Freddy Cole - Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues (1964)

"Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues" by Freddy Cole


Nat and Ike Cole had another younger brother who also played the piano and sang, though his expression followed more the Blues tradition than the jazz of his older brothers.  Twelve years Nat's junior and four years Ike's, Freddy Cole started playing the piano at a young age and "completed" his education at Juilliard and the New England Conservatory.  He continued his education touring with jazz bands featuring Earl Bostic and Grover Washington, Jr.  Freddy's first single came out (before his brother Ike's who was in Korea) in 1952, "The Joke's on Me", and followed it up with "Whispering Grass" a year later.  He wouldn't record a full album until over a decade later when he headed into 1964 with Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues.

Here is the discography surrounding Freddy Cole's debut album:

The Joke's on Me (1952 single)
Whispering Grass (1953 single)
It's Christmas Time (1962 single)
Black Coffee (1964 single)
Waiter, Ask the Man to Play the Blues
I'd Have It Made (1966 single)

"Whispering Grass" by Freddy Cole


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