| The King Cole Trio | ||||
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| Released | 1944–49 | |||
| Recorded | Volume 1: December 15, 1943, January 17th 1944, March 6th 1944, Volume 2: 1943–1946, Volume 3: July 2nd, August 6th–8th 1947, November 6th, 24th 1947, Volume 4: 1949 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 89:57 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
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| The King Cole Trio, Vol. 2 | ||||
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| The King Cole Trio, Volume 3 | ||||
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| The King Cole Trio, Vol. 4 | ||||
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The King Cole Trio is a series of albums by jazz pianist Nat King Cole's King Cole Trio released by the Capitol Records label. These were Cole's debut commercial recordings.
Originally recorded and released in sets of 78 r.p.m. records between 1944–49, they were reissued in 1950 on 10-inch LPs. The original releases of Volume 3 (as 78 r.p.m. record album) and Volume 4 (as 78 r.p.m record album and as 45 r.p.m. record box set) only contained 6 songs (3 records per set).
The album is the first ever No. 1 on the Billboard album chart first released on March 24, 1945.[2][3]
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Ruhlmann, William (2004). Breaking Records: 100 Years of Hits. Taylor & Francis. p. 98. ISBN 9781135947194.
- ^ "Best Selling Popular Record Albums". Billboard. March 24, 1945. p. 65.