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Straighten Up And Fly Right
"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills and one of the first vocal hits for the King Cole Trio. It was the trio's most popular single, reaching number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for ten nonconsecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" also reached number one for six nonconsecutive weeks on the Most Played Jukebox Hillbilly Records. Background The song was based on a Black folk tale that Cole's father had used as a theme for one of his sermons. In the tale, a buzzard takes different animals for a joy ride. When he gets hungry, he throws them off on a dive and eats them for dinner. A monkey who had observed this trick goes for a ride; he wraps his tail around the buzzard's neck and gives the buzzard a big surprise by nearly choking him to death. The song's harmonic structure is based on that of the George and Ira Gershwin's song, " I Got Rhythm". The King Cole Trio ...
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The King Cole Trio
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, alternatively billed as Nat "King" Cole, was an American singer, jazz pianist, and actor. Cole's career as a jazz and Traditional pop, pop vocalist started in the late 1930s and spanned almost three decades where he found success and recorded over 100 songs that became hits on the pop charts. Cole started his career as a jazz pianist in the late 1930s, when he formed the King Cole Trio, which became the top-selling group (and the only black act) on Capitol Records in the 1940s. Cole's trio was the model for small jazz band, jazz ensembles that followed. Starting in 1950, he transitioned to become a solo singer billed as Nat King Cole. Despite achieving mainstream success, Cole faced intense racial discrimination during his career. While not a major vocal public figure in the civil rights movement, Cole was a member of his local NAACP branch and participated in the 1963 March ...
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The Nat King Cole Songbook
''The Nat King Cole Songbook'' is a 1965 studio album by Sammy Davis Jr., recorded in tribute to singer and pianist Nat King Cole, who had recently died. Track listing # " Rambling Rose" ( Joe Sherman, Noel Sherman) – 2:27 # "Unforgettable" ( Irving Gordon) – 2:32 # "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 2:45 # " Pretend" (Lew Douglas, Frank LaVere, Cliff Parman) – 3:10 # "Ballerina" ( Bob Russell, Carl Sigman) – 2:21 # "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Billy Rose) – 2:19 # "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 2:40 # " Walkin' My Baby Back Home" ( Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 2:37 # "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:43 # " For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 2:12 # " Send for Me" (Ollie Jones) – 2:25 # "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 2:57 # "The Christmas Song" (Mel Tormé, Bob Wells) – 3:25 # "Mona Lisa"/"Too Young"/"Nature Boy" (Ray Evans, Jay Livingston)/ ...
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Sharon, Lois & Bram
Sharon, Lois & Bram (also known as Sharon, Bram & Friends, Sharon & Bram or Sharon & Randi) are a Canadian children's music group founded in Toronto, Ontario, 1978. The group's original lineup consisted of Sharon (née Trostin) Hampson, Lois Ada (née Goldberg) Lilienstein, and Bramwell "Bram" Morrison. Group formation Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein, and Bram Morrison began their singing careers as individuals, and met while performing for the "Mariposa in the Schools" program, a project of the Mariposa Folk Festival. The three performers quickly discovered that they shared a common philosophy about creating quality music for people of all ages. Hampson studied piano, cello, and guitar as a child and began publicly performing as a folk singer in cafes at 17. Performing as a duo with Michel Choquette, in 1964 the pair released an album with songs in French and English entitled ''Songs for Children and Other People''. She married Joe Hampson of the folk band The Travelle ...
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Stepping Out (Diana Krall Album)
''Stepping Out'' is the debut studio album by Canadian singer and pianist Diana Krall, released in 1993 by Justin Time Records. It has since been reissued several times on Justin Time, as ''Stepping Out: The Early Recordings'' on GRP Records, and as a vinyl record through Barnes & Noble. Track listing * Note: early editions omit On the Sunny Side of the Street meaning those copies have a running time of 54:15. Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 2000 reissue of ''Stepping Out''. Studios * Kingsound Studios (North Hollywood, California) – recording * Group IV Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) – recording * Studio Tempo (Montreal) – mixing Musicians * Diana Krall – vocals, piano ; arrangements * John Clayton – bass * Jeff Hamilton – drums * Ahmad Jamal Ahmad Jamal (born Frederick Russell Jones; July 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader, and educator. For six decades, he was one of the ...
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Diana Krall
Diana Jean Krall (born November 16, 1964) is a Canadian jazz pianist and singer known for her contralto vocals. She has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, including over six million in the US. On December 11, 2009, ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine named her the second-greatest jazz artist of the decade (2000–2009), establishing her as one of the best-selling artists of her time. Krall is the only jazz singer to have had eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard charts#Jazz, ''Billboard'' Jazz Albums chart. To date, she has won two Grammy Awards and eight Juno Awards. She has also earned nine gold, three platinum, and seven multi-platinum albums. Early years Krall was born on November 16, 1964, in Nanaimo, British Columbia, the daughter of Adella A. (''née'' Wende), an elementary school teacher, and Stephen James "Jim" Krall, an accountant. Krall's only sibling, Michelle, is a former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Royal Canadian Mounte ...
