Nat King Cole, June Christy, Mel Torme - How High The Moon

Sad, isn't it?

Yeah. And back then viewers took fantastic TV shows such as the Nat King Cole Show for granted. But at least someone recorded it and we can watch it now.

Really Great....iimagine The Misty, Miss Christyl...Me and Nat all together. Thanks so much Just wonderful and refreshing.....love the 5os"

This was the first time I heard June Christy: my mom has the 78 rpm of Stan Kenton's "How High The Moon" with Vocal by June Christy. On the 78, June scats on the instrumental bridge which unfortunately she does not do here on this exquisite piece. But of course I totally fell in love with June with the original mono release of "Something Cool," again from mom's collection. June's rendtion and adaptation of Black author/poet Langston Hughes' "Lonely House" from this lp defies description.

Your words took me all the way back to my mother's house when I was a kid, being frustrated because 2 to 3 good artists-specials-movies would be on at the same time on the 4 networks we could receive in San Diego, which were NBC, CBS, ABC and then newcomer PBS. Talent every night of the week. As I post this, I am back here at mom's house, having cut off the cable television because, like you have so eloquently stated, there is not a damn thing is on television worth watching.

thank you thank you thank you!!! I had this on VHS when I was in highschool (my friends didn't understand - 80s headbanger, I was) and lost the tape since then. I looked for it here on Youtube a couple years ago and forgot about it...
thank you!!!

that drum roll was really cool

Fantastic.

So true. But the talent is beautiful. She's so fresh and intensely musical; and Cole is everything wonderful: a great jazz pianist and a lovely vocalist. IThe inter-racial aspect--in the 1950's--is worth noting too. By the way, Nat Cole's vocals when he's with the Trio (ca 1940's) are fabulous!

My America!