Nat “King” Cole sings and plays “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” by Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, and Billy Rose. This performance, which has been colorized, was part of An Evening with Nat King Cole, originally telecast by the BBC on October 13, 1963. It is one of the last known films of Cole playing piano. He is accompanied by Reunald Jones on trumpet, John Collins on guitar, Charles Harris on bass, Leon Petties on drums, and the Ted Heath Orchestra:
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