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Holly Cole

Canadian jazz singer

Musical artist

Holly Cole (born November 25, ) is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio.

Background

Cole was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her father, Leon Cole, was a noted radio broadcaster for the CBC Stereo network.[1]

Holly Cole Trio

In , Cole travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career.

In , she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis.[2] Offered a record deal in , the Holly Cole Trio released an EP, Christmas Blues, that year, which featured a version of The Pretenders' "2, Miles," which has proven to be very popular. This was followed by their first full album, Girl Talk, in

A succession of releases followed through the early s.

For example, 's Blame It On My Youth, covered songs by Tom Waits ("Purple Avenue," aka "Empty Pockets") and Lyle Lovett ("God Will"), includes show tunes such as "If I Were a Bell" (from Guys and Dolls) and "On the Street Where You Live" (from My Fair Lady), and remakes "Trust In Me," from Disney's The Jungle Book, into a strikingly sultry and sinister song of seduction and death.

Also recorded in this period was a reinterpretation of Elvis Costello's "Alison."[3]

In , the trio released Don't Smoke in Bed, an album produced by David Was, which included a hit single cover version of "I Can See Clearly Now". According to Jeff Bateman and James Hale, "The video for the song was put into heavy rotation on MuchMusic and earned a Juno Award nomination for Best Video.

The album went platinum in Canada, reached No. 7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart, and won a Juno Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album, in "[4]

During this time she also had an acting role in Laurie Lynd's Genie Award-winning short film The Fairy Who Didn't Want to Be a Fairy Anymore.[5]

On November 10, , the Holly Cole Trio performed in a first-season episode of Due South ("Chicago Holiday, Part 1") with Cole singing the Aaron Davis composition "Neon Blue" in a dinner club for several minutes during the opening credits.

Holly cole night Holly Cole born November 25, is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio. Cole was born in Halifax , Nova Scotia. In , Cole travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In , she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis.

The song was later released on the Due South: The Original Television Soundtrack () CD, and later by Holly Cole only on the Japanese compilation album Yesterday & Today (). The Holly Cole Trio followed this appearance with another in the following Due South episode (of November 17) where she sings "Smile" from Blame It On My Youth during the ball scene at the end of the episode.

Solo career

Following Don't Smoke In Bed, the trio released a CD entirely of songs by Tom Waits, called Temptation. This release also dropped the "Trio" from the label.

Cole followed with two albums, Dark Dear Heart () and Romantically Helpless (), which veered further from jazz by introducing pop elements to Cole's sound.

In , she returned to the Christmas jazz roots of her first CD with Baby It's Cold Outside, which included "Christmas Time is Here" (from A Charlie Brown Christmas), "Santa Baby", and the title track. Swapping cold for hot, she moved to a summer theme in 's Shade, this time reinterpreting Cole Porter ("Too Darn Hot"), Irving Berlin ("Heatwave"), and The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson ("God Only Knows").

The album was named Jazz Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards.[6]

In Cole was the featured vocalist on an album of compositions by the English Composer Gavin Bryars, titled I Have Heard It Said That a Spirit Enters, singing on the title piece, as well as on "Planet Earth" and "The Apple".[7]

Cole's album Holly Cole (originally entitled This House Is Haunted) was released in Canada in March It was released in the US in January and was followed by a US tour.

Cole tours frequently, particularly around the holiday season, in Canada. She was also a part of the Lilith Fair tour, and her song "Onion Girl" was included on that year's live compilation album.

In , Cole contributed a track for the World Jazz For Haiti charity album, recorded at Number 9 Audio Group in support of the Red Cross disaster relief fund.

The album featured Canadian artists such as John McDermott, David Clayton-Thomas and George Koller.

Cole's first live DVD + CD titled Steal The Night: Live at the Glenn Gould Studio was released in Canada in February It was recorded live at Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto on August 11, The performance marks the reformation of the original Holly Cole Trio lineup with Aaron Davis on piano and bassist David Piltch, in addition to John Johnson (horns), Rob Piltch (guitars) and Davide DiRenzo (drums).

Cole's first studio album in five years, Night[8] was released in late on Universal Music Canada.[9] The album, produced by Cole and Greg Cohen, covers songs from Tom Waits ("Walk Away"), Gordon Lightfoot ("If You Could Read My Mind"), Mort Shuman ("Viva Las Vegas"), Captain Beefheart ("Love Lies"), a James Bond Theme by John Barry ("You Only Live Twice"), and a Cole original ("You've Got a Secret").[10] Cole toured in support of Night in –13 to Canada, America, Germany and Japan.[11]

In February , she released a new studio album titled Holly.

Cole received an honorary degree from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario in June

Television music specials

Cole was a featured artist in the one-hour special Standards produced by Jeremy Podeswa and Ingrid Veninger and directed by Podeswa.[12] It premiered on Sunday Arts Entertainment on CBC Television in The special, which was inspired by David Ramsden’s Quiet Please!

There’s a Lady on Stage[13] also featured Jane Siberry, Cherie Camp, Laura Hubert, Molly Johnson, Sarah McLachlan, Maggie Moore, and David Ramsden. Cole sang George and Ira Gershwin's "The Man I Love" with altered lyrics.

