A self-taught guitarist, Oscar Moore joined one of the first and most popular
trios in jazz history in the late '30s, led by Nat King Cole with bassist Wesley
Prince. After a decade of collaboration with the pianist, he left the trio in
the late '40s to settle in Los Angeles. He performed mainly with his brother
John, but his fame in the '40s brought him into contact with other great leaders
such as Coleman Hawkins, Art Tatum and Lionel Hampton. As Nat King Cole's trio
(piano, guitar, double bass) was the first of its kind, Oscar Moore served as a
model for several years for guit...