Richie Cole
Richie Cole (born in Trenton, NJ, on 29 February 1948; died 2 May 2020) was… Read Full Bio ↴Richie Cole (born in Trenton, NJ, on 29 February 1948; died 2 May 2020) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He formed his Richie Cole Quintet and toured worldwide, developing his own "alto madness" bebop style in the 70s and early '80s. He formed the Alto Madness Orchestra in the 1990s.

A graduate of Ewing High School, Ewing New Jersey, Cole started on alto saxophone when he was ten encouraged by his father who owned a jazz club in New Jersey. Winning a scholarship, he attended Berklee College of Music for two years before beginning his professional career.

In 1969, he joined drummer Buddy Rich's Big Band. After working with Lionel Hampton's Big Band and Doc Severinsen's Big Band, he formed his Richie Cole Quintet and toured worldwide, developing his own "alto madness" bebop style in the 70s and early '80s. He formed the Alto Madness Orchestra in the 1990s.

In 2005, he was awarded the State of California Congressional Certificate of Lifetime Achievement in Jazz on behalf of the Temecula Jazz Society.
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Richie Cole Lyrics


America The Beautiful O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, Fo…
Blue Room We'll have a blue room, A new room For two room, Where ev…
Blueberry Hill I found my thrill on Blueberry Hill On Blueberry Hill where…
Body and Soul My heart is sad and lonely For you I sigh, for…
Canadian Sunset Once I was alone So lonely and then You came, out of…
Come Fly With Me Come fly with me, let's fly, let's fly away If…
Flying Down To Rio My Rio, Rio by the Sea-o, Flying down to Rio…
Hooray For Hollywood Hooray for Hollywood That screwy ballyhooey Hollywood Wher…
I Can't Get Started I've flown around the world in a plane I've settled…
If Ever I Would Leave You If ever I would leave you It wouldn't be in summer. Seeing…
Lady Bird I've been where the eagle flies Rode his wings 'cross autumn…
Last Tango In Paris We don't exist We are nothing but shadow and mist In the…
Maria The most beautiful sound I ever heard Maria, Maria, Maria,…



Moody's Mood There I go, there I go, there I go There I…
NEW YORK AFTERNOON New York on Sunday, Big City taking a nap! Slow down, it's…
Penthouse Serenade Just picture a penthouse way up in the sky With hinges…
Polka Dots & Moonbeams A country dance was being held in a garden I felt…
Pure Imagination Come with me and you'll be In a world of pure…
Speak Low Speak low when you speak, love, Our summer day withers away …
Stormy Weather Don't know why There's no sun up in the sky Stormy weather S…
Street Of Dreams Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
Summertime Summertime and the livin' is easy Fish are jumpin' and the…
Sunday In New York New York on Sunday, Big City taking a nap! Slow down, it's…
The Common Touch CUm ON MY pleasse fuckkkkk me omg i need ur cummies…
The White Cliffs Of Dover There'll be bluebirds over the white cliffs of Dover tomorro…
Volare Sometimes the world is a valley of heartaches and tears And…
Waitin' For Waits Waiting for Waits I think his music's great His stories ar…
You Go to My Head You go to my head And you linger like a haunting…


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