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Stan Getz John Barry Jimmy Van Heusen Victor Feldman Warne Marsh Shelly Manne Paul Desmond Art Farmer Helen Merrill Lester Young John Lewis Bob Brookmeyer Al Cohn Chet Baker Dave Brubeck Kenny Burrell June Christy Chris Connor Miles Davis Herb Ellis Bill Evans Vince Guaraldi Woody Herman The Hi-Lo's Ahmad Jamal |
Barney Kessel Julie London Marian McPartland The Modern Jazz Quartet Gerry Mulligan Red Norvo Art Pepper André Previn George Shearing Cal Tjader Sarah Vaughan Bud Shank Lee Konitz Chico Hamilton Jimmy Giuffre Kenny Clarke Gil Evans Zoot Sims Krzysztof Komeda Paul Smith Sal Salvador Stan Levey Lou Levy Cy Touff Jerome Richardson |
Cool Jazz evolved
directly from bop in the late '40s and '50s. Essentially, it was
a mixture of bop with certain aspects of swing that had been
overlooked or temporarily discarded. Dissonances were smoothed
out, tones were softened, arrangements became important again,
and the rhythm section's accents were less jarring. Because some
of the key pacesetters of the style (many of whom were studio
musicians) were centered in Los Angeles, it was nicknamed "West
Coast jazz." Some of the recordings were experimental in nature
(hinting at classical music) and some overarranged sessions were
bland, but in general this was a viable and popular style. By
the late '50s, hard bop from the East Coast had succeeded
cool jazz, although many of the style's top players had long
and productive careers. Among the many top artists who were
important in the development of cool jazz were Lester
Young, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, Shorty Rogers,
and Howard Rumsey (leader of the Lighthouse All-Stars). ~ Scott
Yanow
