Cool jazz is a style 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 that used in the fast and complex bebop style. Cool jazz often employs formal arrangements and incorporates elements of classical music. Broadly,the genre refers to a number of post-war jazz styles employing a more subdued approach than that of contemporaneous jazz idioms. As Paul Tanner,Maurice Gerow,and David Megill suggest,"the tonal sonorities of these conservative players could be compared to pastel colors,while the solos of [Dizzy] Gillespie and his followers could be compared to fiery red colors."
John Haley "Zoot" Sims was an American jazz saxophonist,playing mainly tenor but also alto saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big band,afterward enjoying a long solo career,often in partnership with fellow saxmen Gerry Mulligan and Al Cohn.
Gerald Joseph Mulligan,also known as Jeru,was an American jazz saxophonist,clarinetist,composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill,Miles Davis,Stan Kenton,and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions including "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers",have become standards.
Alan Warren Haig was an American jazz pianist,best known as one of the pioneers of bebop.
Birth of the Cool is a compilation album by American jazz trumpeter and bandleader Miles Davis,released in February 1957 by Capitol Records. It compiles eleven tracks recorded by Davis's nonet for the label over the course of three sessions during 1949 and 1950.
Swingtime! is an album by the Canadian Brass,released in 1995. The album featured arrangements of several jazz standards.
Walkin' is a Miles Davis compilation album released in March 1957 by Prestige Records. The album compiles material previously released on two 10 inch LPs in 1954 (Miles Davis All-Star Sextet and Side One of Miles Davis Quintet,dropping "I'll Remember April" from Side Two and replacing it with the previously unreleased "Love Me or Leave Me" recorded at the same session. Here credited to the "Miles Davis All-Stars",the songs were recorded on April 3 and 29,1954,by two slightly different groups led by Davis. Both sessions were recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's home studio.
Bags' Groove is a jazz album by Miles Davis,released in 1957 by Prestige,compiling material from two 10" LPs recorded in 1954,plus two alternative takes.
New Concepts of Artistry in Rhythm is an album by Stan Kenton. "Invention for Guitar and Trumpet" features guitarist Sal Salvador. A New York Times writer commented in 2003 that composer Bill Russo's "Improvisation" piece was "among the highest achievements in orchestral jazz".
Subconscious-Lee is a jazz album by Lee Konitz although a few tracks were issued on 78rpm under Lennie Tristano's name. It was recorded in 1949 and 1950,and released on the Prestige label.
Blue Period is the third studio album by jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released in 1953 as a 10" LP,his second released by Prestige Records,recorded over the course of two 1951 recording sessions at New York's Apex Studio.
Dig is an album by Miles Davis on Prestige Records,catalogue number 7012. It features tracks from a 1951 session at Apex Studios. First released in the 12-inch LP format in 1956,The original album was later released as Diggin' with the catalogue number PR 7281 and a different cover. Dig was reissued as a compact disc with additional tracks.
Miles Davis and Horns is a compilation album by the American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Released in 1956,by Prestige Records,it compiles material from albums previously released by Prestige in the discontinued 10 inch LP format. The fifth,sixth,and eighth tracks were originally issued on the various artists album Modern Jazz Trumpets,and had also been issued as 78rpm singles. Tracks 1–4 first appeared on Miles Davis Plays The Compositions Of Al Cohn. Track 3 was also previously released as the B-side of the "Morpheus" single. Track 7 was originally on Blue Period.
The Essential Miles Davis is a 2-CD compilation album by Miles Davis released by Columbia Legacy on May 15,2001. It belongs to Sony Music Entertainment's "The Essential" series,not to the series "Essentials",established by WEA International,and was released as part of Sony's Miles 75 Anniversary program. In 2008,The Essential Miles Davis 3.0 was released as a limited edition album featuring a bonus third disc that added five more songs to the original track list.
The New Sounds is the debut solo studio album by the American jazz musician Miles Davis. Released in late 1951 as a 10-inch LP,it is his first album as a bandleader and his first full album for Prestige Records. Davis had previously contributed three tracks to the Prestige compilation LP Modern Jazz Trumpets and appeared as a sideman on the 10-inch LP Lee Konitz:The New Sounds.
Modern Jazz Trumpets is an album released by Prestige Records in 1951 with music by four jazz trumpeters:Fats Navarro,Dizzy Gillespie,Miles Davis and Kenny Dorham. The album was released on the 10" LP format and includes the first recordings by Davis for Prestige.
Miles Davis at Newport 1955–1975:The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 is a four-CD album compiling five of Miles Davis's performances at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport,Rhode Island and two European concerts branded under the Festival moniker with one additional track recorded in New York City.
Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz is an album by American jazz saxophonists Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz featuring performances recorded in 1957 released on the Verve label.
The Gerry Mulligan Songbook is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in late 1957 and released on the World Pacific label.
The Brothers is a studio compilation album by American saxophonists Stan Getz and Zoot Sims released in 1956 via Prestige label.
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