HOLLY COLE SURPRISES AND DELIGHTS FANS WITH A NEW SINGLE AND EXPANDED EDITION OF DARK MOON
Photo Credit: Rodney Bowes
ASSETS – HERE
STREAM ALBUM - HERE
HOLLY’S SIGNATURE TAKE ON THE CLASSIC “COMIN’ HOME BABY” IS AVAILABLE ON THE EVE OF MEL TORME’S 100TH ANNIVERSARY - HERE
HOLLY CONTINUES HER ‘DARK MOON’ TOUR WITH NEW DATES ACROSS CANADA - HERE
September 12, 2025 (Toronto, ON) - Today - Renowned Canadian / International vocalist Holly Cole released an expanded version of her album Dark Moon featuring the new song “Comin’ Home Baby.” Teaming up with her long-time live performance partners, along with additional musicians to create rich harmonies and layers, this album is a true ensemble project that highlights her signature style. Dark Moon (Expanded) is available here via Rumpus Room/Universal Music Canada.
Holly Cole isn’t one of those artists who falls into any one category. Her smoky voice is sultry, her arrangements smart and sexy and all the while she and her musicians very uniquely reshape traditional Jazz, Pop and Country standards this time particularly from the New American Songbook writers including Marty Balin, Peggy Lee, Hal David, Burt Bacharach and Johnny Mercer.
The new single “Comin’ Home Baby” is being released on the eve of Mel Torme’s 100th Anniversary. It includes a brilliant harmonica solo feature by Howard Levy, one of the original members in Bela Fleck And The Flectones. In addition to Holly’s long time live performance / recording mates, Aaron Davis (piano), George Koller (bass), Davide Direnzo (drums) John Johnson (saxophone), Kevin Breit (guitar), and Howard Levy (harmonica), Brazilian-born percussionist Cyro Baptista was added for a little extra percussion and rhythm throughout the track. Additional guests on ‘Dark Moon’ include the three-part 1950’s Nashville style harmonies of the Good Lovelies. Together they define the absolute best in “ensemble playing.”
“I’ve always loved the up-tempo Mel Torme version of “Comin’ Home Baby.” One day it struck me that the song could also sound great sung in a sultrier tempo, with a laid-back feel. Since it’s an old-fashioned call and response, I decided to sing only the call and have members of the band handle the response. I think it really lets the tune breathe.” - Holly Cole
Dark Moon is available now via Rumpus Room/Universal Music Canada on CD, 180-gram black vinyl, and Expanded Edition standard, Hi-Res digital + ATMOS
New video for “Comin’ Home Baby” will be released on September 26th.
Upcoming Tour Dates
• 09/13/25 – Port Theatre - Nanaimo BC
• 09/14/25 - Vogue Theatre - Vancouver
• 09/16/25 – Bella Concert Hall - Calgary
• 09/17/25 - Festival Place - Sherwood Park (Edmonton)
• 09/20/25 - Club Regent Event Centre – Winnipeg
“Serial jazz fest performer Holly Cole returns to make magic and melt hearts.”
- Bill Brownstein, The Montreal Gazette
Dark Moon (Expanded Edition):
1. Steppin' Out with My Baby
2. Where Flamingoes Fly
3. Moon River
4. No Moon at All
5. Message to Michael
6. The Exciting Life
7. Dark Moon
8. Comin’ Back to Me
9. Kiss Me Quick
10. Walk Away Renee
11. Johnny Guitar
12. Comin’ Home Baby
Single Cover Art / Photo Credit: Rodney Bowes
About Holly Cole
Holly Cole is a renowned Canadian / International jazz singer who began her career in 1989 with the release of her 4-song EP ‘Christmas Blues’ under indie label Alert Music, followed by her debut album ‘Girl Talk’ in 1990.
In 1992, she signed with Blue Note’s Manhattan imprint and released ‘Blame It on My Youth’ which achieved Platinum + sales in Canada, over 200,000 copies internationally, and based on the success of the single “Calling You”, a number 1 charted single and album in Japan. The next album based on her hit rendition of Johnny Nash’s, “I Can See Clearly Now” and its accompanying video cemented her success internationally setting up her following release, the critically acclaimed, Temptation, an album made up of material exclusively written by Tom Waits, one of Holly favourite songwriters.
With 12 previous albums to her name, Cole has achieved multi-platinum sales and received numerous awards, including 2 Juno Awards (out of 8 nominations) and 2 Gemini Awards. She has also won two Japanese Grand Prix Gold Disc Awards and the prestigious Ella Fitzgerald Award from the Montreal Jazz Festival, joining the ranks of Aretha Franklin, Diana Krall and Etta James. In 2014, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University.
In 2019, Holly Cole reunited the original Holly Cole Trio, with David Pitch on bass and Aaron Davis on piano, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. They performed at the cabaret Lion d'Or in Montreal, and these special shows were recorded and became the 2021 album ‘Montreal.’
For Christmas 2022, Cole released a remastered compilation combining her holiday releases from 1989 and 2001, titled anew “Baby It’s Cold Outside” and “I Have the Christmas Blues.”
With the release of Dark Moon in early 2025, Holly Cole has returned with unstoppable force, lighting up stages across the globe. From the United States to Japan, Germany to France, and right here at home with a triumphant performance at the legendary Montreal Jazz Festival, audiences are witnessing a rebirth. Holly Cole isn’t just back, she’s re-energized, and you can hear it in every note.
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