Les Paul vs. Nat King Cole 1944

Cobbled together quickly, in memoriam. IIRC, Les was called in at the last minute, to replace Oscar Moore on guitar.

Try to ignore the exploding head...

JAZZ AT THE PHILHARMONIC
J.J. Johnson (tb); Illinois Jacquet, Jack McVea (ts); Nat "King" Cole (p); Les Paul (g); Johnny Miller (b); Lee Young (d).
Clef.......................... "Philharmonic Auditorium", Los Angeles, CA, July 2, 1944
455V17 | 251 Blues, Pt. 1
456V18 | 252 Blues, Pt. 2
457V19 | 253 Blues, Pt. 3

Greatest "chase" sequence, ever. Begins around 7 minutes in...

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• JATP

[harbicoil]

I like the part where his head explodes.

[jimmmmybrady]

I try to ignore it by scrolling down the page,but I can't stop looking....

[brunoleo34]

mindblowing music....is it?

[zeepster]

6:59 needle skip..

[61rockeur]

If somebody can remove this stupid exploding head, we've got classic music. It doesn't sound like rock & Roll, it's Swing at it's best !

[cmariano3]

why is that on repeat?! ugh!!!

[serundipity]

Why ruin good music with such a grotesque image? Moronic.

[MrDagwoodBumstead]

In their book "What Was The First Rock & Roll Record", Jim Dawson & Steve Propes name Blues Pt2 as just that.

It was certainly an early fund raiser, being done to help the legal fees of Chicanos arrested in what became known as "The Zoot Suit Riots"

[mooaks1]

I have this album the players on it were: Shorty Sherock (trumpet) Illinois Jacquet

(Tenor Sax) Jack McVea (Tenor), Nat Cole (Piano), Les Paul (Guitar) Johnny Miller

Red Callender (base) Lee Young (lester's brother on drums) J.J. Johnson was also at this session, July 2, 1944

[Castronitus]

It looks so real too. Good work.

[scottp02]

If I'm not mistaken, the '44 Jazz at the Phila featured Shorty Nadine ( AKA "King Cole" and also "the King Cole Trio") as he was known in those days. Capitol record labels didn't start using his first name 'till late forties or early fifties) and another guy by the name of Paul Leslie (who is of course Les Paul). Les's guitar sound was unique at that time 'cause few if any musicians were using a solid body low impedence guitar.

[youhurtmyeyes]

damn Scanners! lol