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Cole was born in [[Irving, Illinois]], on December 15, 1916<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Chadbourne |first=Eugene |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/buddy-cole-mn0000943312/biography |title=Buddy Cole |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> and the family moved to California when he was two. One of his two sisters - Bertie - played for silent movies and Buddy would watch as a little boy. At the age of ten, he deputised on the theater piano for someone who had not turned up.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Films of the Golden Age |journal=Films of the Golden Age |date=Summer 2022 |issue=Summer 2022 |page=52}}</ref> He started his musical career in the theater playing between movies<ref name="AM" /> and his first keyboard job was as theater organist at Los Angeles' Figueroa Theater. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cornyn |first1=Stan |title=Modern Pipe Organ (sleeve notes) |date=1962}}</ref>He was recruited to be part of [[Gil Evans]]'s band at the age of 19.<ref name="Crease">{{cite book |last=Crease |first=Stephanie Stein |title=Gil Evans: Out of the Cool – His Life and Music |year=2002 |publisher=A Cappella Books |isbn=978-1-55652-425-7 |page=36}}</ref> In [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] in the second half of the 1930s Cole played in dance bands, including those led by [[Alvino Rey]] and [[Frankie Trumbauer]].<ref name="AM" /> He married Yvonne King, member of the [[King Sisters]], in 1940<ref name="Tumpak">{{cite book |last=Tumpak |first=John R. |title=When Swing Was the Thing: Personality Profiles of the Big Band Era |year=2008 |publisher=Marquette University Press |isbn=978-0-87462-024-5 |page=65}}</ref> and they had two daughters, Christine and Cathleen. They divorced in 1954.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Los Angeles Times |journal=The Los Angeles Times |date=May 8, 1958 |volume=Local News |page=1}}</ref> From the 1940s, his main work was as a studio musician, utilising piano, electric organ, celeste, harpsichord and Novachord.<ref name="AM" />
Cole was born in [[Irving, Illinois]], on December 15, 1916<ref name="AM">{{cite web |last=Chadbourne |first=Eugene |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/buddy-cole-mn0000943312/biography |title=Buddy Cole |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=May 30, 2020}}</ref> and the family moved to California when he was two. One of his two sisters - Bertie - played for silent movies and Buddy would watch as a little boy. At the age of ten, he deputised on the theater piano for someone who had not turned up.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Films of the Golden Age |journal=Films of the Golden Age |date=Summer 2022 |issue=Summer 2022 |page=52}}</ref> He started his musical career in the theater playing between movies<ref name="AM" /> and his first keyboard job was as theater organist at Los Angeles' Figueroa Theater. <ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cornyn |first1=Stan |title=Modern Pipe Organ (sleeve notes) |date=1962}}</ref>He was recruited to be part of [[Gil Evans]]'s band at the age of 19.<ref name="Crease">{{cite book |last=Crease |first=Stephanie Stein |title=Gil Evans: Out of the Cool – His Life and Music |year=2002 |publisher=A Cappella Books |isbn=978-1-55652-425-7 |page=36}}</ref> In [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] in the second half of the 1930s Cole played in dance bands, including those led by [[Alvino Rey]] and [[Frankie Trumbauer]].<ref name="AM" /> He married Yvonne King, member of the [[King Sisters]], in 1940<ref name="Tumpak">{{cite book |last=Tumpak |first=John R. |title=When Swing Was the Thing: Personality Profiles of the Big Band Era |year=2008 |publisher=Marquette University Press |isbn=978-0-87462-024-5 |page=65}}</ref> and they had two daughters, Christine and Cathleen. They divorced in 1954.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Los Angeles Times |journal=The Los Angeles Times |date=May 8, 1958 |volume=Local News |page=1}}</ref> He married Clare (surname unknown) on November 12, 1955 but they separated on July 6, 1956 prior to a divorce on September 20, 1956.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Spokesman-Review |journal=The Spokesman-Review |date=September 21, 1956 |page=2}}</ref> From the 1940s, his main work was as a studio musician, utilising piano, electric organ, celeste, harpsichord and Novachord.<ref name="AM" />


