Nat King Cole - Non Dimenticar (Studio Cut)

The day is August 18, 1958 in the Capitol Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and Nat King Cole is discussing the rather difficult pronunciation of an Italian word with orchestra conductor and arranger Nelson Riddle in the song "Non Dimenticar". It's an interesting look inside an actual recording session with Nat and Nelson, and the apparent informality of the proceeding. This session also came during the time period Nelson was working with Nat on his short-lived tv show on NBC. Nelson Riddle was the "KING" of arrangers at Capitol Records, having already arranged for Nat such incredible hits as "Mona Lisa" and "Unforgettable". It was his work with Nat that convinced Frank Sinatra to start using him, and use him he did on just about every song Frank recorded for Capitol during his time there. For a man who started out as the "third trombonist" for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Nelson Riddle ultimately became one of, if not, the most popular music arranger in the history of recorded music. The song "Non Dimenticar" was composed by Gino Redi originally for a 1951 film entitled "Anna".

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[ENACODNOM]

The strange thing about this song is that it climbed only to the 45th spot in the charts and yet, after a little time and until today, it became one of Nat's best known and best loved tunes. Any explanation to that?

[Nocaro]

@ENACODNOM I'm not so certain this would be one of his "best known" songs although most Nat Cole fans are well aware of it. Based on comments I read from my YouTube posts, I'd say 95% of the population of this country has never heard this recording, or, if they have, have not heard it in years. Part of the reason I created this channel was to give "air" to songs which are only very rarely programmed on the radio today throughout the U.S.

[mabooshi]

Can I ask where this AUDIO track came from ? I'd love to have a copy of it...the behind-the-scenes aspects are lovely (and very revealing)

Thanks very much,

Mitchell

[Nocaro]

@mabooshi I have so many recordings that I cannot recall exactly where I came upon a lot of them over the years, and unfortunately this is one of them.

[themadaboutmusic]

@ENACODNOM Well, I'm sure you have great taste in music!

Nice talking to you.

[ENACODNOM]

@themadaboutmusic I'm not a teenager, but 68, and I'm more than ever interested in music charts. I bought the Billboard books covering the singles charts from (sit tight!) 1890 to 2010; and album charts from 1955 to 2009. Also the Country charts (singles & albums) and the British charts (singles & albums). But that's just for historical reasons. I don't love songs because of their chart performances, but just because they match my personal taste. Greetings from nearby Paris!

[themadaboutmusic]

@ENACODNOM I lost my interest in the 'Charts' soon after my teenage days' over. It concerns me none what the charts say. All I know is, only good music stands the test of time, Tons of Top of the Charts that quickly fade away, and no one bother to look them up. I love this song for decades, and still do.

[thefinalsolutionall]

Beautiful Voice - Beautiful Song

[ENACODNOM]

@Nocaro It's a well-known fact that Americans tend to forget and dismiss quickly a lot of things, being always eager to switch to new things. I have an old friend who visited the US for a couple of months in the early Seventies and he didn't meet anyone who knew who James Dean was! As far as NON DIMENTICAR goes, it plays regularly in several European radio stations specialized in Oldies. When I was a teenager in Alexandria, Egypt, it played a lot on the radio, so I know the sonce since then.

[LiveNLove29]

Absolutely the best male vocalist of all times. Nat King Cole's songs will live forever. Love emotions cannot be expressed better than in his songs. They are for every generation past, present and future. This song is only one of many that he sang and they are all superbly beautiful.