Nat King Cole on piano

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tWfYpPxOD8

In a conversation today I was reminded that Nat King Cole was a great pianist who later got fame for his vocals. So here are some clips of Nat King Cole on piano.

Clip above is Nat King Cole piano blues.

Here he is playing Tea for Two:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ytok8dRGEc&NR

To compare styles, here is Art Tatum playing Tea for Two on piano:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKb0Sc2lYVU

Nat King Cole Show Presenting for the first time on television Norman Granz’s Jazz At The Philharmonic. Nat King Cole,piano – Ray Brown,Bass – Herb Ellis,Guitar – Roy Eldrige,Trumpet – and a very young tenor sax player by the name of Stan Getz

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUD0QiD00hY

Another video of Nat King Cole & his lead trumpet player Reunald Jones performing “Sweet Lorraine”, on the BBC Broadcast, An Evening With Nat King Cole in 1963.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1K5hwkQqMI