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The Jazz Sides of Nat King Cole, Part 3: Recordings with Jazz Greats

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Nat King Cole spent the '40s with the King Cole Trio, but he also played with many of the prominent jazz musicians of the era in a variety of settings. including Les Paul, Lester Young and Lionel Hampton. In 1956 he waxed the famous "After Midnight" sessions with Stuff Smith, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Juan Tizol and the alto saxophonist Willie Smith. The hour also features his iconic recording of Billy Strayhorn's 'Lush Life," and an excerpt from his short lived TV show.

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