Ike Cole
Isaac "Ike" Cole (July 13, 1927 – April 22, 2001)[1] was an American jazz pianist and composer.
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Birth name | Isaac Cole |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | July 13, 1927
Died | April 22, 2001 73) Sun Lakes, Arizona, U.S. | (aged
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Life and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Cole was the younger brother of Nat "King" Cole and the older brother of Freddy Cole, and played drums as a youth. He played bass drum in a U.S. Army band during the Korean War, and moved back to Chicago after his discharge, where he formed his own jazz trio. He appeared on television in the 1950s and held a residency in Las Vegas, later touring internationally.[2] He made regular appearances at Chicago clubs such as the Pump Room and the Playboy Club before moving to Arizona in 1986 with his wife, Margie.[3] Ike and Margie Cole remained married until Ike's death, lasting 52 years. In 1990 he and Freddy Cole, who was a singer and pianist, toured together in tribute to Nat Cole, and in 1991 Ike played keyboards on Natalie Cole's Unforgettable, which won a Grammy Award. He died of cancer in 2001 in Sun Lakes, Arizona. His jazz library was donated to the Hamilton High School music department.
References
- Obituary. Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2001.
- Ike Cole at Allmusic
- Obituary, Jet Magazine, May 21, 2001.