Subgenre

Cool Jazz

68 profiles tagged Cool Jazz, A-Z.

Cool jazz emerged in the late 1940s, largely out of Miles Davis's 1949-50 Birth of the Cool sessions and the influence of tenor saxophonist Lester Young's light, understated tone, as a reaction against bebop's speed and intensity. It favors relaxed tempos, softer dynamics, restrained vibrato, and often incorporates classically inflected instrumentation such as French horn or flute within carefully arranged ensembles. Miles Davis, trumpeter Chet Baker, and baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan are among its most closely associated figures.

Alessandro Galati Piano Amedeo Tommasi Piano ✦ 1935–2021 Andrea Pozza Piano Art Farmer Trumpet ✦ 1928–1999 Baldo Panfili Trumpet Bill Evans Piano ✦ 1929–1980 Bill Perkins Tenor and baritone saxophone ✦ 1924–2003 Bob Brookmeyer Valve trombone ✦ 1929–2011 Bob Salmieri Tenor & Soprano Saxophone Carla Marcotulli Voice Carlo Pes Guitar ✦ 1927–1999 Cettina Donato Piano Chet Baker Trumpet ✦ 1929–1988 Chico Hamilton Drums ✦ 1921–2013 Cicci Santucci Trumpet Cinzia Gizzi Piano Dekel Bor Guitar (electric and acoustic) Dick Spencer Alto saxophone Don Friedman Piano ✦ 1935–2016 Eraldo Volonté Tenor saxophone ✦ 1918–2003 Franco Piana Trumpet Gary Foster Alto & tenor saxophone ✦ 1936–2026 Gerry Mulligan Baritone saxophone ✦ 1927–1996 Gianni Basso Tenor Saxophone ✦ 1931–2009 Gil Cuppini Drums ✦ 1924–1996 Gil Evans Piano ✦ 1912–1988 Gino Marinacci Flute ✦ 1926–1982 Giovanni Monteforte Guitar Glauco Masetti Alto saxophone ✦ 1922–2001 Guy Sion Saxophone (Alto, Soprano) Herb Ellis Guitar ✦ 1921–2010 Jan Lundgren Piano Jesper Bodilsen Double bass Jim Hall Guitar ✦ 1930–2013 Jimmy Rowles Piano ✦ 1918–1996 Konosuke Saijo Tenor Saxophone ✦ 1931–2023 Lanfranco Malaguti Guitar Lee Konitz Alto saxophone (also soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, voice) ✦ 1927–2020 Leroy Vinnegar Double bass ✦ 1928–1999 Livio Cerveglieri Tenor Saxophone Mamelo Gaitanopoulos Tenor Saxophone Mario Pezzotta Trombone (also bombardino and bass tuba early in his career) ✦ 1920–2004 Martial Solal Piano ✦ 1927–2024 Masayuki Takayanagi Guitar ✦ 1932–1991 Maurizio Majorana Double bass ✦ 1938–2023 Miles Davis Trumpet ✦ 1926–1991 Mirko Fait Saxophones (tenor, alto, soprano) Morten Lund Drums Nello Toscano Double bass Nicola Stilo Flute Nunzio Rotondo Trumpet ✦ 1924–2009 Oscar Valdambrini Trumpet ✦ 1924–1996 Paolo Recchia Alto Saxophone Pasquale Grasso Guitar Red Mitchell Double bass ✦ 1927–1992 Renato Sellani Piano ✦ 1926–2014 Romano Mussolini Piano ✦ 1927–2006 Sadanori Nakamure Guitar ✦ 1933–2026 Serge Chaloff Baritone saxophone ✦ 1923–1957 Stan Getz Tenor saxophone ✦ 1927–1991 Stefania Tallini Piano Stefano Cerri Electric Bass ✦ 1952–2000 Stu Williamson Trumpet ✦ 1933–1991 Tadayuki Harada Baritone saxophone Teddy Charles Vibraphone ✦ 1928–2012 Teru Sakamoto Piano Till Brönner Trumpet Zoot Sims Tenor saxophone ✦ 1925–1985

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