The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold I see your lips, the summer kisses The sunburned hand I used to hold
Since you went away the days grow long And soon I'll hear old winter's song But I miss you most of all, my darling When autumn leaves start to fall
I see your lips, the summer kisses The sunburned hand I used to hold
Since you went away the days grow long And soon I'll hear old winter's song But I miss you most of all, my darling When autumn leaves start to fall When autumn leaves start to fall
Nat Cole 的彈奏風格受到前輩 Earl Hines 的節奏性演奏風格頗深,他右手重視漂亮的和弦與裝飾音,左手則扮演節奏樂器的角色,音符的走法比較隨性,不若右手稠密緊湊。Nat 真正發跡,始於他定居洛杉磯好萊塢之後,與 Oscar Moore (吉他),Wesley Prince(低音貝斯)合組三重奏,後改為 King Cole Trio,在好萊塢的Swanne Inn 固定演出,由於 Nat 的歌喉圓潤抒情,深受白人聽眾喜
愛,他灌錄的幾張唱片很快就成為全國暢銷名盤,其三重奏組合與樂風走向也深深影響後來的鋼琴家如 Art Tatum、Ahmad Jamal、甚至 Bill Evans 等。 Nat 灌錄的唱片主要集中在 1940 以降至 1951 止的 Decca 與 Capitol 兩家唱片公司。
(註一)著名的蒙哥馬利抵制巴士事件肇始於中下階層黑人不滿公車處蓄意歧視黑人乘客,即使巴士空空如也黑人也必須坐在最後幾排,否則只好一直站著,形成車上稀稀落落的白人有座位,大多數黑人卻即使有座位也必須站著的怪異現象。欲知詳情可參考琥碧歌珀與西西史蓓克演出的 Long Walk Home,看完會令人感動流鼻涕。