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Norman Foote
Norman Mervyn Barrington-Foote is a Canadian musician, songwriter, and comedian. Foote is originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has been nominated for four Juno Awards for Best Children's Album in 1990, 1993, 2001, and won in 2010. He has written for ''Walt Disney Records, Shari Lewis,'' CBC's syndicated TV show ''Scoop and Doozie,'' and Koba Entertainment, with productions including Nelvana's ''Little Bear Live'', Max and Ruby live on stage shows, Toopy and Binoo in The Marshmallow Moon and ''The Backyardigans Live.'' History Norman Foote received his first guitar from his parents at the age of 11. Influenced by the Beatles, Hank Williams, and Elvis, he soon switched to the electric guitar. This led to him performing with garage bands throughout his high school career. At the age of 20, Foote left home to travel to Australia and New Zealand and it was while he was abroad and performing with a travelling theatre group in New South Wales, Australia that Foote di ...
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Unforgettable
Unforgettable may refer to: Film * ''Unforgettable'' (1996 film), a thriller starring Ray Liotta * ''Unforgettable'' (2014 film), a Bollywood film * ''Unforgettable'' (2016 film), a South Korean film * ''Unforgettable'' (2017 film), an American thriller film * ''Unforgettable'' (2019 film), a Filipino film TV * '' The Unforgettable'', a 2000–2002 and 2010–2012 British television documentary programme * ''Unforgettable'' (American TV series), a 2011–2016 crime drama series * ''Unforgettable'' (Philippine TV series), a 2013 romantic-fantasy series * "Unforgettable" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a 1998 episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager'' Music Albums * ''Unforgettable'' (Dinah Washington album), 1961 * ''Unforgettable'' (Fullerton College Jazz Band album), 1985 * ''Unforgettable'' (Imran Khan album), 2009 * ''Unforgettable'' (Joe Pass album), 1998 * ''Unforgettable'' (Leroy Hutson album), 1979 * ''Unforgettable'' (Marcus & Martinus album), 2024 * ''Unforgettable'' ...
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Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She was the daughter of singer and jazz pianist Nat King Cole. She rose to prominence in the mid-1970s, with the release of her debut album Inseparable (album), ''Inseparable'' (1975), along with the song "This Will Be, This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)", and the album's Inseparable (song), title track. Its success led to her receiving the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards, for which she became the first African-American recipient as well as the first R&B act to win the award. The singles "Sophisticated Lady (She's a Different Lady), Sophisticated Lady" (1976), "I've Got Love on My Mind", and "Our Love (Natalie Cole song), Our Love" (1977) followed. After releasing several albums, she departed from her R&B sound and returned as a Pop music, pop singer on the 1987 album Everlasting (Natalie Cole album), ''Everlasting'', along with her cove ...
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For Sentimental Reasons (Linda Ronstadt Album)
''For Sentimental Reasons'' is an album by American singer Linda Ronstadt, released in late 1986. The album peaked at #46 on ''Billboard'' 200, as well as #3 on the Top Jazz Albums chart. It was the third consecutive Platinum-certified collaboration between Ronstadt and bandleader/arranger Nelson Riddle and Ronstadt's eleventh million-selling album overall. History ''For Sentimental Reasons'' was the final installment of the jazz trilogy that Ronstadt recorded with bandleader and arranger Nelson Riddle, who died during the making of this disc. Three of the tracks were conducted by Terry Woodson. The album's premier single release, " When You Wish Upon a Star", peaked at #32 in Billboard Magazine's Adult Contemporary chart at the end of 1986. It was assisted by a popular music video. John Kosh designed the album covers for the trilogy of albums Ronstadt recorded with Nelson Riddle. All tracks were also included in the compilation Round Midnight", released on Asylum Records lat ...
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Linda Ronstadt
Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American Music Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, and an ALMA Award. Many of her albums have been Music recording sales certification, certified gold, platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally. She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award. She was awarded the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Latin Recording Academy in 2011 and also awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by the Recording Academy in 2016. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014. On July 28, 2014, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities. In 2019, she received a star jointly with Dolly Parton and Emmylou Harris on the Hollywood Walk of ...
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Just Jazz
''Just Jazz'', is an album by saxophonist Buddy Tate and trombonist Al Grey, which was recorded in 1984 and released by the Uptown label. The album was reissued on CD with two alternate takes by Reservoir in 1989.Reservoir Records discography: album details
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On Scott Yanow states, "Tenor-saxophonist Buddy Tate (who also contributes a bit of clarinet) blends in perfectly with trombonist Al Grey on this swinging quintet session ... Both Tate and Grey were in their late prime at the time".


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# "Just Jazz" (Al Grey) – 5:05 # "
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Buddy Tate
George Holmes "Buddy" Tate (February 22, 1913 – February 10, 2001) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. Biography Tate was born in Sherman, Texas, United States, and first played the alto saxophone. According to the website All About Jazz, "Tate was performing in public as early as 1925 in a band called McCloud's Night Owls." Tate's 2001 ''New York Times'' obituary stated that "he began his career in the late 1920s, playing around the Southwest with bands led by Terrence Holder, Andy Kirk and Nat Towles." Tate switched to tenor saxophone, making a name for himself in bands such as the one led by Andy Kirk. He joined Count Basie in 1939 and stayed with him until 1948. He had been selected by Basie after the death of Herschel Evans, which Tate stated he had predicted in a dream. After his period with Basie ended, he worked with several other bands before he found success on his own, starting in 1953 in Harlem. His group worked at the Celebrity Club from 1953 to 19 ...
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