为了纪念Nat King Cole过世40周年，隆重钜献Nat King Cole的精选大碟【The World Of Nat King Cole】，蒐藏了27首名曲，所有歌曲均透过全新母带录音科技重新混音制作，CD中同时附有女儿Natalie Cole追忆父亲的文字。精选大碟中的重量级歌单包含了在“2046”中作为梁朝伟之歌的圣诞名曲“The Christmas Song“、在“花样年华”中激荡谜样热情的“Quizas, Quizas, Quizas“、“爱在心里口难开”主题曲“(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons“、“西雅图夜未眠”主题曲“When I Fall In Love“[UK亚军]、“红磨坊”插曲“NatureBoy“[US冠军]以及“Unforgettable“的1961年独唱版，还有“Mona Lisa“[US冠军]、“Ramblin＇ Rose“[US亚军]、“A Blossom Fell“[US亚军]、“Too Young“[UK#8]、“Smile“[UK亚军]、“Looking Back“[US#5]、“If I May“[US#8]、“Send For Me“[US#6]… 等多首TOP 10单曲。

Lady in Satin is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday released in 1958 on Columbia Records, catalogue CL 1157 in mono and CS 8048 in stereo. It is the next to final album completed by the singer and released in her lifetime (Her final album, "Billie Holiday" being recorded in March 1959 and released just after her death). The original album was produced by Irving Townsend, and engineered by Fred Plaut. The song material for Lady in Satin derived from the usual sources for Holiday in her three decade career, that of the Great American Songbook of classic pop. Unlike the bulk of Holiday's recordings, rather than in the setting of a jazz combo Holiday returns to the backdrop of full orchestral arrangements as done during her Decca years, this time in the contemporary vein of Frank Sinatra or Ella Fitzgerald on her Songbooks series. The album consists of songs Holiday had never recorded before. The arrangements were by bandleader Ray Ellis, Holiday familiar with his Ellis in Wonderland album. Soloists on the album included Mel Davis, Urbie Green, and bebop trombone pioneer J.J. Johnson. The song "The End of a Love Affair" did not appear on the stereo release, CS 8048, the final track of side two being "I'll Be Around."

It is not just the timbre of Norah Jones's voice that is mature beyond her 22 years. Her assured phrasing and precise time are more often found in older singers as well. She is instantly recognizable, blending shades of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone without sounding like anyone but herself. Any way you slice it, she is a singer to be reckoned with. Her readings of the Hank Williams classic "Cold Cold Heart" and Hoagy Carmichael's "The Nearness of You" alone are worth the price of the CD. Jones's own material, while not bad, pales a bit next to such masterpieces. They might have fared better had she and producer Arif Mardin opted for some livelier arrangements, taking better advantage of brilliant sidemen such as Bill Frisell, Kevin Breit, and Brian Blade; or if the tunes had simply been given less laconic performances. Jones has all the tools; what will come with experience and some careful listening to artists like J.J. Cale and Shirley Horn is the knack of remaining low-key without sounding sleepy--sometimes less is not, in fact, more. --Michael Ross