With a soft, velvety smooth voice and profound elegance and dignity, jazz star
Nat King Cole stands as a legendary figure in American music. While still in his
teens Cole began performing as a pianist in Chicago clubs with his brothers,
making his first recordings for Decca Records under the name Eddie Cole's Solid
Swingers in 1936 before moving to LA and signing with the newly formed Capitol
Records in 1943. Breaking the popular big band mould with a line-up featuring
only piano, bass and guitar, a stack of early jazz hits followed, before he
developed into a classic, soulful cr...