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Cole, Aaron Davis and David Piltch were featured in a one-hour music special entitled Holly Cole Trio – My Foolish Heart. It was directed by Michael McNamara and produced by Bruce Glawson and Arnie Zipursky of Cambium Productions. The special premiered on Global Television Network on January 5, and featured a concert taped at Brampton’s Heritage Theatre.[14][15][16][17] The special won the Silver Hugo award at the Chicago International Film Festival, and the Gold Special Jury Award in TV & Cable Production in Performance Arts at the Worldfest-Houston International Film & Festival in The following year, it won two Gemini awards – Best Music Program or Series and Cole was honoured for Best Performance in a Music or Performing Arts Program.[18]

On August 31, , Cole was featured in Intimate and Interactive With Holly Cole on MuchMusic.[19] The Holly Cole Trio won Best Performance in a Performing Arts Program/Series at the 9th Annual Gemini Industry Awards in March [20]

Cole, along with Mary Margaret O'Hara, Ed Robertson, Serena Ryder, and Hawksley Workman performed in Christmas at the Concert Hall, a special hosted by Erica Ehm.

It was telecast on Bravo (Canada) on December 9, [21][22]

Discography

  • Christmas Blues (Alert, )
  • Girl Talk (Alert, )
  • Blame It on My Youth (Alert, )
  • Don't Smoke in Bed (Alert, )
  • Yesterday & Today (Capitol, )
  • Temptation (Alert, )
  • It Happened One Night (Alert, )
  • Dark Dear Heart (Metro Blue, )
  • Treasure (Alert, )
  • Romantically Helpless (Alert, )[23]
  • Baby, It's Cold Outside (Alert, )
  • Shade (Alert, )
  • Holly Cole (Alert, )
  • Night (Tradition & Moderne, )
  • Steal the Night: Live at the Glenn Gould Studio (Tradition & Moderne, )
  • Holly (Shanachie, )
  • Montreal (Rumpus Room, )

Associated projects

  • Count Your Blessings (an Alert Records Christmas compilation CD, )
  • Feast (instrumental CD by trio members Aaron Davis and David Piltch, )

References

  1. ^"Holly obsessive about carrying the torch".

    Toronto Star, July 27,

  2. ^Mersereau, Bob (Mar 27, ). "Music review: Holly Cole - Steal the Night". .
  3. ^"The Holly Cole Trio re-unites for four magical nights in the intimate Lion D'Or - The Montrealer".

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  8. ^"Holly Cole". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 2,
  9. ^"Contrary fairy tale is class work". Toronto Star, July 2,
  10. ^"CARAS Scores A Hit With Juno Awards"Archived at the Wayback Machine. Soul Shine.
  11. ^I Have Heard It Said that a Spirit Enters: Music of Gavin Bryars - Gavin Bryars, CBC Radio Orchestra, Holly Cole | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved
  12. ^Christopher Loudon.

    "Album review of "Night"". Jazztimes. Retrieved December 11,

  13. ^"Holly Cole Releases NIGHT Her First New Album In Over Five Years &#; Universal Music Canada". Archived from the original on Retrieved
  14. ^"About". Holly Cole. Retrieved
  15. ^"Tour".

    Holly cole lyrics Home » Jazz Musicians » Holly Cole. The daughter of long- time CBC Radio host Leon Cole and arts administrator Carolyn Cole, Holly Cole developed her singing career in Toronto in the mids, a particularly rich time in the city's music scene. She studied jazz vocal technique at Humber College. She formed her own trio, with pianist Aaron Davis and bassist David Piltch, in and quickly established herself with her distinctive smoky contralto voice and slightly arch stage persona. She was especially popular in Japan, where her single "Calling You" was a top hit.

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  16. ^Zekas, Rita (August 27, ). "Celestrial navigation: Moonstruck to Eclipse". Toronto Star. p.&#;B3.
  17. ^Rowsome, Drew (October 4, ). "Quiet Please! There's a Lady on Stage: David Ramsden's classy classic returns".

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  21. ^Chapman, Geoff (January 2, ). "Queen Cole - My Foolish Heart delivers taste of Holly Cole's soul". Toronto Starweek.

    Holly cole wiki Holly Cole born November 25, is a Canadian jazz singer and actress. For many years she performed with her group The Holly Cole Trio. Cole was born in Halifax , Nova Scotia. In , Cole travelled to Toronto to seek a musical career. In , she founded a trio with bassist David Piltch and pianist Aaron Davis.

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  22. ^Knott, Shirley (January 2, ). "CLOSE UP, Holly Cole is a down-home siren". Globe and Mail. p.&#;7.
  23. ^Shaw, Ted (January 5, ). "Portrait brings out best in Cole". Windsor Star. p.&#;
  24. ^Jennings, Nicholas (January 2, ).

    "Jazz Rebel, Holly Cole sings the old songs her way".

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    Teaming up with her long-time live performance partners, along with additional musicians to create rich harmonies and layers, this album is a true ensemble project that highlights her signature style. At the same time a quintessential part of the sound of my music is in the arrangements. So, we did very little rehearsal in advance, and the songs were incredibly fresh for us while we were in the studio. The musicians that I play with contribute greatly to the arranging of the songs, and I wanted to hear the sound of when the light goes on for each one of us and many of the arrangements fell together as we played them. What we end up hearing on this record is the the moment when we discover what we love about the song, and what its essence is for me.

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  25. ^"Boys wins the night". Playback Magazine. March 14,
  26. ^"TV Guide". Toronto Starweek. August 28, p.&#;
  27. ^Quill, Greg (March 5, ). "Men and Women of Hour and Dieppe win Geminis". Toronto Star. p.&#;C
  28. ^Lawson, Brent (December 6, ).

    "Christmas TV Specials worth a peek". Waterloo Region Record. p.&#;

  29. ^Szlarski, Cassandra (December 3, ). "Holiday TV shows a mix new, old". Red Deer Advocate. p.&#;C6.
  30. ^"Gold & Platinum Certification – April ". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on Retrieved

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