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Richie Cole | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 15, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jazz Excursion
• ASIN: B000BBOTMI
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #530,134 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Richie Should Be Back On Top, January 28, 2011

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jazz lover since 1960 (Tampa, Fl. and Franklin, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Back on Top (Audio CD)

My love affair with Richie Cole began a long time ago when I heard him on his joyous 1970's recordings under his own name and with the vocal legend Eddie Jefferson. These recordings remain Richie's best, and are all highly recommended.
So when I found this recording of the Alto Madness Orchestra recorded in 2005, I jumped for joy. I can't get enough Richie Cole. However, I was underwealmed by the results. The seven piece orchestra is fine. But this is not the knockout Richie Cole recording I was looking for.
It features mostly original compositions by Richie. The liner notes says he has 5000 charts in his portfolio. I find the compositions on this CD to have too much sameness.
At any rate,this is not a bad recording. However, I do not find the excitement and joy of his many recordings of the 1970's on this recording.
There is a later recording by the Alto Madness Orchestra called "Rise's Rose Garden." See my review of it.