NAT KING COLE - THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU (HYBRID SACD)

Nat King Cole and arranger Gordon Jenkins followed their hit 1957 album Love Is The Thing by foraging further into romantic and sensual bliss the following year with the 1958 release of the stripped-down The Very Thought Of You. With the spotlight squarely on Cole's unsurpassed voice, with the songs devoid of pianos or jazz-based instrumentals, this ballad-dominant set thrives on the strenght of Jenkins' sweet string work and Cole's emotional, honest deliveries.

Never before has this record sounded so sumptuous, with every detail and nuance restored in a manner that places you in the recording studio with Cole. Mastered from the original three-track analog master tapes by Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray for an unparalleled sonic experience. In addition, the SACD layer includes the first-ever original mono mixes of "Don't Blame Me" and "There Is No Greater Love."

“This means you will be able to hear the real deal plus a surround and stereo mix of these legendary albums. By real deal I mean the close-miked mono creation, done live in Capitol Tower Studios A & B along with the "upstairs" control room creation, the stereo versions with a different set of microphones and parameters. This is very exciting to me. These mono versions have been out of print since the 1960's and we will use the original mono reels, mastered flat to DSD via the awesome Grimm A/DSD converter." - Steve Hoffman, describing the mastering process