GRAMMY Museum Featurette: Celebrating Nat King Cole Live at the Blue Note

The official GRAMMY Museum featurette celebrating Nat King Cole Live at the Blue Note Chicago. The museum hosted a panel moderated by Steve Hochman and featuring audio engineer and producer James Sáez, music director Michael Bearden (who has worked with artists like Madonna, J Lo, Michael Jackson, and Lady Gaga), and producer/multi-instrumentalist Dapo Torimiro (who has collaborated with Justin Bieber, Frank Ocean, and Babyface) to discuss the creative process behind the album and Nat King Cole’s life, along with a behind-the-scenes look at photos and videos throughout his career.

Nat King Cole took to the stage at the Blue Note Chicago, Chicago’s first integrated venue in Chicago's downtown loop. Nearly five years had passed since Cole’s last appearance at the club. Upon returning to the city, he graced the stage for these intimate performances at least twice a day for a week.

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Seventy years later, those historic, never-before-heard performances by Chicago’s adopted son’s week-long residency have been unearthed and meticulously restored for Nat King Cole Live at the Blue Note Chicago. This incredibly rare, never-before-heard live performance is from Nat’s 1953 Blue Note Chicago residency.

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