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Cole español
Nat King Cole · 1958 · Track 7
Details
TonalidadA#
Compás4/4
Tempo111 BPM
Duración2:46
ÁlbumCole español
Año1958
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The story behind
The song Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye To Rome), performed by Nat King Cole, transports us to a melancholic yet warm farewell. What's interesting about this piece is how Cole, primarily known for his jazzy style, ventured into the Latin market with albums like Cole Español. This record, released in 1958, was the first in a series of three that explored Spanish-themed music, followed by A Mis Amigos in 1959 and More Cole Español in 1962. The orchestral music recording took place in Havana, Cuba, while Cole's vocals were added in June in Los Angeles, California. A particular detail of Cole Español is that the track Tú, mi delirio is instrumental; instead of recording his voice, Cole added a piano part. The album, which reached number 12 on the Billboard magazine's LP chart, was later reissued under the titles Español and More, Vol. 1, and in 2007 it was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.
Nathaniel Adams Coles, known artistically as Nat "King" Cole, was born in Montgomery in 1919 and passed away in Santa Monica in 1965. His musical beginnings were marked by a diverse background. His father, Edward Coles, was a butcher and a deacon in a Baptist church, and the family moved to Chicago when Nat was a child. There, his father became a minister, and his mother, Perlina Adams, who was his only piano teacher, played the church organ. Nat absorbed influences from jazz, gospel music, and classical music. He grew up in the Bronzeville neighborhood, a hub of nightlife and jazz clubs in the 1920s, where he listened to figures like Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines. Inspired by Hines, he began his artistic career in the mid-1930s. He adopted the name Nat Cole, and later, in one of Chicago's venues, he received the nickname "King". His older brother, Eddie, also a musician, joined his band on his first recording in 1936. After a tour as a pianist with Eubie Blake, which took him to Long Beach, California, Nat decided to settle in that area. The duration of Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye To Rome) is 2:46.
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