Cozy Cole Hits

Cozy Cole Hits

ASIN: B0009RQS0K

Track Listings

1. Topsy part one (original version)

2. BAD

3. Turvy 1

4. (afro) Caravan

5. Topsy-Turvy 1

6. TOPSY part Two (original version)

7. Charleston

8. Turvy 2

9. Late & Lazy

10. Topsy-Turvy 2

11. Crescendo

12. Topsy 1 (re-recorded version)

13. Topsy 2 (re-recorded version)

14. North Beach

15. Let There Be Drums

16. Ol' Man Mose

17. Sing! Sing! Sing!

18. Big Noise from Winnetka 1

19. Big Noise from Winnetka 2

20. Christopher Columbus

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Alan Hartwell has been producing recording sessions with some of the worlds' finest Jazz Musicians since 1958. His career in the music business, which has now spanned four decades, began when he put together a recording band, tapping the best talent from what was previously the Arthur Godfrey Ochestra on CBS Television, to produce a session featuring drummer Cozy Cole from New Yorks' famous Metroploe Cafe, which became a worldwide #1 hit on the Pop Music Charts.

Alan had pared down the larger orchestra to a recording ensemble of twelve, which consisted of Dick Hyman (Organ and Arrangements),Bert Farber (Piano), Al Caiola (Guitar), Wendall Marshall ((Bass), Peanuts Hucko (Clarinet), Pepper Adams and Barney Bigard (Saxaphones), Bernie Pevin and Joe Wilder (Trumpets), Urbie Green and Frank Rehak (Trombones), and of course featuring COZY COLE on Drums.

(With several albums released in his own name, Alan has also produced hundreds of sessions which are heard within other albums and compilations.)

COZY COLE - the swinging-est Drummer ever!
When our epoch of Jazz is chronicled among the arts, the outstanding percussionist of both, the current era and the entire Twentieth Century, will be Cozy Cole, an individual star-drummer (Exclusively on Love Records 1958 - 1965), whose heart of rhythm, warmth and good nature carried him into prominence from the swinging spots of Harlem and of 52nd Street, to the finest hotels and the most important music halls in the nation. Cozy was about five years old, when his parents decided that there was only one way to solve the problem concerning knives, forks, spoons, pencils and nicked furniture. When Christmas morning rolled around, Cozy was probably the happiest and most wide-eyed boy in East Orange, New Jersey (where he was born in 1909), for under the tree was his first set of drums. Although this solved one problem, it created four more. Soon Mom and Dad Cole found that the other three sons and daughters also had musical aspirations. Two of Cozy's brothers became accomplished pianists, and his sister a concert pianist, and third brother is also a drummer. Of course, Cozy's heart was with percussion from the very beginning, as most youngsters do now; he used to bang away on anything solid. As he began to mature, he learned to create melody and warmth, rather than rhythmic noise, and this in time led him to his studies at Julliard Conservatory with private teachers. Cozy began playing around New York City with different small hands to gain experience. His first recording was made in 1930 with Jelly Roll Morton. Thereafter he played in groups led by Blanche Calloway, Benny Goodman, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway (who was the first maestro to realize that Cozy had the making of a fine first class percussionist) and has, as an individual, been featured with such musical greats as Raymond Scott, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Louis Armstrong. He is one the favored accompanists for vocalists as Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Mildred Balley, Savina and scores of others to numerous to mention in this limited space. With Stuff Smith and Jonah Jones, he contributed enormously to the animation of New York's 62nd Street, which became known as Swing Street, in the late 1930's. In 1957, he toured Europe with Earl Fatha Hines and Jack Teagarden, scoring a tremendous success everywhere with a solo version of Caravan intrinsically as recorded here. While always much in demand for recording purposes, he was also one of the major attractions at New York's celebrated Metropole. It was here that a long-term exclusive recording contract with Love Records was negotiated; and thus began not only a business relationship, but an enduring friendship between Cozy Cole and Alan Hartwell of Love Records, who saw in Cozy, a potential talent, musical knowledge and vast experience which he felt could be combined, with fresh ideas, proper exposure and his own dedicated promotion to produce natural hits. Cozy is reco

Tracks:

Topsy part one (original version)
BAD
Turvy 1
(afro) Caravan
Topsy-Turvy 1
TOPSY part Two (original version)
Charleston
Turvy 2
Late & Lazy
Topsy-Turvy 2
Crescendo
Topsy 1 (re-recorded version)
Topsy 2 (re-recorded version)
North Beach
Let There Be Drums
Ol' Man Mose
Sing! Sing! Sing!
Big Noise from Winnetka 1
Big Noise from Winnetka 2
Christopher Columbus
A Cozy beat
Rockin Drummer
Indian Love Call 1
Big Noise from Winnetka 2

