Stardust Melodies: The Best of the All-Time Great Piano Stars

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1If I Could Be With You
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1955-08-23)
cello:
Victor Gottlieb (on 1955-08-23), Ray Kramer (on 1955-08-23) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1955-08-23) and Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-08-23)
reeds:
Harry Klee (on 1955-08-23), Wilbur Schwartz (on 1955-08-23) and Bill Smith (American clarinetist and composer) (on 1955-08-23)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1955-08-23), Murray McEachern (on 1955-08-23) and Jimmy Priddy (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1955-08-23)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1955-08-23)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1955-08-23) and Dave Sterkin (on 1955-08-23)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1955-08-23), Alex Beller (on 1955-08-23), Harold Dicterow (on 1955-08-23), Dan Lube (on 1955-08-23), Erno Neufeld (on 1955-08-23), Nathan Ross (on 1955-08-23), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1955-08-23) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-08-23)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-23)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-08-23)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-23)
instrumental cover recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
instrumental recording of:
If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1926)
composer:
James P. Johnson (in 1926)
Nat King Cole2:42
2Taking a Chance on Love
Nat King Cole2:06
3I Get a Kick Out of You
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1955-08-23)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1955-08-23)
cello:
Victor Gottlieb (on 1955-08-23), Ray Kramer (on 1955-08-23) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-08-23)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1955-08-23)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1955-08-23)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1955-08-23) and Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-08-23)
reeds:
Harry Klee (on 1955-08-23), Wilbur Schwartz (on 1955-08-23) and Bill Smith (American clarinetist and composer) (on 1955-08-23)
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1955-08-23), Murray McEachern (on 1955-08-23) and Jimmy Priddy (on 1955-08-23)
trumpet:
Conrad Gozzo (on 1955-08-23)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1955-08-23)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1955-08-23) and Dave Sterkin (on 1955-08-23)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1955-08-23), Alex Beller (on 1955-08-23), Harold Dicterow (on 1955-08-23), Dan Lube (on 1955-08-23), Erno Neufeld (on 1955-08-23), Nathan Ross (on 1955-08-23), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1955-08-23) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-08-23)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-23)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-08-23)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-23)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You (on 1955-08-23)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
Nat King Cole3:24
4I Want to Be Happy
alto saxophone:
Wilbur Schwartz (on 1955-08-27) and Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1955-08-27)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1955-08-27)
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1955-08-27)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1955-08-27)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1955-08-27)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1955-08-27)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1955-08-27) and Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-08-27)
tenor saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1955-08-27) and Buck Skalak (on 1955-08-27)
trombone:
Murray McEachern (on 1955-08-27) and Dick Noel (trombone) (on 1955-08-27)
trumpet:
Frank Beach (trombone, trumpet) (on 1955-08-27), Manny Klein (on 1955-08-27), Ray Linn (on 1955-08-27) and Vito N. Mangano (on 1955-08-27)
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol (on 1955-08-27)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-27)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-08-27)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-27) and Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-27)
instrumental cover recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette) (on 1955-08-27)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Nat King Cole1:47
5Love Walked In
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1955-08-18)
cello:
Armand Kaproff (on 1955-08-18), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1955-08-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1955-08-18)
French horn:
Jack Cave (on 1955-08-18)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1955-08-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1955-08-18) and Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-08-18)
reeds:
Harry Klee (on 1955-08-18), Wilbur Schwartz (on 1955-08-18), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1955-08-18) and Champ Webb (on 1955-08-18)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1955-08-18) and Dave Sterkin (on 1955-08-18)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1955-08-18), Alex Beller (on 1955-08-18), Sam Cytron (on 1955-08-18), Dan Lube (on 1955-08-18), Erno Neufeld (on 1955-08-18), Nathan Ross (on 1955-08-18), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1955-08-18) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-08-18)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-18)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-08-18)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
Love Walked In (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Nat King Cole3:30
6My Heart Stood Still
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1955-06-07)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1955-06-07)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-06-07)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Universal Recording (Chicago, IL, USA) in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1955-06-07)
instrumental cover recording of:
My Heart Stood Still (on 1955-06-07)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1927)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Laurence Harms, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: file NO releases), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
One Dam Thing After Another
Nat King Cole1:42
7April in Paris
bass:
Charlie Harris (jazz bassist) (on 1955-08-18)
cello:
Armand Kaproff (on 1955-08-18), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1955-08-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1955-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Lee Young (40s-60s US jazz drummer, then producer/A&R) (on 1955-08-18)
French horn:
Jack Cave (on 1955-08-18)
guitar:
John Collins (US jazz guitarist) (on 1955-08-18)
piano:
Nat King Cole (on 1955-08-18) and Bill Miller (pianist) (on 1955-08-18)
reeds:
Harry Klee (on 1955-08-18), Wilbur Schwartz (on 1955-08-18), Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (on 1955-08-18) and Champ Webb (on 1955-08-18)
viola:
Stanley Spiegelman (on 1955-08-18) and Dave Sterkin (on 1955-08-18)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1955-08-18), Alex Beller (on 1955-08-18), Sam Cytron (on 1955-08-18), Dan Lube (on 1955-08-18), Erno Neufeld (on 1955-08-18), Nathan Ross (on 1955-08-18), Mischa Russell (violinist) (on 1955-08-18) and Marshall Sosson (on 1955-08-18)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1955-08-18)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1955-08-18)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-08-18)
instrumental cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1955-08-18)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Nat King Cole3:53
8San Antonio Rose
Floyd Cramer2:22
9Danny Boy
Floyd Cramer2:47
10Yesterday
Floyd Cramer2:40
11Last Date
producer:
Chet Atkins
recording of:
Last Date (original instrumental version) (on 1960-07-12)
composer:
Floyd Cramer
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. (in 2016)
Floyd Cramer42:30
12Morning Has Broken
Floyd Cramer3:19
13Greensleeves
Floyd Cramer3:12
14On the Rebound
Floyd Cramer2:07
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