Cool Jazz

Cool jazz, which emerged in the late 1940s and flourished in the 1950s, stands as a calming reaction to the frenetic tempos and complex chord progressions of bebop. Characterized by relaxed tempos, lighter tone, and a more lyrical approach to improvisation, cool jazz offered a softer, more introspective side to jazz that highlighted subtlety and arrangement. Its practitioners, including the likes of Miles Davis and Chet Baker, often employed a more restrained and understated style of playing, with a focus on melodic development and an air of sophistication. Replete with a nuanced interplay between musicians, cool jazz reflected a smooth integration of both European harmonic elements and structured compositions, forging a path that would deeply influence both jazz and popular music at large.

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Al Fowler Trio
Alec Taylor Trio
Anders Mogensen
Andrew Rathbun
Andy Luma Trio
Art Beckett
Atlantic Five Jazz Band
Back to Jazz
Balistic Man
Belmont Central
Ben Markley
Benjamine Leroy Quartet
Bernardo Beduino
Bill Evans
Bill Parker
Bill Walton
Billy Hicks Quartet
BoValigura
Bruce Harris
CMC 3
Cara Myers Trio
Carl Winther
Cecil Andrews
Charles Mingus
Charlie Parker
Chet Baker
Chuck Ingels
Claude Williamson
Dave Oakley trio
David Jenau
Derek Hines Trio
Douglas Ruby Trio
Drew Milner
Dusty Diamond Trio
Easy Jazz Music
Eleonora Strino
Eric Rowland
George Cables
George Kuntz Four
Gerald McCarthy
Gottfried Barber Trio
Gustav Lundgren
Hadi Kazemi
Hamilton Jones Trio
Hamilton Reed Quartet
Harry Allen
Heine Hansen
High North Trio
James Jackson Jazz Trio
Jasper Somsen
Jean Fines
Joe Syrian Motor City Jazz Octet
John Parricelli
Joyce Trio
Karl-Martin Almqvist
Khushboo Shree
Kristian Hart Trio
LaSalle Street Trio
Lachlan Wright Trio
Lars Danielsson
LowJaZz
Massimo Faraò
Massimo Faraò Trio
Mayfare Trio
Meadow Park
Michael Blake
Miles Davis
Mino Conte & Co
NH&K TRIO
Nathan Hill Trio
Norris Walker Trio
Orange Jazz Quartet
Oscar Peterson
Pasquale Grasso
Paul Moretti Trio
Pietro Beltrani
Pratham Shergill
Ray Love
Ricci Tuzza
Saginaw Society
Salman SV
Scott Hamilton
Sebastian Gahler
Sheila Jordan
Sidney Hatfield Trio
Skerdi
Stan Getz
Steve Johns
Tadd Norman
Tate Jackson Trio
Ted Ross Quartet
The Boston Four
The Bruce Brady Trio
The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Smooth Sounds
Tim Franks Trio
Tobias Wiklund
Ugovhb
W JAZZ TRIO
Yorkville
Vince Guaraldi Trio
Chet Baker
Stan Getz
João Gilberto
Miles Davis
Bill Evans
Ugovhb
Benny Carter
Duke Ellington
Oscar Peterson
Cannonball Adderley
John Parricelli
Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Paul Desmond
Blossom Dearie
James Jackson Jazz Trio
Charlie Parker
June Christy
6th Street Jazz
Miles Davis Quintet
Jeff Laine & Co
Dave Brubeck
Magpie Jazz Trio
Russ Freeman
Gerry Mulligan
Dizzy Gillespie
Jim Hall
Claus Waidtløw
Charles Mingus
Tim Franks Trio
Saginaw Society
Kaushal Shekhawat
High North Trio
Gottfried Barber Trio
Roddy Doyle Trio
Bob James
CMC 3
Ahmad Jamal
Alec Taylor Trio
Shirley Horn
Eric Rowland
Ryo Fukui
Art Pepper
Dan Chmielinski
Scott Hamilton
Joyce Trio
Ike Quebec
Kristian Hart Trio
LaSalle Street Trio
Eli Starr Trio
KTZ Players
Paul Moretti Trio
Benny Benack III
Jean Fines
Najee
Cara Myers Trio
Ray Love
Jacob Christoffersen
Orange Jazz Quartet
George Shearing
Massimo Faraò
Lars Danielsson
Ron Bladworth
Rudy Winston
Carl Winther
Drew Milner
Dee Burton
Bill Charlap Trio
Gerard Presencer
Massimo Faraò Trio
Art Beckett
Copenhagen Jazzexperience
Mino Conte & Co
Meadow Park
Cecil Andrews
Red Brick Lane
Tate Jackson Trio
Nordic Light Trio
Coleman Hawkins Quartet
The Modern Jazz Quartet
Anders Mogensen
Grayville Trio
Angela Rowles
Ellie Manne
Jonas Olofsson
Arthur Taylor Trio
James Earle Trio
Bill Parker
Will Mays
Mayfare Trio
Joe Wilson Trio
Bob Brookmeyer
Avery Miller
Benjamine Leroy Quartet
Sidney Hatfield Trio
Billy Buss Quartet
George Kuntz Four
Bill Walton
Francis Graden
Belmont Central