Cool jazz
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Cool jazz is a type of jazz that is understated and subtle and often encompasses West coast jazz or West coast cool, which originated primarily from California. The Claude Thornhill Orchestra and Lennie Tristano recorded cool jazz as early as the late 1940s. Thornhill's most popular song "Snowfall" is still played today.
Along with the bebop movement developed during the 1940s, the 1950s ushered in a lighter, more romantic style of jazz called "cool." The roots of cool jazz can be traced back to various earlier styles.
Some other cool jazz artists:
- Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond
- Modern Jazz Quartet
- Gerry Mulligan with Chet Baker
- Miles Davis with Bill Evans
- Lee Konitz
- Chico Hamilton
- George Shearing
- Shelly Manne
See also
Samples
- Download sample of "Boplicity" by Miles Davis from Birth of the Cool
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