Richie Cole (musician)
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Richie Cole is a jazz
alto saxophonist composer and arranger born in Trenton, New Jersey
, U.S.
and is a graduate of Ewing High School, Ewing New Jersey.
He started on alto saxophone
when he was ten, encouraged by his father who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. Winning a scholarship, he attended Berklee College of Music
for two years before beginning his professional career. He is widely known for his creative jazz/bebop
style of play.
Milestone Records
Palo Alto Records
Piece Of Jazz History CD (2006)
Altoists Richie Cole and Art Pepper only played together once; for this recording date in 1982. Teamed together by producer-writer Herb Wong.
Back On Top CD (2005)
Man With The Horn CD (2007)
Features a quintet that included guitarist Bruce Forman and pianist Bobby Enriquez...
Rises's Rose Garden CDs (2006) with the Alto Madness Orchestra
Profile CD (1993)
Kush: Music Of Dizzy Gillespie CD (1994)
Bossa International CD (1987)
Hollywood Madness CD (1979)
Signature CD (1988)
Richie And Phil & Richie CD (1998)
Pure Madness CDs (1999)
Yakety Madness CD (1983)
Live At The Douglas Beach House 1978 CD (1998)
Tribute To Our Buddies CD (2004)
Alto Madness CD (1977)
Starburst CD (1995)
Side By Side CD (1980)
Richie Cole Plays West Side Story CD (1996)
New York Afternoon CD (1976)
Richie Cole Live CD (1978)
Popbop CD
Trenton Style CD (2000
Come Sunday CD (2000)
Pure Imagination CD
Cool C / / Tokyo Madness CD
Live at KUVO 2/11/08 (2008)
Bebop Express (2008)
KUVO Sessions Vol. 2 (2009)
Featuring Tokyo Rose Sings the Rocky Mountain Blues;
Pure Madness (2009)
Pure Madness (1997) (2009)
Richie & Phil Plus Richie (2010)
Richie Cole Appears on these CDs and albums
Manhattan Transfer
Extensions (1979)
Manhattan Transfer
Vocalese (1985) dedicated to Eddie Jefferson
Buddy Rich Keep The Customer Satisfied (1970)
Best Of Buddy Rich: The Pacific Jazz Years (1997)
Mecca For Moderns (1981)
Manhattan Transfer
Romantics/National Breakout (2008)
Buddy Rich Swingin' New Big Band/Keep The Customer Satisfied (1992)
Sonny Stitt Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (1981)
Most Romantic Jazz Music In The Universe (2004)
More Of The Most Romantic Jazz Music In The Universe (2004)
Jazz For A Day At The Beach (2003)
Jazz For A Night On The Town (2003)
Eddie Jefferson Vocal Ease (1999)
Virginia Woolf (2001) Sigmund Snopek, III
Battle Of The Saxes (1981) Sonny Stitt
Jazz For A Tropical Vacation (2003)
Live At Carnagie Hall Anita O'Day (2010)
1985 concert from Carnegie Hall featuring Richie Cole on alto sax, Roy Eldridge on vocals, Hank Jones on piano and John Poole on drums
Janine Santana
Soft As Granite (2008)
Simply Jazz Greats (2008)
Les DeMerle You're The Bop! A Jazz Portrait (2001)
Simply Jazz (2004)
Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (1997) James Van Buren
Live At The Kasbah (2004)
Peter Lauffer Keys To The Heart (2010)
CD Imports
Cool C/Tokyo Madness (2001) (Import) Japan
Hollywood Madness (Jpn) (1999) (Import) LTD Ed
West Side Story (1996) (Import) Japan; Limited Gold CD
West Side Story (Remastered) (1999) (Import) Japan
Live At The Douglas Beach House 78 (2006) (Import
Richie Cole Appears on CD Import
Buddy Rich Collection (1999) (Import) United Kingdom
DVDs
Johnny Griffin & Richie Cole From Village Vanguard (2004)
Jazz Legends Live! - Part 9 (2005)
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
alto saxophonist composer and arranger born in Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton, New Jersey
Trenton is the capital of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the county seat of Mercer County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Trenton had a population of 84,913...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is a graduate of Ewing High School, Ewing New Jersey.
He started on alto saxophone
Alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
when he was ten, encouraged by his father who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. Winning a scholarship, he attended Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
for two years before beginning his professional career. He is widely known for his creative jazz/bebop
Bebop
Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers...
style of play.
As leader
Muse RecordsMuse Records
Muse Records was an American record label which released jazz and blues music.Muse was founded in the early 1970s by Joe Fields, who had previously worked as an executive for Prestige Records in the 1960s...
- 1976: Battle of Saxes, Vol. 1
- 1976: New York Afternoon: Alto Madness
- 1977: Alto Madness
- 1978: Keeper of the Flame
- 1979: Hollywood Madness
- 1980: Side by Side
- 1981: Some Things Speak for Themselves
- 1981: Cool "C"
- 1981: Alive! at the Village Vanguard
Milestone Records
Milestone Records
Milestone Records is a United States based jazz record label, founded in 1966 by Orrin Keepnews and Dick Katz in New York City. The company was incorporated into Fantasy Records in 1972, since then it has been used for reissues as well as for new recordings....
