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."

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 151-175 of 275 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	39694	10-in.	7/10/1935	Lulu's back in tovm	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	39723	10-in.	7/18/1935	In a little gypsy tea room	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	39724	10-in.	7/18/1935	I never saw a better night	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	39725	10-in.	7/19/1935	Lost my rhythm, lost my music, lost my man	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	39726	10-in.	7/19/1935	I'm painting the town red	Bob Howard Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	60190	10-in.	12/4/1935	What is there to say?	Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	60191	10-in.	12/4/1935	The buzzard	Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	60192	10-in.	12/4/1935	Tillie's downtown now	Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	60193	10-in.	12/4/1935	Keep smilin' at trouble	Bud Freeman and his Windy City Five	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62172	10-in.	5/4/1937	Twilight in Turkey	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62173	10-in.	5/4/1937	Where is the sun ?	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62174	10-in.	5/4/1937	Upstairs	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	62175	10-in.	5/4/1937	Onyx Club spree	Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	65437	10-in.	4/20/1939	Twelve bar stampede	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	65438	10-in.	4/20/1939	Feather bed lament	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	65439	10-in.	4/20/1939	Men of Harlem (Tempo di jump)	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	65440	10-in.	4/20/1939	Ocean motion	Leonard Feather's All Star Jam Band	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73312		1/28/1946	Soft lights and sweet music	Bobby Hackett Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	71685	10-in.	1/18/1944	Beat out dat rhythm on a drum (Gypsy song)	June Hawkins	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	72430	10-in.	10/13/1944	Fish market	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	72431	10-in.	10/13/1944	Twilight time	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	72432		10/13/1944	St. Louis blues	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	72756	10-in.	3/5/1945	Little Jazz boogie	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	72757	10-in.	3/5/1945	Embraceable you	Roy Eldridge Orchestra	instrumentalist, drums
Decca	73285		1/18/1946	You won't be satisfied	Louis Armstrong ; Ella Fitzgerald	instrumentalist, drums

(Results 151-175 of 275 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Cole, Cozy," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104569.

Cole, Cozy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/104569.

"Cole, Cozy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.