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Genre: cool jazz

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Parent Genre: jazz

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.


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Saxophone, Piano, Trumpet, Vibraphone, Guitar, Clarinet, Trombone, Drum Kit, Double Bass, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocals

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Most popular cool jazz albums

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Chet Baker Sings
1956
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Getz/Gilberto
1964
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Night Lights (Expanded Edition)
1963
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Volume 2 (Vol. 2)
1956
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Amoroso
1977
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Somethin' Else (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
1958
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You Must Believe In Spring (Remastered Version)
1981
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2 Trumpets
1956
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Jazz & Alchemy
2011
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Happy Moods
1960
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Besame Mucho
1956
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The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
1963
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Take Ten
1990
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Collection of the Best Big Bands - Woody Herman, Vol. 1 (Remastered)
2018
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Compact Jazz
1987

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List of cool jazz artists

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.

#namepopularityfollowers
1 65 429596
2 62 670181
3 52 605229
4 51 154890
5 47 455580
6 45 73859
7 56 204466
8 42 114649
9 62 2487989
10 39 49136
11 49 293115
12 47 99795
13 65 1104232
14 50 400489
15 46 153417
16 40 21376
17 35 31668
18 42 27833
19 36 16301
20 41 34276
21 63 605802
22 47 72839
23 45 25076
24 38 29583
25 42 36281
26 42 58752
27 34 5492
28 33 9873
29 42 10501
30 43 14493
31 41 32403
32 33 18786
33 33 4901
34 34 6238
35 27 28549
36 16 4750
37 26 2129
38 18 2819
39 24 2743
40 17 3243
41 21 1013
42 18 953
43 16 1478
44 17 2145
45 9 703
46 7 565
47 6 1413
48 5 240
49 4 424
50 4 900
51 3 187
52 3 46
53 3 519
54 3 113
55 3 492
56 1 302
57 1 2268
58 1 44

cool jazz playlist created by Chosic

Enjoy this playlist of popular cool jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.