Cole has always been a follower of songs which are not necessarily the well-known standards from the Great American Songbook
canon, but rather a mix of Brazilian songs, originals, and lesser known compositions from the great lyricists like Johnny
Mercer. Freddy to me sounds strongest when he does the Brazilian tunes from Edu Lobo for example or a slow ballad.
It seemed that Freddy felt very comfortable in the cozy surrounding of the club where the audience basically sits in a U-shaped
wall around the bandstand and which makes for a very intimate and warm atmosphere. Performing with him was his excellent
band with all of the indivdual members with a lot of solo space. Randy Napoleon on guitar sounded like a younger John Pizzarelli,
Elias Bailey on bass with a strong foundation and Curtis Boyd on drums who was a hard swinger throughout.
Check out the excellent programming of the club at www.altes-pfandhaus.de
Freddy's next tour dates are January 26th in Zurich, 27th in Hamburg, and on the 28th he's playing in Berlin's Jazzwerkstatt Café.

Lundvall will stay with the label though but as chairman emeritus. So basically he will continue to find and develop new and up-and-coming artists.
He will also serve as consultant for the label's reissue projects which features a massive and endless catalogue.
The new guy at the top is Ian Ralfini who was the senior vice president of Manhattan Records, like Blue Note Records a record label under the EMI
umbrella.
Among upcoming records for the label will be Lionel Loueke's Mwaliko, to be released in early February.