Album
Unforgettable
1952 · Jazz, Pop
15 collectors on Gatefold own this
Unforgettable is a Jazz album by Nat "King" Cole, originally released in 1952. On Gatefold: 152 pressings tracked, owned by 15 collectors.
About
Known early on as a master jazz pianist, Cole remade himself as one of the premier romantic crooners of his time. On this 1954 compilation we hear his rich baritone with orchestral backing that, despite its lushness, still manages to convey intimacy—Cole practically sings into your ear. The album leans heavily on Cole’s early ’50s work with arranger and conductor Nelson Riddle, most famously “Mona Lisa” and the title track, two definitive ballads of the era. The most offbeat twist is Riddle’s 1954 treatment of the Dimitri Tiomkin movie theme “Hajji Baba,” which Cole makes his own, delivering Ned Washington’s campily exotic lyrics (“Come to my tent, oh my beloved”).
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Unforgettable
- A2Portrait Of Jenny
- A3What'll I Do
- A4Lost April
Side B
- B1Too Young
- B2Mona Lisa
- B3(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
- B4Red Sails In The Sunset
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- warm
- nostalgic
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ralph CarmichaelCONDUCTOR
15 collectors on Gatefold own this · 152 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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