Uploaded July 2022 | Updated September 2026, 36 minutes ago

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"Straighten Up and Fly Right" is a 1943 song written by Nat King Cole and Irving Mills and one of the first vocal hits for the King Cole Trio. It was their most popular single, reaching number one on the Harlem Hit Parade for ten non-consecutive weeks. The single also peaked at number nine on the pop charts.

This is a custom adaptation of that song, arranged by Chandler Judkins.

Musicians featured in this recording:
Trumpet, Justin Powell
Trombone, Tim Pitchford
Saxophone, Luke Weathington
Piano, Louis Heriveaux
Bass, Francisco Lora
Drums, Jonathan Mills

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