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In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

Jazz Night In America's 2020 In Memoriam program includes Jimmy Heath, Lee Konitz, CÃ ndido Camero, Tony Allen, Annie Ross, Freddy Cole, Gary Peacock, Henry Grimes, Wallace Roney and McCoy Tyner. Bernard Benant, Jonathan Chimene/WBGO, David Kaufman, Tom Pich hide caption

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In Memoriam: 10 Jazz Artists We Lost In 2020

December 17, 2020 • We remember luminaries we lost this year in our In Memoriam program: Jimmy Heath; Lee Konitz; Càndido; Tony Allen; Annie Ross; Freddy Cole; Gary Peacock; Henry Grimes; Wallace Roney; and McCoy Tyner.

In Memoriam: Jazz Night Radio Remembers 10 Musicians Who Altered The Shape Of Jazz

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Freddy Cole, Distinguished Jazz Artist And Unassuming Vocalist, Dead At 88

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Music News

Freddy Cole, Distinguished Jazz Artist And Unassuming Vocalist, Dead At 88

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June 28, 2020 • Freddy Cole died on Saturday at his home in Atlanta. With his charming, easeful baritone and a crisp, efficient touch at the piano, Cole carved out a professional career of more than 65 years.

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Freddy Cole On Piano Jazz

September 26, 2014 • Pianist, composer, and vocalist Freddy Cole can take any song and bring out colors and nuances never heard before. He brings this special ability to "Sometimes I'm Happy" in 1998 session.

Freddy Cole In The Studio

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Concerts

Freddy Cole and Roberta Gambarini in Concert

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December 13, 2007 • Jazz vocalist Roberta Gambarini sails like an angel on top of a song, while Freddy Cole's baritone voice rides low, full of experience but still sentimental. Hear them both in a concert recorded live for JazzSet.

Roberta Gambarini in Concert on JazzSet 12/13/07

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Holiday Music

A Jazz Piano Christmas

December 13, 2010 • Live from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., it's NPR Music's annual celebration of seasonal music in swing time. A public radio holiday tradition returns with Kenny Barron, Renee Rosnes, Helio Alves and Freddy Cole.

A Jazz Piano Christmas 2010

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