King Cole Trio

In the traditional pop market, Nat King Cole is best known for major pop hits like "Mona Lisa", "Unforgettable," "Too Young" and "Walkin' My Baby Back Home". But Cole's roots were straightahead jazz, and before he was a pop superstar, he was a swing-oriented singer/pianist who had an improvising group that was billed as the Nat King Cole Trio. One thing that made the combo unique was the absence ...more