas, Dan Belloc, Frank Lavere) |
| b. | film | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon) |
| c. | film | Around The World(Victor Young, Harold Adamson) |
| d. | film | Stardust(Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) |
| e. | film | Quizás, Quizás, Quizás(Osvaldo Farrés, Joe Davis) |
| f. | film | Cachito(Consuelo Velázquez) |
| g. | film | Come Closer To Me (Acércate Más)(Osvaldo Farres, Al Stewart) |
| h. | film | El Bodeguero(Richard Egues) |
| i. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) |
| j. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) |
| k. | film | There Goes My Heart(Benny Davis, Abner Silver) |
| l. | film | Autumn Leaves(Joseph Kosma, Jacques Prevert, Johnny Mercer) |
| m. | film | Love Is A Many Splendored Thing(Paul Francis Webster, Sammy Fain) |
| n. | film | Dahil Sa 'Yo(Mike Velarde, Jr.) |
| o. | film | A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) |
| All titles unissued. |
This show is listed in the Roy Holmes discography of Cole's TV appearances. Although its continued existence is unconfirmed, Holmes may have owned a copy.
Date: October 1-3, 1961
Location: CBC Studios/On Location, Toronto
Wild Is Love
Nat Cole (v, p, spk), Larry Kert (v, spk), unknown (bkv), Reunald Jones (t), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Lee Young (d), others unknown (acc), Bert Niosi (con), Geno Silvi (cho), Roy Smith (mco)
| a. | film | Wild Is Love(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:36 |
| b. | film | Hundreds And Thousands Of Girls(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:26 |
| c. | film | It's A Beautiful Evening(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 5:57 |
| d. | film | Tell Her In The Morning(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:38 |
| e. | film | Are You Disenchanted?(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 1:56 |
| f. | film | Pick-Up(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 3:00 |
| g. | film | Beggar For The Blues(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 3:15 |
| h. | film | World Of No Return(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 3:05 |
| i. | film | In Love Again(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:23 |
| j. | film | Stay With It(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 3:51 |
| k. | film | Wouldn't You Know(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 4:20 |
| l. | film | He Who Hesitates(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 2:25 |
| m. | film | Wild Is Love Finale(Ray Rasch, Dotty Wayne) / arr: Nelson Riddle - 0:42 |
| All titles unissued. |
Nat Cole (v) on a-g, i-j, l-m, (p) on k, (spk) on b-d, f-h, j-l; Larry Kert (v) on d, k, (spk) on f; unknown (bkv) on b-c, h-i, m.
Locations & Dates
"Pick-Up" and "Beggar For The Blues" were filmed on Yonge Street in downtown Toronto in the early morning hours of October 2nd. "Tell Her In The Morning" was filmed on Centre Island in Toronto; all other performances were filmed at CBC Studios.
Date: November 14, 1961
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Garry Moore Show
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Irwin Kostal (dir)
| a. | film | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon) |
| b. | film | Cappuccina(Noel Sherman, Nisa Pallavicini, Pino Massara) |
| c. | film | Calypso Blues(Nat Cole, Don George, Carmen Clifford) |
| All titles unissued. |
Date: December 29, 1961
Location: Studio 4, NBC-TV, 3200 Olive Avenue, Burbank
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
George Burns, Ginger Rogers, Dinah Shore (v), Nat Cole (v, p), unknown (bkv), others unknown (acc), Frank De Vol (con)
| a. | film | I Won't Twist(Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
- 2:58 unissued
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| b. | film | Where Did Everyone Go?(Jimmy Van Heusen, Mack David) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
- 4:03 Flare (UK) CDROYCD 214 — Keeping Company With Dinah (1999)
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| c. | film | Friendless Blues(Mercedes Gilbert, W. C. Handy)
- 2:25 Flare (UK) CDROYCD 214 — Keeping Company With Dinah (1999)
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| d. | film | Every Time I Feel The Spirit(Traditional, Adapted by Nat Cole, Adapted by Gordon Jenkins)
- 2:40 Flare (UK) CDROYCD 214 — Keeping Company With Dinah (1999)
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| e. | film | The Story Of Alice(Jerry Bock, Lawrence Holofcener)
- 2:53 Flare (UK) CDROYCD 214 — Keeping Company With Dinah (1999)
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| f. | film | Ain't We Got Fun(Raymond Egan, Gus Kahn, Richard Whiting)
- 1:10 unissued
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c, d performed as medley
George Burns (v) on e-f; Ginger Rogers (v) on e-f; Dinah Shore (v) on c-f; unknown (bkv) on d; Nat Cole (p) on c-d.
