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Nat King Cole - Hittin’ The Ramp: The Early Years, 1936-1943 (2019) {7CD Box Set Resonance Records HCD 2042}
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© 1936-43, 2019 Resonance Records | HCD 2042
Jazz / Swing / Vocal Jazz / Jump Blues / Early Pop

By any measure, Resonance's 2019 box Hittin' the Ramp: The Early Years (1936-1943) is a monumental achievement in musical preservation. Over the course of seven CDs (or 10 LPs), Hittin' the Ramp chronicles the earliest recordings of Nat King Cole, rounding up every known track from the days prior to his time at Capitol Records. Those records for Capitol – sessions that found him slowly transitioning from a swinging jazz pianist to smooth pop crooner – were what brought Cole lasting fame, but the sides on Hittin' the Ramp lie at the foundation of his music.

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