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 51-75 of 275 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-037732	10-in.	6/19/1939	Farewell blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-037733	10-in.	6/19/1939	Fare thee, my baby, fare-thee-well	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-037734	10-in.	6/19/1939	Limehouse blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041408	10-in.	9/11/1939	Hot mallets	Lionel Hampton Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041971	10-in.	9/6/1939	Blue Lou	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041972	10-in.	9/6/1939	Sudan	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041973	10-in.	9/6/1939	How long blues	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041974	10-in.	9/6/1939	When the saints go marching in	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041975	10-in.	9/6/1939	My honey's lovin' arms	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	BS-041976	10-in.	9/6/1939	When my sugar walks down the street	Wingy Manone Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-0952	10-in.	6/10/1947	Jack Armstrong blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-0953	10-in.	6/10/1947	Rockin' chair	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-0954	10-in.	6/10/1947	Some day	Louis Armstrong All-Stars	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-0955	10-in.	6/10/1947	Fifty-fifty blues	Louis Armstrong ; Louis Armstrong All-Stars ; Jack Teagarden	Male vocal duet, with jazz/dance ensemble	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-2016	10-in.	11/7/1947	Tea for two	Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, drums
Victor	D7VB-2017	10-in.	11/7/1947	The touch of your lips	Beryl Davis ; Russ Case Group	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quartet	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	23992	10-in.	1/20/1939	That's all I ask of you	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Columbia	23993	10-in.	1/20/1939	Dream of life	Billie Holiday	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17766	10-in.	7/02/1935	I wished on the moon	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17767	10-in.	7/02/1935	What a little moonlight can do	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17768	10-in.	7/02/1935	Miss Brown to you	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17769	10-in.	7/02/1935	A sunbonnet blue (and a yellow straw hat)	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17913	10-in.	7/31/1935	What a night, what a moon, what a girl	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17914	10-in.	7/31/1935	I'm painting the town red	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums
Brunswick	B17915	10-in.	7/31/1935	It's too hot for words	Billie Holiday ; Teddy Wilson Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, drums

(Results 51-75 of 275 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cole, Cozy," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104569.

Cole, Cozy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104569.

"Cole, Cozy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.