Cool jazz is a type of jazz that is understated and subtle. West Coast jazz (often considered an invalid jazz type as it encompasses more than the West Coast of the USA) is often part of cool jazz. 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.

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

Samples

• Download sample of "Boplicity" by Miles Davis from Birth of Cool

Jazz | Jazz genres

Avant-jazz - Bebop - Dixieland - Calypso jazz - Cool jazz - Free jazz - Hard bop - Modal jazz - Jazz blues - Gypsy jazz - Chamber jazz - Milo jazz

Soul jazz - Swing jazz - Acid jazz - Jazz fusion - Jazz rap - Nu jazz - Latin jazz - Smooth jazz - Trad jazz - Mini-jazz - Creative jazz

Other topics

Musicians - Jazz standard - Jazz royalty

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