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
Birth of the Cool
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Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis. It was released in February or March 1957 on Capitol Records. It compiles twelve tracks recorded by
Cool jazz
…Guide to Jazz, identifies four overlapping sub-categories of cool jazz: "Soft variants of bebop," including the Miles Davis recordings that constitute Birth of the Cool; the complete works of the Modern Jazz Quartet; the output of Gerry Mulligan, especially his work with Chet Baker and Bob Brookmeyer; the music of Stan…
Birth of the Cool
Miles Classics In Jazz
Davis (right center) playing in Charlie Parker's quintet, 1947
Pete Rugolo produced the sessions for Birth of the Cool.