Nat King Cole - Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943 vinyl record cover

Honey Hush

Stompin' at the Panama (Skoller's Shuffle)

Bedtime (Sleepy Moan)

Thunder

Mutiny in the Nursery

F.D.R. Jones

The Sheik of Araby

The Blue Danube

Button, Button 1

Jingle Bells 1

Swanee River 1

With Plenty of Money and You 1

Don't Blame Me 1

Lullaby in Rhythm 1

Dark Rapture 1

The Wiggly Walk 1

Flea Hop 1

Chopsticks 1

Patty Cake, Patty Cake 2

Blue Skies 2

Liza 2

Three Blind Mice 2

Caravan 2

There's No Anesthetic for Love 2

Dixie Jamboree 2

Ta-De-Ah 2

Riffin' at the Bar-B-Q 2

Harlem Swing 2

I Lost Control of Myself 3

The Land of Make Believe 3

That Please-Be-Mine-Able Feeling 3

Dancing in the Street 3

You're So Different 3

I Wouldn't Have Known It 3

Let's Get Happy 3

Undecided 3

'Taint What You Do 3

Do You Wanna Jump, Children? 3

Riffin' in F Minor 4

Ol' Man Mose Ain't Dead 4

Blue Lou 4

Honey 4

Russian Lullaby 4

Georgie Porgy 4

The Limp 4

Snug As a Bug in a Rug 4

Liebestraum 4

Fidgety Joe 4

Two Against One 5

Some Like It Hot 5

Crazy Rhythm 5

Moonglow 5

Don't Let That Moon Get Away 5

My Blue Heaven 5

I Was Doing Alright 5

I Can't Get Started 5

Old Man Moon 5

Carry Me Back to Old Virginny 5

Moon Song 6

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home 6

Rosetta 6

Trompin' 6

You're My Life 6

Hoy Soy 6

Take 'Em 6

Scategoria 6

Rhythm Serenade 6

Rib Town Shuffle 6

Music'll Chase Your Blues Away 7

I'll Gather Up My Memories 7

A Fool's Affair 7

Jump, Jack, Jump 7

I Knew a Time 7

Mine You'll Always Be 7

Doin' the Bow Wow 7

Lilla Mae 7

I Like to Riff 7

On the Sunny Side of the Street 7

Black Spider Stomp 8

By the River St. Marie 8

Slew Foot Joe 8

1-2-3-4 8

Crazy 'Bout Rhythm 8

Off the Beam 8

King Cole Blues 8

Jivin' with the Notes 8

Never Mind, Baby 8

I'm a Perfect Fool Over You 8

Lovely Little Person 9

Love Me Sooner 9

Sentimental Blue 9

Goin' to Town with Honey 9

Syncopated Lullaby 9

Falling in and Out of Love 9

Let's Do Things 9

Jumpy Jitters 9

Nothing Ever Happens 9

What'cha Doin' to My Heart 9

Bedtime 10

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Honey Hush 10

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French Toast 10

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Vine Street Jump 10

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B Flat 10

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You Send Me 10

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Love Is My Alibi 10

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Pogo Stick Bounce 10

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Whatcha' Know, Joe? 10

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Sweet Lorraine 10

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Honeysuckle Rose 11

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Gone with the Draft 11

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This Side Up 11

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Jumpin' with the Mop 11

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Jam Man 11

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Let's Try Again 11

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Fudge Wudge 11

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Smokey Joe 11

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Windy City Boogie Woogie 11

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Ode to a Wild Clam 11

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Let's Try Again 12

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Whatcha' Know, Joe? 12

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Lazy River 12

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Georgia on My Mind 12

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Rockin' Chair 12

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A Little Jive Is Good for You 12

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You've Changed 12

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Babs 12

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Scotchin' with the Soda 12

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Slow Down 12

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Early Morning Blues 13

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The Romany Room Is Jumpin' 13

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This Will Make You Laugh 13

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Stop! the Red Light's on 13

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Hit the Ramp 13

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I Like to Riff 13

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Call the Police 13

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Are You Fer It? 13

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That Ain't Right 13

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Hit That Jive, Jack 13

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Indiana 14

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I Can't Get Started 14

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Tea for Two 14

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Body and Soul 14

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Vom, Vim, Veedle 14

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All for You 14

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Hip Hip Hooray 14

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I Know That You Know 14

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I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 14

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Pitchin' Up a Boogie 14

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I'm Lost 15

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Beautiful Moons Ago 15

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Let's Spring One 15

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Slender, Tender, and Tall 15

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I've Found a New Baby 15

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Rosetta 15

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Sweet Lorraine 15

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I Blowed and Gone 15

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Solid Potato Salad 15

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F.S.T. (Fine, Sweet ; Tasty) 15

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Got a Penny 16

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Let's Pretend 16

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My Lips Remember Your Kisses 16

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I'm An Errand Boy for Rhythm 16

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Straighten Up and Fly Right 16

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Honey Hush 16

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By the River St. Marie 16

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I Like to Riff 16

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Black Spider Stomp 16

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Sweet Lorraine 16

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Early Morning Blues 17

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Gone with the Draft 17

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Trompin' 17

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Sweet Lorraine 17

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Gone with the Draft 17

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Scotchin' with the Soda 17

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Gone with the Draft 17

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The Romany Room Is Jumpin' 17

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Hit That Jive, Jack 17

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Beautiful Moons Ago 17

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Honeysuckle Rose 18

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I Know That You Know 18

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Solid Potato Salad 18

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My Lips Remember Your Kisses 18

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Straighten Up and Fly Right

Item UPC: 712758040381

Date First Available: November 01, 2019

Label: RESONANCE RECORDS

Nat King Cole

Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943

Name: Nat King Cole - Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years 1936-1943
Brand: Nat King Cole
SKU: 712758040381
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ABOUT THE ALBUM

Seven CD set. Released in partnership with the Nat King Cole estate, Resonance Records' Hittin' The Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) is the first large-scale collection of the pivotal early recordings of Nat's 29-year recording career. Most tracks are receiving their first official release in this meticulously restored set of original live-to-disk recordings. This collection draws upon a wide range of sources, including many newly-discovered tracks unearthed for the first time from archives located all over the world, such as "Trompin" (jukebox-only release for Cinematone, 1939), "What'cha Know Joe" (undocumented radio performance, 1940 - now the earliest known recording of Nat "on the air"), "The Romany Room is Jumpin'" (private recording, 1941) and "Beautiful Moons Ago" (longer alternate take, 1943). Sessions include Nat at age 17, playing piano in his brother's band in Chicago, 1936; the first King Cole Trio recordings from 1938, made for radio broadcast only, for Standard Transcriptions; further radio transcription sessions for Standard, Davis & Schwegler, Keystone, plus his first (uncredited) session for MacGregor, with vocalist Anita Boyer; the Ammor Records Session (Spring 1940 - the first commercial-release sessions for the trio), the Decca Recordings (1940-41), the small-label sessions for Excelsior and Premier labels (1943), many previously-uncirculated Armed Forces Radio performances, and, with producer Norman Granz at the helm, early jazz sessions with Lester Young (Granz historic, first session as a producer) and Dexter Gordon, originally released on Philo and Mercury, respectively. Boasting an extensive 60+ page booklet with rare photographs; essays by acclaimed author Will Friedwald and guitarist Nick Rossi (with a special focus on Oscar Moore); plus interviews and testimonials from Johnny Mathis, Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Harry Belafonte, John Pizzarelli, Freddy Cole, Michael Feinstein and many others.

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