Site Menu

Sessions of 1957

1957

March 19, 1957

(Session #4891; 15:00-18:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) Jack Costanzo (bongos) Frank 'Chico' Guerrero (maracas) Bill Miller (piano) Theodore M. 'Ted' Nash (flute) Kathryn Julye (harp) Alex Beller (violin) Jacques Gasselin (violin) Irving Lipschultz (violin ) Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin) Paul K. Nero (violin) Erno Neufeld (violin) Mischa Russell (violin) Eudice Shapiro (violin) Unidentified vocal chorus (Calypso singers)*

May 14, 1957

(Session #6010; 20:00-01:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Billy May (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Alton R. 'Al' Hendrickson (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) Paul T. Smith (piano) Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone) The Herman McCoy Boys (background vocals)

July 10, 1957

(Session #6133; 13:00-17:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Billy May (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) Louis 'Lou' Singer (percussion) James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano) Fred Falensby (baritone saxophone) Jules Jacob (tenor saxophone) Theodore M. 'Ted' Nash (tenor saxophone) Wilbur Schwartz (alto saxophone) William McLeish 'Willie' Smith (alto saxophone) Edward Kuczborski 'Ed' Kusby (trombone) Murray McEachern (trombone) George Mortimore Roberts (bass trombone) Simon H. 'Si' Zentner (trombone) Harry Edward 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet) Conrad Gozzo (trumpet) Mannie Klein (trumpet) Uan Rasey (trumpet) Red Callender (tuba) Helen B. Hutchinson (harp)

Note: 17288 was remade at session 6175.
Note: all takes of master 17287 exist in mono with take 7 being issued; only take 14 was preserved in stereo.

July 19, 1957

(Session #6147; 13:00-16:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Billy May (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) Louis 'Lou' Singer (percussion) Bill Miller (piano) William M. 'Buddy' Collette (tenor saxophone) Fred Falensby (baritone saxophone) Jules Jacob (tenor saxophone) Wilbur Schwartz (alto saxophone) William McLeish 'Willie' Smith (alto saxophone) Edward Kuczborski 'Ed' Kusby (trombone) Murray McEachern (trombone) George Mortimore Roberts (bass trombone) Simon H. 'Si' Zentner (trombone) Harry Edward 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet) Conrad Gozzo (trumpet) Mannie Klein (trumpet) Uan Rasey (trumpet) Red Callender (tuba) Helen B. Hutchinson (harp)

Note: The take used in mono releases was noted as 17345 while the take used in stereo releases is noted as 17345-21

July 20, 1957

(Session #6167); M-G-M Studios, 10202 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, California

Nat Cole (vocal) The MGM Studio Orchestra, Johnny Green (conductor/producer)

July 31, 1957

(Session #6175; 13:25-17:12) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Billy May (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) Frank Joseph Flynn (percussion) James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano) William M. 'Buddy' Collette (tenor saxophone) Fred Falensby (baritone saxophone) Jules Jacob (tenor saxophone) Wilbur Schwartz (alto saxophone) William McLeish 'Willie' Smith (alto saxophone) Murray McEachern (trombone) George Mortimore Roberts (bass trombone) William 'Bill' Schaeffer (trombone) Lloyd Ulyate (trombone) Walter P. 'Pete' Candoli (trumpet) Harry Edward 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet) Lennie Mach (trumpet) Vito Mangano (trumpet) Red Callender (tuba) Helen B. Hutchinson (harp)

August 7, 1957

(Session #6180; 13:00-16:15) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Billy May (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) Frank Joseph Flynn (percussion) James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano) William M. 'Buddy' Collette (tenor saxophone) Fred Falensby (baritone saxophone) Jules Jacob (tenor saxophone) Harry G. Klee (alto saxophone) William McLeish 'Willie' Smith (alto saxophone) Francis L. 'Joe' Howard (bass trombone) Edward Kuczborski 'Ed' Kusby (trombone) Murray McEachern (trombone) William 'Bill' Schaefer (trombone) Walter P. 'Pete' Candoli (trumpet) Harry Edward 'Sweets' Edison (trumpet) Conrad Gozzo (trumpet) Mannie Klein (trumpet) Red Callender (tuba) Helen B. Hutchinson (harp)

Note: The take used in mono releases was noted as 17396 while the take used in stereo releases is noted as 17396-14

August 8, 1957

(Session #6184; 14:30-17:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood California

Nat Cole (vocal) Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano) William M. 'Buddy' Collette (saxophone) Brian Farnon (saxophone) Bob Lawson (saxophone) Ed Robinson (saxophone) Edward Kuczborski 'Ed' Kusby (trombone) Richard L. 'Dick' Noel (trombone) George Mortimore Roberts (bass trombone) Juan Tizol (valve trombone) Cy Bernard (cello) Armand Kaproff (cello) Kathryn Julye (harp) Barbara Simon (viola) David H. Sterkin (viola) Victor Bay (violin) Alex Beller (violin) Harold Dicterow (violin) Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin) Paul K. Nero (violin) Erno Neufeld (violin) Nathan 'Nat' Ross (violin) Marshall Sosson (violin) Unidentified (vocal chorus*)

November 20, 1957

(Session #6419; 13:30-16:30) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor) Robert F. 'Bob' Bain (guitar) Ed Gilbert (bass) Alvin A. Stoller (drums) John Towner Williams (piano) Naoum Benditzky (cello) Victor Gottlieb (cello) Irving Lipschultz (cello) Edgar 'Ed' Lustgarten (cello) George Neikrug (cello) Eleanor Aller Slatkin (cello) Kathryn Julye (harp) Stanley 'Stan' Harris (viola) Louis 'Lou' Kievman (viola) Ralph Lane (viola) Sandy Schonbach (viola) Barbara Simon (viola) David H. Sterkin (viola) Victor Arno (violin) Israel Baker (violin) Victor Bay (violin) Alex Beller (violin) David 'Dave' Frisina (violin) Jacques Gasselin (violin) Ben 'Benny' Gill (violin) Henry Hill (violin) Daniel 'Dan' Lube (violin) Alfred Lustgarten (violin) Paul K. Nero (violin) Erno Neufeld (violin) Nicholas 'Nick' Pisani (violin) Mischa Russell (violin) Eudice Shapiro (violin) Gerald 'Jerry' Vinci (violin)

November 22, 1957

(Session #6423; 14:00-18:00) Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California

Nat Cole (vocal) Nelson Riddle (arranger/conductor) Robert F. 'Bob' Bain (guitar) John Collins (guitar) Charles P. Harris (bass) Lee Young (drums) James G. 'Jimmy' Rowles (piano) Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone) Unidentified (vocal chorus)