Cool jazz
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Cool jazz is a type of jazz that is understated and subtle, and integrates elements of classical music. It is sometimes referred to as West Coast jazz or West Coast cool, as it was primarily practiced by musicians in the Los Angeles area; however, its popularity and practice was by no means limited to California. The Claude Thornhill Orchestra and Lennie Tristano first recorded cool jazz in 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." Developed mainly from the perspective of white West Coast jazz musicians, cool jazz combined the melodic and swinging aspects of the earlier swing era with the harmonic and rhythmic developments of bebop. The roots of cool jazz can be traced back to various earlier styles, as well as a direction that trumpet player Miles Davis pursued during the late 1940s.
Some other cool jazz artists:
- Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond
- Modern Jazz Quartet
- Gerry Mulligan
- Miles Davis with Bill Evans
- Lee Konitz
- Chico Hamilton
- George Shearing
- Shelly Manne
Samples
- Download sample of "Boplicity" by Miles Davis from Birth of Cool
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