Composers
Ticker Freeman and Earl Brown wrote the special lyrics at the beginning of "Friendless Blues" and "Every Time I Feel The Spirit".
Date: October 26, 1962
Location: Studio 6B, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
The Jack Paar Program
Nat Cole (v), unknown (bkv), others unknown (acc), Jose Melis (con)
| a. | film | The Way You Look Tonight(Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Charlie Albertine, Frank Como |
| b. | film | Where Did Everyone Go?(Jimmy Van Heusen, Mack David) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh - 3:52 |
| c. | film | Ramblin' Rose(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) - 3:30 |
| All titles unissued. |
unknown (bkv) on c.
Date: November 20, 1962
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Garry Moore Show
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Irwin Kostal (con)
| a. | film | The Way You Look Tonight(Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Charlie Albertine, Frank Como |
| b. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman) |
| c. | film | Dear Lonely Hearts(Bob Halley, Emil J. Anton) |
| All titles unissued. |
Date
Possibly taped November 2.
Date: February 15, 1963
Location: TCN Studios, Sydney
The Mobil Limb Show
Nat Cole (v, cla, p), Dawn Lake (v), Bobby Limb (v, ts), unknown (bkv), Reunald Jones (t), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Leon Petties (d), others unknown (acc), Joe Zito (con), Bob Young (dir), Olive Lester (cho)
| a. | film | The Way You Look Tonight(Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Charlie Albertine, Frank Como
- 3:08 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| b. | film | When I Fall In Love(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) / arr: Romo Falk, Gordon Jenkins
- 2:44 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| c. | film | I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter(Joe Young, Fred E. Ahlert) / arr: Billy May
- 2:16 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| d. | film | Imagination(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) - 4:20 |
| e. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Ralph Carmichael
- 2:32 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| f. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 0:25 |
| g. | film | Too Young(Sylvia Dee, Sid Lippman)
- 4:19 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| h. | film | Where Or When(Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh
- 2:50 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| i. | film | To The Ends Of The Earth(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 1:11 |
| j. | film | Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup(Anna Sosenko) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 2:16 |
| k. | film | Non Dimenticar(Shelley Dobbins, Michele Galdieri, P. G. Redi) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 2:29 |
| l. | film | Acércate Más (Come Closer To Me)(Osvaldo Farres, Al Stewart) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 1:20 |
| m. | film | To The Ends Of The Earth(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 0:53 |
| n. | film | Dear Lonely Hearts(Bob Halley, Emil J. Anton)
- 3:12 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| o. | film | I Love A Piano(Irving Berlin, Noel Sherman) / arr: Charlie Albertine
- 2:32 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| p. | film | Walkin' My Baby Back Home(Roy Turk, Fred E. Ahlert) - 1:29 |
| q. | film | Ramblin' Rose(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman)
- 3:07 Real Gone Music CDRGM-0412 — Stardust: The Rare Televsion Performances (2015)
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| r. | film | A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh - 1:36 |
| All titles on: |
Universal CD/DVD Box5-359776-7 (EU) — Nat King Cole: His Musical Autobiography (2015)
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i, j, k, l, m performed as medley
Nat Cole (v) on a-c, e-g, i-r, (cla) on a, (p) on d, h, n; Dawn Lake (v) on d, p; Bobby Limb (v) on p, (ts) on d; unknown (bkv) on n; Reunald Jones (t) on a-c, e-r; John Collins (g) on a-c, e-r; Charlie Harris (b) on a-c, e-r; Leon Petties (d) on a-c, e-r; others unknown (acc) on a-c, e-r; Joe Zito (con) on a-c, e-r; Bob Young (dir) on a-c, e-r; Olive Lester (cho) on n.
