
Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936 – 1943) is a Jazz album by Nat King Cole, originally released in 2019. On Gatefold: 2 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- warm
- playful
- groovy
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Tracklist
- 1With Plenty of Money and You (1938, Standard transcription)2:15
- 2Liza (1938, Standard Transcription)2:58
- 3There's No Anesthetic for Love (1939, Davis & Schwegler Transcription)3:13
- 4Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q (1939, Davis & Schwegler Transcription)2:05
- 5Honey (1939, Standard Transcription)2:11
- 6Two Against One (1939, Standard Transcription)3:00
- 7Black Spider Stomp (1939, Standard Transcription)2:56
- 8Sweet Lorraine (1939, Standard Transcription)3:23
- 9Off the Beam (1940, Standard Transcription)2:18
- 10Early Morning Blues (1940, Standard Transcription)2:55
- 11Gone with the Draft (1940, Standard Transcription)2:22
- 12What'cha Know Joe (1940, unreleased radio broadcast)2:36
- 13Blue Lou (1939, Standard Transcription)3:01
- 14Baby, Won’t You Please Come (1939, Standard Transcription)2:20
- 15Rosetta (1939, Standard Transcription)2:11
- 16Hit That Jive, Jack (1942, AFRS Mail Call #16)2:18
- 17I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town (1942 or 1943, Live from the 331 Club)3:44
- 18Hip Hip Hooray (AFRS Jubilee #5)2:25
- 19Slender, Tender, and Tall (1943, AFRS Jubilee #29)2:06
- 20Straighten Up and Fly Right (1943, AFRS Personal Album #227)2:52
- 21This Side Up (1941 Standard Transcription)2:47
Credits
Performers
- Johnny MillerBASS
- Wesley PrinceBASS
- Al SpieldockDRUMS
- Oscar MooreELECTRIC GUITAR
- Nat King ColePIANO VOCALS
- Dexter GordonSAXOPHONE
- Lester YoungSAXOPHONE
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 2 pressings tracked on Gatefold
