外文名：Freddy Cole 国籍：美国 出生地：美国伊利诺伊州 芝加哥 职业：音乐家、歌手 生日：1931年10月15日 简介：The younger brother of Nat King Cole and uncle of Natalie Cole, singer/pianist Freddy Cole sounds a great deal like his celebrated sibling, yet has a personality of his own. Cole, whose vocals tend to be a bit darker and slightly rougher, began playing piano at five or six. He was interested in playing football professionally, but decided to pursue a career in music after a hand injury ended his career as an athlete. Cole debuted on vinyl in 1952, when he recorded the single "The Joke's on Me" for the obscure Chicago-based Topper Records. His next single, "Whispering Grass" on Columbia's OKeh label, was a moderate hit in 1953. In the '60s and '70s, he developed a small following recording for various small labels. Cole founded his First Shot label in the '80s and went on to record for Sunnyside and LaserLight in the early '90s. A few years later, he signed with Fantasy and enjoyed greater visibility with Grand Freddy. By 2000, Cole had signed with Telarc and released his first disc for the label, Merry-Go-Round, followed by Rio de Janeiro Blue in 2001. In the Name of Love appeared two years later featuring Cole's approach to soft pop hits made famous by Smokey Robinson, Bonnie Raitt, and Van Morrison among others. In 2004 GRP reissued Cole's 1964 recording Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues. It was followed in 2005 by This Love of Mine, in 2006 by Because of You, and in 2007 by Music Maestro Please, all three on the Highnote label. 从艺历程：1953 年，在OKeh Records发行的《Whispering Grass》取得了一定成功后，科尔与约翰尼·科尔和本尼·戈尔森一起，以Earl Bostic乐队的身份巡回演出了几个月。20 世纪 70 年代，科尔为欧洲和英国唱片公司录制了几张专辑。他继续与Grover Washington, Jr.合作，并为多家公司录制广告歌，包括Turner Classic Movies，他是 2006 年纪录片《无人知晓的科尔》的主角。同年 6 月，科尔被列入施坦威艺术家名单。 2007 年，科尔入选佐治亚音乐名人堂。2009 年 7 月，他发行了一张唱片，由他自己的四重奏（吉他手兰迪·拿破仑、鼓手柯蒂斯·博伊德和贝斯手伊莱亚斯·贝利）以及次中音萨克斯手杰里·韦尔登和钢琴家约翰·迪马蒂诺组成，在林肯中心的 Dizzy's jazz club 现场演奏。他 2010 年的专辑《Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B》获得了格莱美奖最佳爵士声乐专辑提名。专辑中有男高音休斯顿·佩森、钢琴家约翰·迪马蒂诺、吉他手/编曲兰迪·拿破仑、鼓手柯蒂斯·博伊德和贝斯手伊莱亚斯·贝利参与演出。2010 年，他的公关人员阿尔·戈麦斯让科尔多年来首次在全国电视上露面，在 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon 上现场表演。 他的 2018 年专辑《My Mood is You》还获得了格莱美最佳爵士声乐专辑提名；这张专辑的歌手包括 Napoleon、Bailey、DiMartino 以及鼓手 Quentin Baxter 和男高音 Joel Frahm。编曲由 Napoleon 和 DiMartino 完成。 科尔受到约翰·刘易斯、奥斯卡·彼得森、泰迪·威尔逊和比利·埃克斯汀的影响。谈到埃克斯汀时，科尔回忆道：“他是一位出色的艺人。我从观看和与他相处中学到了很多东西。” 吉他手兰迪·拿破仑 (Randy Napoleon) 自 2007 年以来一直与科尔一起演奏和录音，他说：“弗雷迪的生活过得很轻松。他很有耐心，很热情，很有幽默感。音乐真的和人密不可分……弗雷迪真正伟大的地方之一是他的优雅和谨慎、明智的编辑。他在钢琴上弹奏的音符并不多，但他弹奏的音符确实让乐队感觉很棒。这些音符旋律优美，摇摆不定，仅此而已。他不觉得你需要很多额外的、花哨的东西。”