Date: April 5, 1963
Location: Studio 6B, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
The Jack Paar Program
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Jose Melis (con)
| a. | aircheck | Aren't You Glad You're You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Joe Zito |
| b. | aircheck | All Over The World(Al Frisch, Charles Tobias) / arr: Belford Hendricks |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date: July 16, 1963
Location: BBC Television Theatre, London
An Evening With Nat King Cole
Nat Cole (v, cla, p), Cliff Adams Singers (bkv), Reunald Jones (t), John Collins (g), Charlie Harris (b), Leon Petties (d), The Ted Heath Orchestra, others unknown (acc), Joe Zito (con)
| a. | film | A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh - 0:47 |
| b. | film | Aren't You Glad You're You(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Joe Zito - 1:36 |
| c. | film | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon) - 2:13 |
| d. | film | Day In - Day Out(Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Billy May - 1:35 |
| e. | film | Here's That Rainy Day(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 2:44 |
| f. | film | But Beautiful(Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Gordon Jenkins - 3:00 |
| g. | film | The Way You Look Tonight(Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) / arr: Charlie Albertine, Frank Como - 3:35 |
| h. | film | When I Fall In Love(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) / arr: Romo Falk, Gordon Jenkins - 2:50 |
| i. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 4:10 |
| j. | film | Sweet Lorraine(Mitchell Parish, Cliff Burwell) - 2:21 |
| k. | film | Let There Be Love(Ian Grant, Lionel Rand) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 2:40 |
| l. | film | Mona Lisa(Jay Livingston, Ray Evans) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 2:00 |
| m. | film | In The Good Old Summertime(George Evans, Ren Shields) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 1:30 |
| n. | film | That Sunday, That Summer(George David Weiss, Joe Sherman) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 3:19 |
| o. | film | Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days Of Summer(Hans Carste, Charles Tobias) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 2:07 |
| p. | film | Ramblin' Rose(Noel Sherman, Joe Sherman) - 2:10 |
| q. | film | A Lovely Way To Spend An Evening(Jimmy McHugh, Harold Adamson) / arr: Dave Cavanaugh - 1:38 |
| All titles on: |
HG Associates VHSID1421HG — An Evening With Nat King Cole (1995)
Image Entertainment DVDD1421HGDVD — An Evening With Nat King Cole (2002)
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Cliff Adams Singers (bkv) on m-p; Nat Cole (cla) on g, (p) on i-k.
Date: October 4, 1963
Location: Studio 6B, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
The Jack Paar Program
Nat Cole (v), The Merry Young Souls (bkv), unknown (acc), Joe Zito (con), Jose Melis (dir)
| a. | film | And The Angels Sing(Johnny Mercer, Ziggy Elman) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 1:45 |
| b. | film | That Sunday, That Summer(George David Weiss, Joe Sherman) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 3:20 |
| c. | film | Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep(Traditional, Adapted by Nat Cole, Adapted by Gordon Jenkins) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 1:44 |
| d. | film | Get On Board (Little Children)(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 2:36 |
| All titles unissued. |
c, d performed as medley
The Merry Young Souls (bkv) on b-d.
Personnel
Jose Melis was the show's musical director, but Joe Zito conducted Cole's portion of the show.
The Merry Young Souls consist of Bob Allen, Billie Barnum, Phyllis Battleson, Fred Burton, Gwendolyn Crawford, Patrick Crotty, John Harris, Ralph Jones, Gunilla Hutton, Roberta Rosser, Edith Gay Webb and Don Wyatt.
Date: December 25, 1963
Location: Stage 31, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Danny Kaye Show
Nat Cole, Danny Kaye, Mary Tyler Moore (v), Earl Brown Singers (bkv), Sammy Prager (p), Sidney Kaye (d), others unknown (acc), Paul Weston (con)
| a. | film | Get Me To The Church On Time(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 1:55 |
| b. | film | The Christmas Song(Mel Tormé, Robert Wells) - 2:27 |
| c. | film | Jingle Journey(unknown) - 3:49 |
| d. | film | Let There Be Peace On Earth (Let It Begin With Me)(Jill Jackson, Seymour Miller) - 2:00 |
| All titles on: |
Inception DVD1171 — Christmas With Danny Kaye (2012)
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Danny Kaye (v) on c-d; Mary Tyler Moore (v) on d; Earl Brown Singers (bkv) on c-d.
Date
This appearance was probably taped December 10th or thereabouts.
Composers
Earl Brown may have been responsible for the lyrics to "Jingle Journey".
Date: January 21, 1964 [broadcast]
Location: Stage 33, CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
The Jack Benny Program
Nat Cole (v), Shorty Sherock (t), Tommy Shepard (tb), others unknown (acc), Joe Zito (con), Mahlon Merrick (dir)
| a. | film | Day In - Day Out(Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Billy May - 1:25 |
| b. | film | When I Fall In Love(Victor Young, Edward Heyman) / arr: Romo Falk, Gordon Jenkins - 2:52 |
| Both titles unissued. |
Date
This show was probably taped on December 13, 1963.
