cool jazz

A jazz style characterized by moderate volume, quiet rhythm sections, low vibrato, and sometimes improvised counterpoint; c. 1950s. (See also West Coast jazz.)


Gotta Dance, Jimmy Giuffre (1956)


Gerry Mulligan Quartet, "Line For Lyons"

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