(1909-10-17)October 17, 1909 East Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
January 9, 1981(1981-01-09) (aged 71) Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genres
Swing
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Drums
Years active
1930s–1970s
Formerly of
The Cab Calloway Orchestra
Musical artist
From left: Jack Teagarden, Sandy DeSantis, Velma Middleton, Fraser MacPherson, Cozy Cole, Arvell Shaw, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard at Palomar Supper Club, Vancouver, B.C. (March 17, 1951)
William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (October 17, 1909 – January 9, 1981)[1] was an American jazz drummer who worked with Cab Calloway and Louis Armstrong among others and led his own groups.
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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...
playing. Aged 15, Cozy had already worked out an impressive drum solo. The stage name Cozy was borrowed from the jazz drummer CozyCole. The Corals also...
of crime fiction Cozy game, a genre of video games Cozy Records, an American record label CozyCole (1909–1981), jazz drummer Cozy Dolan (1900s outfielder)...
"Chu" Berry, guitarist Danny Barker, bassist Milt Hinton, and drummer CozyCole. Calloway had several hit records in the 1930s and 1940s, becoming the...
including the Showboat Lounge in northwest Washington, D.C. With peer CozyCole, Gene started a music school in 1954 that carried on into the 1960s. Some...
themselves (listed alphabetically): Louis Armstrong Johnny Best Barney Bigard CozyCole Ray Conniff Gene Krupa Frances Langford The Modernaires Ben Pollack Babe...
Metropole Cafe with CozyCole, Charlie Shavers (Bethlehem, 1955) At Newport with Kid Ory, Jack Teagarden (Verve, 1957) With CozyCole After Hours with Jimmy...
lead an all-male orchestra and performed alongside musicians such as CozyCole, Chick Webb, and her brother. Her performing style was described as flamboyant...
releasing jazz, blues and classical music. Its catalogue included issues by CozyCole, Edmond Hall, Sabby Lewis, Slam Stewart, Mary Lou Williams, Rubberlegs...
Checker to imitate such acts as Fats Domino, The Coasters, Elvis Presley, CozyCole, and The Chipmunks, each singing "Mary Had a Little Lamb". Clark sent...
Young, Arvell Shaw, Billy Kyle, Marty Napoleon, Big Sid "Buddy" Catlett, CozyCole, Tyree Glenn, Barrett Deems, Mort Herbert, Joe Darensbourg, Eddie Shu...
Sidney Bechet, Paul Barnes, Bud Freeman, Pops Foster, Paul Barbarin, CozyCole, and Zutty Singleton. His New York sessions failed to produce a hit. Due...
duets in 1975), Jaki Byard (duets in 1972), Benny Carter, Buck Clayton, CozyCole, Wallace Davenport, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Vic Dickenson, Roy Eldridge...
Swingin' (Stere-O-Craft 1958) Al Cohn, Mr. Music (RCA Victor, 1955) CozyCole, CozyCole and Other All-Time Jazz Stars (Colortone 1959) Tommy Dorsey, The...
segment again featured Benny Goodman and The Goodman Quartet (Teddy Wilson, CozyCole and Sid Weiss) as six anthropomorphized instruments (Piano, Bass, Snare...
active as a sideman, recording with artists such as Charlie Christian, CozyCole, Ike Quebec, Charlie Kennedy, Hank D'Amico and Ben Webster. He also led...
Jo Jones, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, Joe Marshall, Art Blakey, as well as CozyCole, Sticks Evans, Panama Francis, Louis Bellson, and Herbie Lovelle. In 1961...
instrumental first recorded by Count Basie, then by Benny Goodman, and later by CozyCole "Topsy" (Bob's Burgers), the 38th episode of the animated comedy series...
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