Nat King Cole: "Hittin' the Ramp" - early-period set from Resonance, rel. Nov. 1, 2019*

@MLutthans I know he is not one of your faves. But I thought the pic was really cool. I know it is out of place. Perhaps move it to the main Nat thread?

 

Matt, aren't we on standard time now?!

 

HA!

 

For those who enjoy vintage Nat Cole singing and playing, try this:

 

I wish someone would issue all of the recordings by Nat that are not included in the Hittin the Ramp box, the mosaic box or the two bear family boxes as a cd set (and Lp for those that prefer)

 

We’re working on it.

It’s still several hundred recordings you’re talking about here; a lot to get to, and even harder to convince folks of the merits of a package like that.

 

I missed the ding dang dong sale at Target on this set, meh.

 

At long last Bull Moose has shipped the lp set to my home. Should have it on Saturday.

 

What kind of sale was Target having on this?

 

Sorry about that Matt. Got carried away!

 

I have a question about the song 'This Side Up'. I was poring over the discography in this set, and saw this was recorded twice: once for Decca in 1940, and then for Standard Transcriptions in 1941. I only see the Decca version in the track list. Is the Standard recording left off, or am I just missing it?

 

If I didn't read an appreciate liner notes, I'd ditch my collection and stream music.

 

Matt, I doubt anyone here would complain about something like this as we only have a shadow of an idea how complex a project such as this one is to put together. I still wish to thank the whole team behind this project for having such faith in the material and so much dedication in seeing the set come to fruition. I doubt any such set is always really complete.

 

My CD set is on the way to Australia!

 

I dunno....I think I want my money back now.

 

Thanks for the response Matt. While it is a little bit of a bummer that version wasn't included, this is of course still an amazing and very enjoyable set.

 

Matt Lutthans = Mr. Credibility, Mr. Straightforward.

So rare in this, actually in any, business.

 

I’m playing disc 2 of this special set. Thanks to all that had something to do with putting this together. It’s a pleasure being able to participate on a thread with the creators. It’s apparent a lot of talent and love went into this set. My life is being enriched by this music.

 

Played disc three, tonight, with the same feeelings.

 

Bottom line, this is a good set.