Freddy Cole In Memoriam: Jazz Night Remembers 10 Musicians Who Altered the Shape Of Jazz By Nate Chinen & Sarah Geledi • Dec 17, 2020 NPR If you’ve been a jazz fan for any length of time, you know farewells are an essential part of the deal. Freddy Cole, Singer Who Eluded the Shadow of His Brother Nat "King" Cole, Has Died at 88 By Nate Chinen • Jun 28, 2020 Clay Walker Freddy Cole, whose debonair yet unassuming vocal style lighted his way through a distinguished jazz career, in and out of the shadow of his older brother Nat “King” Cole, died on Saturday at his home in Atlanta, Ga.