Product Description

Alan Hartwell has been producing recording sessions with some of the worlds' finest Jazz Musicians since 1958. His career in the music business, which has now spanned four decades, began when he put together a recording band, tapping the best talent from what was previously the Arthur Godfrey Ochestra on CBS Television, to produce a session featuring drummer Cozy Cole from New Yorks' famous Metroploe Cafe, which became a worldwide #1 hit on the Pop Music Charts. Alan had pared down the larger orchestra to a recording ensemble of twelve, which consisted of Dick Hyman (Organ and Arrangements),Bert Farber (Piano), Al Caiola (Guitar), Wendall Marshall ((Bass), Peanuts Hucko (Clarinet), Pepper Adams and Barney Bigard (Saxaphones), Bernie Pevin and Joe Wilder (Trumpets), Urbie Green and Frank Rehak (Trombones), and of course featuring COZY COLE on Drums. (With several albums released in his own name, Alan has also produced hundreds of sessions which are heard within other albums and compilations.) COZY COLE - the swinging-est Drummer ever! When our epoch of Jazz is chronicled among the arts, the outstanding percussionist of both, the current era and the entire Twentieth Century, will be Cozy Cole, an individual star-drummer (Exclusively on Love Records 1958 - 1965), whose heart of rhythm, warmth and good nature carried him into prominence from the swinging spots of Harlem and of 52nd Street, to the finest hotels and the most important music halls in the nation. Cozy was about five years old, when his parents decided that there was only one way to solve the problem concerning knives, forks, spoons, pencils and nicked furniture. When Christmas morning rolled around, Cozy was probably the happiest and most wide-eyed boy in East Orange, New Jersey (where he was born in 1909), for under the tree was his first set of drums. Although this solved one problem, it created four more. Soon Mom and Dad Cole found that the other three sons and daughters also had musical aspirations. Two of Cozy's brothers became accomplished pianists, and his sister a concert pianist, and third brother is also a drummer. Of course, Cozy's heart was with percussion from the very beginning, as most youngsters do now; he used to bang away on anything solid. As he began to mature, he learned to create melody and warmth, rather than rhythmic noise, and this in time led him to his studies at Julliard Conservatory with private teachers. Cozy began playing around New York City with different small hands to gain experience. His first recording was made in 1930 with Jelly Roll Morton. Thereafter he played in groups led by Blanche Calloway, Benny Goodman, Willie Bryant, Cab Calloway (who was the first maestro to realize that Cozy had the making of a fine first class percussionist) and has, as an individual, been featured with such musical greats as Raymond Scott, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Louis Armstrong. He is one the favored accompanists for vocalists as Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Mildred Balley, Savina and scores of others to numerous to mention in this limited space. With Stuff Smith and Jonah Jones, he contributed enormously to the animation of New York's 62nd Street, which became known as Swing Street, in the late 1930's. In 1957, he toured Europe with Earl Fatha Hines and Jack Teagarden, scoring a tremendous success everywhere with a solo version of Caravan intrinsically as recorded here. While always much in demand for recording purposes, he was also one of the major attractions at New York's celebrated Metropole. It was here that a long-term exclusive recording contract with Love Records was negotiated; and thus began not only a business relationship, but an enduring friendship between Cozy Cole and Alan Hartwell of Love Records, who saw in Cozy, a potential talent, musical knowledge and vast experience which he felt could be combined, with fresh ideas, proper exposure and his own dedicated promotion to produce natural hits. Cozy is reco

Customer Reviews:

Drums and Jazz!.......2007-01-27

In 1958 I bought Cozy Cole's singles of Topsy, Part 2 (& 1) and Turvy, Part 2 (& 1). I've had those two singles for almost 50 years. I saw this CD on Amazon.com and had to have it. There are some gems here that I've never heard by Cozy before, Sandy Nelson's "Let There Be Drums," for one. If you like jazz and drums then this is for you.

Great Collection of Drum Performances.......2006-03-10

I originally purchsed the cd for the hit song, "Topsy, Part II". But I enjoyed all the songs on the cd.

Average customer rating:

24 Cozy Cole Hits

Manufacturer: Love Records USA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Jazz | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000CA7XQM
Release Date: 2005-05-10

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