EIGHTY-SEVEN
RON COLE
TRACKS
Walkie Talkie (Ron Cole, Lignite Music, ASCAP) 6:54
The Difference (Ron Cole) 5:10
Green (Ron Cole) 7:44
Dust Mites’ Holiday (Ron Cole) 7:19
You Know Why (Richard Cole, Bituminous Music, ASCAP) 6:23
Tokeeokee (Jack Toker) 1:37
87 (Ron Cole) 3:44
PERSONNEL
Ron Cole – trumpet, flugelhorn, electronic valve instrument (evi)
Richard Cole – soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophones (appears courtesy of Origin Records)
Cliff Colon - tenor saxophone on The Difference
Bill Anthony – trombone
Don Garberg – keyboards
Seth Ahnert – keyboards on 87
Mike Stoican - guitar
Barney Brazitis – bass
Jack Toker – drums
Dr. Ron Cole is an accomplished trumpeter who also performs on the Electronic Valve Instrument (EVI).
Throughout his musical career, Dr. Cole has performed in a variety of contexts. This includes numerous performances with leading artists and ensembles, ranging from Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Amy Grant, the Mills Brothers, Michael W. Smith, Deniece Williams, and Don Lanphere to the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, Cascade Symphony Orchestra, and the Bellevue Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as various studio (Hawaii 5-0, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, etc.), chamber music, and church work. He has been a founding member of Brass Band Northwest and the Seattle Wind Symphony.
Dr. Cole holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trumpet Performance from the University of Washington, a Master of Music (Performance) and a Bachelor of Music (Jazz Studies) from Western Washington University.
Ron also served on the faculties of Olympic College, Music Works Northwest and Northwest University. Ron's arrangements and compositions have been featured in repertoires of saxophonist Don Lanphere, the New Jazz Messengers big band, Extensions, and the video game Infinite Scuba.
RON COLE
JULIA OLSEN
Julia Olsen is an Audio Professional whose skills range from Recording Engineer, Producer, Mix Engineer, Mastering Engineer along with being a Singer/Songwriter and Composer.
Julia draws inspiration from formal training in multiple genres ranging from Jazz, Classical, Contemporary and others.
She has worked notably with Dr. Ron Cole's album Eighty Seven, earning credits as Recording Engineer, Producer, Mixing Engineer, and Mastering Engineer.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
Produced, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Julia Olsen
Coproduced by Ron Cole
Additional engineering by Steve Smith
Recorded at Creatio Studios, Kirkland WA
Manager and Production Assistant: Kathy Jo Kahn for Thirsty Willow Artist Management
Cover design by Thea Cole and Rachael Fasano
Special thanks to Bill Owen, Steve Smith, Sam Vijarro, Dr. Brian Chin, and Common Tone Records.