- 1987: Popbop
- 1987: Bossa International
- 1988: Signature
Palo Alto Records
Palo Alto Records
Palo Alto Records was a jazz record label that released most of its discography in the 1980s. The label was founded in 1981 by Jim Benham, who was a Palo Alto, California resident. The artistic director was Herb Wong. In 1985 the company ceased its activities...
- 1982: Return to Alto Acres (with Art PepperArt PepperArt Pepper , born Arthur Edward Pepper, Jr., was an American alto saxophonist and clarinetist.About Pepper, Scott Yanow of All Music stated, "In the 1950s he was one of the few altoists that was able to develop his own sound despite the dominant influence of Charlie Parker" and: "When Art Pepper...
) - 1982: Alto Annie's Theme
- 1982: Yakety Sax
- 1985: Bossa Nova Eyes
- Other CDs
Piece Of Jazz History CD (2006)
Altoists Richie Cole and Art Pepper only played together once; for this recording date in 1982. Teamed together by producer-writer Herb Wong.
Back On Top CD (2005)
Man With The Horn CD (2007)
Features a quintet that included guitarist Bruce Forman and pianist Bobby Enriquez...
Rises's Rose Garden CDs (2006) with the Alto Madness Orchestra
Profile CD (1993)
Kush: Music Of Dizzy Gillespie CD (1994)
Bossa International CD (1987)
Hollywood Madness CD (1979)
Signature CD (1988)
Richie And Phil & Richie CD (1998)
Pure Madness CDs (1999)
Yakety Madness CD (1983)
Live At The Douglas Beach House 1978 CD (1998)
Tribute To Our Buddies CD (2004)
Alto Madness CD (1977)
Starburst CD (1995)
Side By Side CD (1980)
Richie Cole Plays West Side Story CD (1996)
New York Afternoon CD (1976)
Richie Cole Live CD (1978)
Popbop CD
Trenton Style CD (2000
Come Sunday CD (2000)
Pure Imagination CD
Cool C / / Tokyo Madness CD
Live at KUVO 2/11/08 (2008)
Bebop Express (2008)
KUVO Sessions Vol. 2 (2009)
Featuring Tokyo Rose Sings the Rocky Mountain Blues;
Pure Madness (2009)
Pure Madness (1997) (2009)
Richie & Phil Plus Richie (2010)
Richie Cole Appears on these CDs and albums
Manhattan Transfer
Extensions (1979)
Manhattan Transfer
Vocalese (1985) dedicated to Eddie Jefferson
Buddy Rich Keep The Customer Satisfied (1970)
Best Of Buddy Rich: The Pacific Jazz Years (1997)
Mecca For Moderns (1981)
Manhattan Transfer
Romantics/National Breakout (2008)
Buddy Rich Swingin' New Big Band/Keep The Customer Satisfied (1992)
Sonny Stitt Just In Case You Forgot How Bad He Really Was (1981)
Most Romantic Jazz Music In The Universe (2004)
More Of The Most Romantic Jazz Music In The Universe (2004)
Jazz For A Day At The Beach (2003)
Jazz For A Night On The Town (2003)
Eddie Jefferson Vocal Ease (1999)
Virginia Woolf (2001) Sigmund Snopek, III
Battle Of The Saxes (1981) Sonny Stitt
Jazz For A Tropical Vacation (2003)
Live At Carnagie Hall Anita O'Day (2010)
1985 concert from Carnegie Hall featuring Richie Cole on alto sax, Roy Eldridge on vocals, Hank Jones on piano and John Poole on drums
Janine Santana
Soft As Granite (2008)
Simply Jazz Greats (2008)
Les DeMerle You're The Bop! A Jazz Portrait (2001)
Simply Jazz (2004)
Walk Spirit, Talk Spirit (1997) James Van Buren
Live At The Kasbah (2004)
Peter Lauffer Keys To The Heart (2010)
CD Imports
Cool C/Tokyo Madness (2001) (Import) Japan
Hollywood Madness (Jpn) (1999) (Import) LTD Ed
West Side Story (1996) (Import) Japan; Limited Gold CD
West Side Story (Remastered) (1999) (Import) Japan
Live At The Douglas Beach House 78 (2006) (Import
Richie Cole Appears on CD Import
Buddy Rich Collection (1999) (Import) United Kingdom
DVDs
Johnny Griffin & Richie Cole From Village Vanguard (2004)
Jazz Legends Live! - Part 9 (2005)
External links
- Richie Cole at AltoMadnessMusic.com
- Richie Cole at allaboutjazz
- Richie Cole at JazzExcursion
- http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Richie+Cole/a/albums.htm