From the 1940s through the mid-'60s, Nat King Cole was one of America's most beloved and familiar singers. But his fans might not be as widely aware of the crooner's Latin-American tours — or with the three Spanish-language records he released in the 1950s. Now, some Spanish-speaking musicians have created an album paying tribute to Cole's Latin hits. L.O.V.E. is a collection of Cole's Spanish standards, as well as some of his English hits translated into Spanish.
Isaac Delgado, one of the performers, grew up in Cuba.
"Nat King Cole is a myth, an icon for my generation," Delgado says. "When Cole came to Cuba, he seduced everyone. He had the uncanny ability to make you feel that he was singing specially for you." Nat Chediak, who produced the tribute recording, says he agrees: "There's no self-respecting Latin who comes from the world of music who does not know Nat King Cole."
Beyond The Expected
Chediak says they made an effort to go beyond Cole's three Spanish-language albums. "We reached out to Cole standards that he never did in Spanish," Chediak says. "We wanted to extend it to the entire Cole songbook."
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