By the time Frank Sinatra arrived at Capitol Records in March 1953, Nat King Cole had been with the label since 1943, a year after its start. During those years, in the mid-1940s, Cole set the standard for the relaxed, swinging jazz singer, starting with his appearance in the 1944 film Swing in the Saddle, singing By the River Sainte Marie with his trio…
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