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A quality tenor sax player
and composer, Al Cohn
played extensively with
Zoot Sims, as well as Woody
Herman and Buddy Rich.
This free-spirited and
trend-setting Bop and Cool
Jazz vocalist has remained a
star for decades. Often
self-destructive, Anita O'D...
Evans' lyrical, distilled,
often boldly impressionistic
piano playing is as popular
today as during his lifetime.
Evans played a key role in...
Vibraphonist Tjader
brought his Cool/West Coast
sensibilities to hot Latin
Jazz. Tjader started out
playing with Dave Brubec...
Chet Baker was one of the
most celebrated West Coast
Cool Jazz musicians, and
also an amazing singer. He
died in 1988. This lithe We...
Atlantic Record's biggest
jazz seller of the 1950s,
Connor's Cool vocal style
works with small groups, big
bands and strings. The Eas...
This pianist crossed over to
mass popularity without
ever pandering to the
public or adopting any of
the latest trends. Brubec...
Either with his much-copied
quintet, or solo, Shearing's
jazz piano playing helped
shape Bop. Cool and Mood
music. Shearing's mix of vi...
This undervalued jazz
master played the unwieldy
baritone sax, wrote scores
of classic tunes, and helped
define Cool Jazz. Mulligan...
With or without Miles Davis,
Evans' stunning band charts
helped pave the way for
Cool and Avant Garde jazz.
The leader of the sublime
Modern Jazz Quartet, this
pianist also recorded
frequently under his name.
A brilliant jazz pianist,
composer, and teacher,
Tristano taught and played
beside Mingus, Charlie
Parker, and many others.
Everything about the Pres
was his own -- his feathery
tenor sax tone, his
improvisatory flights, and
his hipster vocabulary. Y...
Miles Davis helped define
five decades of jazz and
became a superstar in the
process. Davis dropped out
of Juilliard to play jazz. Mi...
This innovative quartet
remained one of the
greatest jazz supergroups
for almost five decades.
Pianist/composer John Le...
The quintessential alto
saxophonist of West Coast
Jazz, Desmond is best
known for his cool years
with Dave Brubeck.
His tenor sax tone was so
gorgeous that musicians
dubbed him The Sound.
Getz's disarming versatility
enabled him to shine in S...
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