Cool jazz
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Cool jazz is a style and genre of modern jazz music inspired by bebop and big band that arose in the United States after World War II. It is characterized by relaxed tempos and a lighter tone than tha
Dave Brubeck Quartet in 1962
Chet Baker, known as the "Prince of Cool," 1983
Lennie Tristano
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Leonard Joseph Tristano was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and teacher of jazz improvisation.
Tristano, c. August 1947
Bill Harris, Denzil Best, Flip Phillips, Billy Bauer, Lennie Tristano, Chubby Jackson. Pied Piper, New York City, c. September 1947