Personnel
Several photographs from the Tommy Shepard archive at the University of Arizona show Cole working with conductor Joe Zito in pre-recordings for the episode. While Mahlon Merrick is also visible in some photographs from this set, it's likely Zito who conducted Cole's recordings. Trumpeter Shorty Sherock is also pictured in some of the photographs.
Date: February 18, 1964
Location: CBS-TV Studio 50, 1697 Broadway, New York
The Garry Moore Show
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Irwin Kostal (dir)
| a. | film | My True Carrie, Love(Paula Frances, Nicholas A. Catsos [as Gary Romero]) |
| b. | film | That Sunday, That Summer(George David Weiss, Joe Sherman) |
| c. | film | Get Happy(Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen) |
| d. | film | Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive(Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen) |
| All titles unissued. |
Songs
"Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive" was the show's finale, performed with the entire cast.
Date: March 21, 1964 [broadcast]
Location: The Hollywood Palace, 1735 Vine St., Hollywood
The Hollywood Palace
Nat Cole (v, p), The Merry Young Souls (bkv), Barney Kessel (g), others unknown (acc), Les Brown (con)
| a. | film | My True Carrie, Love(Paula Frances, Nicholas A. Catsos [as Gary Romero]) - 2:11 |
| b. | film | It's Only A Paper Moon(Harold Arlen, Billy Rose, E. Y. Harburg) - 1:50 |
| c. | film | Unforgettable(Irving Gordon) / arr: Joe Lipman - 2:15 |
| d. | film | Day In - Day Out(Rube Bloom, Johnny Mercer) / arr: Billy May - 1:23 |
| e. | film | Oh, Mary, Don't You Weep(Traditional, Adapted by Nat Cole, Adapted by Gordon Jenkins) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 0:25 |
| f. | film | Get On Board (Little Children)(Don Raye, Gene DePaul) / arr: Ralph Carmichael - 1:50 |
| All titles unissued. |
e, f performed as medley
The Merry Young Souls (bkv) on e-f; Nat Cole (p) on b.
Date
This program was likely taped on March 14, 1964. According to Barney Kessel's day planner, taping may have started at 8 am.
Personnel
Though not seen on camera, it's possible the Merry Young Souls are backing Cole on "My True Carrie, Love".
Date: May 14, 1964 [broadcast]
Location: CBS Television City, 7800 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles
NAACP Freedom Spectacular
Nat Cole (v), others unknown (acc), Ralph Carmichael (con)
| a. | film | People(Jule Styne, Bob Merrill) / arr: Ralph Carmichael |
| b. | film | The Child's Theme(Dotty Wayne, Richard Loring, Steve Binder) / arr: Ralph Carmichael |
| Both titles unissued. |
The NAACP Freedom Spectacular was produced in commemoration of the 10th annivesary of the Brown v. Board decision and to highlight how much work was left to be done on school integration and civil rights more broadly.
The two-hour show featured performances originating from Los Angeles and New York, with separate hosts for each, and was broadcast closed-circuit in theaters and arenas throughout the country on May 14th. Participating in the west coast portion of the show, Cole's segment was taped live on May 5th at CBS Studios.
Date: November 13, 1964 [broadcast]
Location: Studio 6B, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York
The Jack Paar Program
Nat Cole (v, cla), unknown (bkv), others unknown (acc), Jose Melis (con)
| a. | film | On The Street Where You Live(Alan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) - 3:56 |
| b. | film | I Don't Want To See Tomorrow(Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris) - 2:20 |
| c. | film | Hello, Dolly!(Jerry Herman) / arr: Charlie Albertine - 4:41 |
| All titles unissued. |
unknown (bkv) on b; Nat Cole (cla) on c.
Dates
Taped September 13, 1964 in New York and aired exactly two months later on November 13. This was Nat's final appearance on television.
Arrangements
"On The Street Where You Live" is generally the same as the studio recording, taken at a slightly slower tempo with the instrumental section cut out. The Schomburg has this club arrangement, though the finding aid does not credit the arranger.
"I Don't Want To See Tomorrow" is also essentially the studio arrangement, but without the prominent piano heard on the Capitol version.