Richie Cole leads an All-Star septet playing the many of his 700 hip jazz arrangements.  He is the recording artist  best known for his "Alto Madness" which was essentially the idea that any tune, no matter how unlikely its source, could be turned into exuberant bop.

Through the years he has successfully recorded such songs as "The I Love Lucy Theme," "Holiday for Strings," "Hooray for Hollywood," "The White Cliffs of Dover," "Come Fly with Me," "The Star Trek Theme," and even "La Bamba!”  He was greatly influenced by Phil Woods and Charlie Parker.