Nat King Cole And His Trio
After Midnight (1957)
2010 Expanded SACD HD
FLAC LOSSLESS 24bit-96kHz

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For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician. From the late '40s to the mid-'60s, he was a massively successful pop singer who ranked with such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. He shared with those peers a career that encompassed hit records, international touring, radio and television shows, and appearances in films. But unlike them, he had not emerged from a background as a band singer in the swing era. Instead, he had spent a decade as a celebrated jazz pianist, leading his own small group. Oddly, that was one source of controversy. For some reason, there seem to be more jazz critics than fans of traditional pop among music journalists, and Cole's transition from jazz to pop during a period when jazz itself was becoming less popular was seen as a betrayal. At the same time, as a prominent Black entertainer during an era of tumultuous change in racial relations in the U.S., he sometimes found himself out of favor with different, warring sides. His efforts at integration, which included suing hotels that refused to admit him and moving into a previously all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles, earned the enmity of racists; once, he was even physically attacked on-stage in Alabama. But Civil Rights activists sometimes criticized him for not doing enough for the cause.

Tracklist:

01 - Just You, Just Me
02 - Sweet Lorraine
03 - Sometimes I'm Happy
04 - Caravan
05 - It's Only A Paper Moon
06 - You're Looking At Me
07 - Lonely One
08 - Don't Let It Go To Your Head
09 - I Know That You Know
10 - Blame It On My Youth
11 - When I Grow Too Old To Dream
12 - (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66
13 - I Was A Little Too Lonely (And You Were A Little Too Late)
14 - You Can Depend On Me
15 - What Is There To Say
16 - Two Loves Have I
17 - Candy
18 - Just You, Just Me (Take 2)
19 - It's Only A Paper Moon  (Take 3)



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