Riffin': The Decca, JATP, Keynote & Mercury Recordings (3-CD)

Down Beat: 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his smart three-CD collection catches a very un-Capitol Cole in transition when he was still working as a serious jazz pianist."

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CD Details

Number of Discs: 3
Released: June 29, 2010
Originally Released: 2010
Label: Hip-O Select

Entertainment Reviews:

Down Beat - p.73

4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his smart three-CD collection catches a very un-Capitol Cole in transition when he was still working as a serious jazz pianist."

Tracks on Disc 1:

1.Sweet Lorraine
2.This Side Up
3.Honeysuckle Rose
4.Gone with the Draft
5.Gone with the Draft [Alternate Take] - (alternate take)
6.Babs
7.Early Morning Blues
8.Scotchin' with the Soda
9.Slow Down
10.This Will Make You Laugh
11.Hit the Ramp
12.I Like to Riff
13.Stop! the Red Light's On
14.Call the Police
15.Are You fer It?
16.That Ain't Right
17.Hit That Jive, Jack
18.Honey Hush - (featuring Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers)
19.Thunder - (featuring Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers)
20.Stompin' at the Panama - (featuring Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers)
21.(Bedtime) Sleep, Baby Sleep - (featuring Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers)
22.Honey Hush [Alternate Take] - (alternate take, featuring Eddie Cole's Solid Swingers)
23.The Way You Look Tonight
24.Airiness a la Nat
25.I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me
26.My Old Flame

Tracks on Disc 2:

1.Lester Leaps In
2.Tea for Two
3.Blues (First B-flat Blues): Blues, Pt. 1/Blues, Pt. 2/Blues, Pt. 3
4.Body and Soul
5.Sweet Lorraine
6.The Man I Love
7.I've Found a New Baby
8.Rosetta
9.Bugle Call Rag
10.One O'Clock Jump
11.Oh, Lady, Be Good

Tracks on Disc 3:

1.I've Found a New Baby - (featuring Dexter Gordon)
2.Sweet Lorraine - (featuring Dexter Gordon)
3.Rosetta
4.I Blowed and Gone
5.I Cover the Waterfront - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
6.Somebody Loves Me - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
7.I've Found a New Baby - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
8.Back to the Land - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
9.I Want to Be Happy - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
10.Peg O'My Heart - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
11.Mean to Me - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
12.Man I Love, The - (featuring Lester Young Trio)
13.I Cover the Waterfront [Alternate Take] - (alternate take, featuring Lester Young Trio)
14.Way You Look Tonight [Alternate Take], The - (alternate take)
15.Airiness a la Nat [Alternate Take] - (alternate take)
16.I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me [Alternate Take] - (alternate take)