In 1947, Cole joined the [[John Scott Trotter]] Orchestra working for Bing Crosby on his radio shows and he remained with Trotter until 1954. Crosby then dispensed with the services of a large orchestra and instead employed Cole and his trio to support him on his radio programs such as [[The Bing Crosby Show (1954–1956)|The Bing Crosby Show]] and [[The Bing Crosby – Rosemary Clooney Show]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macfarlane |first1=Malcolm |title=Bing Crosby - Day By Day |url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/ |website=BING magazine |access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref> Cole performed on [[Bing Crosby]]'s hits "[[In a Little Spanish Town]]" and "[[Ol' Man River]]",<ref name="AM" /> and on the albums ''[[Some Fine Old Chestnuts]]'' and ''[[New Tricks (album)|New Tricks]]''.<ref>Gramophone 2003- Volume 81 - Page 122 "Crosby brought a jazzman's phrasing and sense of improvisation to much of what he did, whether in the company of Armstrong or a non-specialist jazz group like the Buddy Cole Trio whose album, New Tricks, exemplifies his relaxed approach...</ref> Cole also played on [[Rosemary Clooney]]'s radio program; some recordings from the show were released on the album ''[[Swing Around Rosie]]''.<ref name="GiddinsJazz">{{cite book |last=Giddins |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Giddins |title=Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-515607-2 |page=459}}</ref>
In 1947, Cole joined the [[John Scott Trotter]] Orchestra working for Bing Crosby on his radio shows and he remained with Trotter until 1954. Crosby then dispensed with the services of a large orchestra and instead employed Cole and his trio to support him on his radio programs such as [[The Bing Crosby Show (1954–1956)|The Bing Crosby Show]] and [[The Bing Crosby – Rosemary Clooney Show]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Macfarlane |first1=Malcolm |title=Bing Crosby - Day By Day |url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/ |website=BING magazine |access-date=July 23, 2022}}</ref> Cole performed on [[Bing Crosby]]'s hits "[[In a Little Spanish Town]]" and "[[Ol' Man River]]",<ref name="AM" /> and on the albums ''[[Some Fine Old Chestnuts]]'' and ''[[New Tricks (album)|New Tricks]]''.<ref>Gramophone 2003- Volume 81 - Page 122 "Crosby brought a jazzman's phrasing and sense of improvisation to much of what he did, whether in the company of Armstrong or a non-specialist jazz group like the Buddy Cole Trio whose album, New Tricks, exemplifies his relaxed approach...</ref> Cole also played on [[Rosemary Clooney]]'s radio program; some recordings from the show were released on the album ''[[Swing Around Rosie]]''.<ref name="GiddinsJazz">{{cite book |last=Giddins |first=Gary |author-link=Gary Giddins |title=Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-515607-2 |page=459}}</ref>

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Edwin LeMar "Buddy" Cole (December 15, 1916 – November 5, 1964), was a jazz pianist, organist, orchestra leader, and composer. He played behind a number of pop singers, including Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby.

Biography

Cole was born in Irving, Illinois, on December 15, 1916[1] and the family moved to California when he was two. One of his two sisters - Bertie - played for silent movies and Buddy would watch as a little boy. At the age of ten, he deputised on the theater piano for someone who had not turned up.[2] He started his musical career in the theater playing between movies[1] and his first keyboard job was as theater organist at Los Angeles' Figueroa Theater. [3]He was recruited to be part of Gil Evans's band at the age of 19.[4] In Hollywood in the second half of the 1930s Cole played in dance bands, including those led by Alvino Rey and Frankie Trumbauer.[1] He married Yvonne King, member of the King Sisters, in 1940[5] and they had two daughters, Christine and Cathleen. They divorced in 1954.[6] He married Clare (surname unknown) on November 12, 1955 but they separated on July 6, 1956 prior to a divorce on September 20, 1956.[7] From the 1940s, his main work was as a studio musician, utilising piano, electric organ, celeste, harpsichord and Novachord.[1]

In 1947, Cole joined the John Scott Trotter Orchestra working for Bing Crosby on his radio shows and he remained with Trotter until 1954. Crosby then dispensed with the services of a large orchestra and instead employed Cole and his trio to support him on his radio programs such as The Bing Crosby Show and The Bing Crosby – Rosemary Clooney Show.[8] Cole performed on Bing Crosby's hits "In a Little Spanish Town" and "Ol' Man River",[1] and on the albums Some Fine Old Chestnuts and New Tricks.[9] Cole also played on Rosemary Clooney's radio program; some recordings from the show were released on the album Swing Around Rosie.[10]

In his capacity as a studio musician, Cole worked with Henry Mancini, who used his Hammond organ sound for the sound track to the TV series "Mr. Lucky".[1] Cole also recorded several organ albums for Warner Brothers, Columbia, Alshire and Doric.[1]

Cole played most of the piano parts in the 1951 film Young Man with a Horn, subbing for Hoagy Carmichael, who appeared on screen.[11] Cole also wrote the music for the television game show Truth or Consequences.[1] He died in Hollywood on November 5, 1964.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Chadbourne, Eugene. "Buddy Cole". AllMusic. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "Films of the Golden Age". Films of the Golden Age (Summer 2022): 52. Summer 2022.
  3. ^ Cornyn, Stan (1962). "Modern Pipe Organ (sleeve notes)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Crease, Stephanie Stein (2002). Gil Evans: Out of the Cool – His Life and Music. A Cappella Books. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-55652-425-7.
  5. ^ Tumpak, John R. (2008). When Swing Was the Thing: Personality Profiles of the Big Band Era. Marquette University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-87462-024-5.
  6. ^ "The Los Angeles Times". The Los Angeles Times. Local News: 1. May 8, 1958.
  7. ^ "The Spokesman-Review". The Spokesman-Review: 2. September 21, 1956.
  8. ^ Macfarlane, Malcolm. "Bing Crosby - Day By Day". BING magazine. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  9. ^ Gramophone 2003- Volume 81 - Page 122 "Crosby brought a jazzman's phrasing and sense of improvisation to much of what he did, whether in the company of Armstrong or a non-specialist jazz group like the Buddy Cole Trio whose album, New Tricks, exemplifies his relaxed approach...
  10. ^ Giddins, Gary (2004). Weather Bird: Jazz at the Dawn of Its Second Century. Oxford University Press. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-19-515607-2.
  11. ^ Whitehead, Kevin (2020). Play the Way You Feel: The Essential Guide to Jazz Stories on Film. Oxford University Press. pp. 97–100. ISBN 978-0-19-084757-9.

External links

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