Cozy Cole
USA
Born: 17 October 1909
Died: 29 January 1981
Genres: Jazz
Styles: Swing, Big Band/Swing
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Cozy Cole's drumming was an essential ingredient in much of the jazz recorded during the 1930s and '40s, and he belongs in the same pantheon with Sidney Catlett, Jo Jones, Chick Webb, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa, Specs Powell, and J.C. Heard. William Randolph "Cozy" Cole was born in East Orange, NJ, on October 17, 1909. He moved to New York City with his family in 1926 and soon became fascinated with the work of Duke Ellington's percussionist Sonny Greer. By 1928 he was performing with clarinetist and bandleader Wilbur Sweatman, and his first record...
Influenced by
- Buddy Rich (12)
- Gene Krupa (3)
Followers
- Billie Holiday (109)
- Ben Webster (53)
- Art Blakey (15)
- Teddy Wilson (4)
- Roy Eldridge (4)
- Gene Krupa (3)
- Bobby Durham (1)
- Jonah Jones (1)
Performed Songs By
- Benny Goodman (29)
- Chick Webb (1)
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