My Mood Is You

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My Mood Is You
Studio album by
Released2018 (2018)
Genre Vocal jazz
Label HighNote

My Mood Is You is an album by Freddy Cole, [1] [2] released in 2018. [3]

The album features Cole's working band, Randy Napoleon on guitar, Elias Bailey on bass, and Quentin Baxter on drums, as well as pianist John DiMartino and tenor Joel Frahm. Arrangements are by Napoleon and DiMartino. This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album on December 7, 2018.

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References

  1. Harris, George W. "Freddy Cole: My Mood Is You". Jazzweekly.com. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. "Freddy Cole: My Mood Is You (HighNote)". JazzTimes . Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  3. "My Mood Is You by Freddy Cole". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved December 7, 2018.