Ike Cole
{{Short description|American jazz pianist and composer (1927–2001)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image =
| birth_name = Isaac Cole
| birth_date = {{birth date|1927|7|13}}
| birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|4|22|1927|7|13}}
| death_place = Sun Lakes, Arizona, U.S.
| instrument = Piano
| genre = {{hlist|Vocal jazz|swing|traditional pop|jump blues|vocal}}
| occupation = Musician
| years_active =
| label = {{hlist|Decca|Capitol|United Artists|Dot|Dee Gee|Guest Star|Bally|Promenade|Frankie}}
| associated_acts = {{hlist|Natalie Cole|Nat King Cole}}
| website =
}}
Isaac Cole (July 13, 1927 – April 22, 2001)[https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/71801968.html?dids=71801968:71801968&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Apr+27%2C+2001&author=Los+Angeles+Times&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=ISAAC+%60IKE'+COLE%2C+77+Pianist-composer+and+brother+of+Nat+%60King'+Cole&pqatl=google Obituary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306202532/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/doc/419414044.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS%3AFT&type=current&date=Apr%2027%2C%202001&author=Los%20Angeles%20Times&pub=Chicago%20Tribune&edition=&startpage=&desc=ISAAC%20%60IKE%27%20COLE%2C%2077%20Pianist-composer%20and%20brother%20of%20Nat%20%60King%27%20Cole |date=March 6, 2016 }}. Los Angeles Times, April 27, 2001. was an American jazz pianist and composer. He was the brother of musicians Nat King Cole, Eddie Cole, and Freddy Cole, and uncle of Natalie Cole, Lionel Cole, and Carole Cole.
Life and career
Ike Cole was born to Rev. Edward J. Coles and Perlina (née Adams) Coles, and was born and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. His brothers Nat King Cole (1919–1965), Eddie (1910–1970), and Freddy (1931–2020) also each pursued careers in music.{{cite web|url=http://news.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/cole_f.html|title=NPR's Jazz Profiles: Freddy Cole |website=www.npr.org|access-date=June 16, 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2015/06/12/how-i-got-the-jazz-gene-seven-artists-reveal-their-roots.html |title=How I got the jazz gene: seven artists reveal their roots|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=June 12, 2015|access-date=May 26, 2017|last1=Crawford|first1=Trish}} Ike played drums in his 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.[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p291445/biography|pure_url=yes}} Ike Cole] at Allmusic 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.[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1355/is_23_99/ai_75021606/ Obituary], Jet Magazine, May 21, 2001. 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
{{reflist}}
{{Nat King Cole}}
{{Natalie Cole}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cole, Ike}}
Category:American jazz pianists
Category:American male jazz pianists
Category:Jazz musicians from Chicago
Category:United States Army soldiers
Category:United States Army personnel of the Korean War