Got to love me some Nat King Cole! If you’re picking up this DVD it’s because you obviously dig the swing and sultry smoothness of the "King’s" crooning. It’s either that or your parents or grandparents asked for it as a gift. If they did, then your elders have some serious musical taste my friend.

"When I Fall in Love" is a great documentation of a piece of television history, one of which I was shamefully unaware. It was the late 1950s when NBC went against the grain and decided to put a show on the air hosted by Nat King Cole. Lets go back a few and remember that this was a time when racism was still an "in" thing, and how dare NBC put this talented, charismatic, appealing, star on the air for an entire nation to see? What were they thinking!?! Unfortunately, there was serious and rampant case of social density going on at that time and the Nat King Cole show only lasted through its 1956 season and just into 1957.

If you are at all a fan of music you will most likely find something you’ll like about this DVD. Its only 60 minutes long but does contain 20 performances taken from the series. Intertwined with the performances are interviews with his wife, children, including Natalie, other family members and former colleagues. The disc is narrated by actor Dennis Haysbert (24, FAR FROM HEAVEN) and is an insightful look back on an incredible performer. I haven’t mentioned the performances yet… needless to say they are right on the money. There is a reason he was nicknamed "King."

The quality of the DVD is about as good as you could hope for. Let’s remember all the performances are from 1956/57. Television was in its infancy, and the technology for recording sight and sound… by today’s standards its what the French would call "Tres horrible!" The video of the performances looks like old black and white T.V. However, some tech-savvy audio guy cleaned up the sound on the footage and you are left with some nice 5.1 Dolby surround. Sure you’ll get better sound off the new Nat King Cole CD, but we’re in it for more than just the sound, right?

That’s about the whole gist of the DVD. No features to speak of, unless you count appearances by Sammy Davis Jr. and Ella Fitzgerald as "features." If you do, then you get those two and plenty others. And by the way, my favourite band is U2, I love Radiohead, and have been to the last couple of Beastie Boys shows. What I’m saying is… don’t steer clear from this DVD just because you don’t know who this old guy is. If you dig good music, you’ll definitely find something you like by the original King.