Cozy Cole
William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981) was an American jazz drummer who worked with Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong among others and led his own groups. |
Birth and Death Data: Born October 17, 1909 (East Orange), Died January 29, 1981 (Columbus)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1930 - 1964
Roles Represented in DAHR: drums, traps, tympani
Notes: Sometimes listed as Cosy Cole. As a Willie Bryant Orchestra sideman, listed in Victor ledgers as "W. Cole."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings (Results 1-25 of 275 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-59504 | 10-in. | 3/5/1930 | Each day | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-59505 | 10-in. | 3/5/1930 | If someone would only love me | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-59506 | 10-in. | 3/5/1930 | That'll never do | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-59507 | 10-in. | 3/5/1930 | I'm looking for a little blue bird | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-62182 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Oil well | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-62183 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Load of coal | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-62184 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Crazy chords | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BVE-62185 | 10-in. | 6/2/1930 | Primrose stomp | Jelly Roll Morton ; Red Hot Peppers | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-99972 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | It is true what they say about Dixie? | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99973 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | All my life | Taft Jordan ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99974 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | The right somebody to love | Jack Butler ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99975 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | The glory of love | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99976 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Ride, red, ride | Willie Bryant ; Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-99977 | 10-in. | 4/9/1936 | Moonrise on the lowlands | Willie Bryant Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-07792 | 10-in. | 4/14/1937 | Buzzin' 'round with the bee | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07793 | 10-in. | 4/14/1937 | Whoa babe | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, traps | |
Victor | BS-07794 | 10-in. | 4/14/1937 | Stompology | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07864 | 10-in. | 4/26/1937 | On the sunny side of the street | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | BS-07866 | 10-in. | 4/26/1937 | China stomp | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09644 | 10-in. | 8/16/1937 | Confessin' (That I love you) | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09680 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | The object of my affections | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09681 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | Judy | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09682 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | Baby, won't you please come home | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09683 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | Everybody loves my baby | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, drums | |
Victor | PBS-09684 | 10-in. | 9/5/1937 | After you've gone | Lionel Hampton Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, drums |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cole, Cozy," accessed October 3, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104569.
Cole, Cozy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104569.
"Cole, Cozy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 3 October 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Cole, Cozy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n84077392
Wikidata: Cozy Cole - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q430508
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/44484725
MusicBrainz: Cozy Cole - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7fc949db-cc94-4196-ac79-245471930008
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