Cool jazz is a subgenre of jazz that emerged in the 1950s. It is characterized by a relaxed and laid-back style, with a focus on melodic improvisation and subtle harmonies. Cool jazz often features a smaller ensemble, with a muted trumpet or saxophone as the lead instrument. The genre is known for its smooth and sophisticated sound, and its influence can be heard in many modern jazz styles. (AI Generated)
Here you can see the popularity of Cool Jazz genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
959 releases
Explore cool jazz history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of cool jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the cool jazz genre. You can find out what cool jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 2629184 | |
| 2 | 46 | 58494 | |
| 3 | 43 | 131966 | |
| 4 | 48 | 235827 | |
| 5 | 56 | 223874 | |
| 6 | 47 | 92836 | |
| 7 | 63 | 729540 | |
| 8 | 53 | 290867 | |
| 9 | 55 | 223681 | |
| 10 | 51 | 648096 | |
| 11 | 48 | 445934 | |
| 12 | 51 | 141672 | |
| 13 | 48 | 98711 | |
| 14 | 57 | 203659 | |
| 15 | 45 | 48097 | |
| 16 | 49 | 487920 | |
| 17 | 45 | 126344 | |
| 18 | 53 | 39043 | |
| 19 | 43 | 59142 | |
| 20 | 44 | 85789 | |
| 21 | 51 | 690000 | |
| 22 | 42 | 178719 | |
| 23 | 51 | 313691 | |
| 24 | 51 | 67586 | |
| 25 | 49 | 359009 | |
| 26 | 48 | 239024 | |
| 27 | 47 | 106827 | |
| 28 | 47 | 218855 | |
| 29 | 46 | 142053 | |
| 30 | 46 | 16550 | |
| 31 | 46 | 152015 | |
| 32 | 45 | 41809 | |
| 33 | 45 | 60870 | |
| 34 | 45 | 79867 | |
| 35 | 42 | 61445 | |
| 36 | 43 | 40342 | |
| 37 | 43 | 45753 | |
| 38 | 42 | 71046 | |
| 39 | 42 | 34395 | |
| 40 | 42 | 31752 | |
| 41 | 42 | 37168 | |
| 42 | 42 | 119708 | |
| 43 | 56 | 733815 | |
| 44 | 49 | 25045 | |
| 45 | 43 | 109249 | |
| 46 | 57 | 296418 | |
| 47 | 54 | 287205 | |
| 48 | 53 | 155748 | |
| 49 | 47 | 178609 | |
| 50 | 46 | 150959 | |
| 51 | 45 | 169566 | |
| 52 | 50 | 140044 | |
| 53 | 44 | 133920 | |
| 54 | 42 | 173982 | |
| 55 | 43 | 165327 | |
| 56 | 43 | 93480 | |
| 57 | 50 | 156948 | |
| 58 | 47 | 194515 | |
| 59 | 46 | 189166 | |
| 60 | 46 | 111895 | |
| 61 | 46 | 33495 | |
| 62 | 65 | 490562 | |
| 63 | 63 | 659281 | |
| 64 | 42 | 61592 | |
| 65 | 43 | 44149 | |
| 66 | 42 | 40999 | |
| 67 | 53 | 194086 | |
| 68 | 49 | 106979 | |
| 69 | 48 | 120320 | |
| 70 | 46 | 45399 | |
| 71 | 46 | 96088 | |
| 72 | 45 | 39094 | |
| 73 | 45 | 63770 | |
| 74 | 66 | 1234310 | |
| 75 | 44 | 16394 | |
| 76 | 43 | 40989 | |
| 77 | 43 | 22297 | |
| 78 | 42 | 38087 | |
| 79 | 42 | 17707 | |
| 80 | 58 | 923494 | |
| 81 | 45 | 30273 | |
| 82 | 50 | 239186 | |
| 83 | 51 | 168417 | |
| 84 | 50 | 30136 | |
| 85 | 53 | 103207 | |
| 86 | 52 | 428421 | |
| 87 | 48 | 46654 | |
| 88 | 45 | 79068 | |
| 89 | 42 | 28458 | |
| 90 | 43 | 19945 | |
| 91 | 49 | 119888 | |
| 92 | 49 | 18731 | |
| 93 | 47 | 79609 | |
| 94 | 47 | 65624 | |
| 95 | 42 | 38616 | |
| 96 | 44 | 40795 | |
| 97 | 43 | 45226 | |
| 98 | 43 | 11897 | |
| 99 | 42 | 27040 | |
| 100 | 45 | 34959 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular cool jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
