Fred Wasser talks with Cuban-born salsa singer Issac Delgado about his new album, L-O-V-E, a tribute to the late Nat King Cole. In the late 1950s and early '60s, Nat King Cole recorded three albums of Latin standards, in Spanish: Cole Español, A Mis Amigos, and More Cole Español. Issac Delgado grew up listening to these albums, and has now fulfilled his dream of recording some of the same songs.

A Conversation with Will Friedwald about
Nat King Cole's Spanish-Language Recordings

Music Used in the Feature

Issac Delgado, “La Fiesta” (Sergio George-Jorge Luis Piloto)
Machete Music B0012046-02, Asi Soy

Nat King Cole, “Perfidia” (Music: Alberto Dominguez; Words: Milton Leeds)
Collectors’ Choice Music CCM-873, A Mis Amigos

Issac Delgado, “Perfidia” (Music: Alberto Dominguez; Words: Milton Leeds)
Calle 54 Records/Masterworks 88697671442, L-O-V-E

Issac Delgado & Freddy Cole, “Quizás, Quizás, Quizás/Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps” (Music: Osvaldo Farrés; Words: Joe Davis)
Calle 54 Records/Masterworks 88697671442, L-O-V-E

Issac Delgado, “L-O-V-E”
Calle 54 Records/Masterworks 88697671442, L-O-V-E