entertainer. I learned so much from just watching and being around him." Guitarist Randy Napoleon, who has been playing and recording with Cole since 2007, said: "Freddy just glides through life. He's got a lot of patience, warmth, a great sense of humor. The music is really inseparable from the person...One of the things that makes Freddy really great is his elegance and careful, judicious editing. He doesn't play a lot of notes on piano, but the ones he plays really do make the band feel great. They're melodic, it swings, and that's it. He doesn't feel you need a lot of extra, fancy stuff." Death Freddy Cole died on June 27, 2020, aged 88. He was remembered by notable jazz artists in an article in ArtsATL. Discography Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues (Dot, 1964) On Second Thought (De-Lite, 1969) Freddy Cole's Christmas Dreams (Arrikka, 1975) As Long As I'm Singing (First Shot, 1976) The Cole Nobody Knows (First Shot, 1976) Just Plain Freddy - Live (First Shot, 1976) Sing (Demand, 1977) One More Love Song (Decca (UK), 1978) I Loved You (Som Livre, 1978) Latino (Som Livre, 1979) Right from the Heart (Decca (UK), 1980) Like a Quiet Storm (Dinky, 1983) Appearing Nightly (Dinky, 1987) I'm Not My Brother I'm Me (Sunnyside, 1991) Just the Way I Am – Salute to Nat King Cole (Alfa, 1992) Live at Birdland West (Laserlight, 1992) This Is the Life (Muse, 1993) Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz, 1994) Always (Fantasy, 1994) I Want a Smile for Christmas (Fantasy, 1994) A Circle of Love (Fantasy, 1996) It's Crazy but I'm in Love (After 9, 1996) The Ends of the Earth (Fantasy, 1997) Love Makes the Changes (Fantasy, 1998) Le Grand Freddy (Fantasy, 1999) Merry-Go-Round (Telarc, 2000) Rio De Janeiro Blue (Telarc, 2001) In the Name of Love (Telarc, 2003) This Love of Mine (HighNote, 2005) Because of You (HighNote, 2006) Music Maestro Please with Bill Charlap (HighNote, 2007) When You're Smiling with Marlena Shaw (Ratspack, 2007) The Dreamer in Me: Live at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (HighNote, 2009) Freddy Cole Sings Mr. B (HighNote, 2010) Talk to Me (HighNote, 2011) This and That (HighNote, 2013) Singing the Blues (HighNote, 2014) He Was The King (HighNote, 2016) My Mood Is You (HighNote, 2018) References External links filmmaker Clay Walker's documentary on Freddy Cole PBS video of performance at the Georgia Music Hall