List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians

List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians and vocalists.

A[]

Curtis Amy ^[1]^{: 97, 105} - Saxophone
Earl Anderza - alto saxophone
David Axelrod - composer

B[]

Chet Baker^[1]^: 95^[2]^[3]^: 110
Billy Bauer
Milt Bernhart^[1]^: 95
Lou Blackburn
Dupree Bolton^[1]^: 105
Bob Brookmeyer^[2]^[3]^: 105
Clifford Brown^[1]^: 105
Ray Brown
Dave Brubeck^[1]^: 95^[2]^[3]^{: 105, 111}
Monty Budwig^[1]^: 96
Larry Bunker^[1]^: 96
Frank Butler

C[]

Red Callender^[1]^: 97
Conte Candoli^[1]^: 95
Pete Candoli^[1]^: 95
John Carisi^[1]^: 95
Benny Carter
Teddy Charles^[2]
June Christy
James Clay^[1]^: 105
Al Cohn
Buddy Collette^[1]^{: 93, 95–97}^[3]^: 104
Junior Collins^[3]^: 104
Chris Connor^[4]^: 172
Bob Cooper^[1]^: 95^[3]^: 104
Curtis Counce^[1]^{: 96–97, 105}
Israel Crosby

D[]

Miles Davis^[1]^: 94–95^[2]^[3]^{: 106–108}
Michael Di Pasqua
Paul Desmond^[1]^: 95^[2]^[3]^: 110
Eric Dolphy^[1]^: 105

E[]

Harry "Sweets" Edison^[1]^: 97
Teddy Edwards^[1]^: 92, 97
Don Elliott
Herb Ellis
Bob Enevoldsen^[1]^: 95
Bill Evans
Gil Evans^[1]^: 94–95^[3]^{: 106, 108}

F[]

Don Fagerquist
Tal Farlow
Victor Feldman^[1]^: 96
Maynard Ferguson^[1]^: 95
Brent Fischer
Clare Fischer
Chuck Flores^[1]^: 96
Carl Fontana
Russ Freeman^[1]^: 96

G[]

Herb Geller^[1]^{: 95, 105} (woodwinds, composer, arranger)
Stan Getz^[1]^: 96^[2]^[3]^{: 106, 108, 110}
Jimmy Giuffre^[1]^: 95^[2]^[3]^{: 106, 110}
Bob Gordon
Dexter Gordon^[1]^: 92
John Graas^[1]^: 95
Wardell Gray^[1]^: 92
Vince Guaraldi^[1]^: 97
Lars Gullin

H[]

Jim Hall^[1]^: 96
Charlie Haden
Chico Hamilton^[1]^: 96^[2]^[3]^{: 103, 111}
Scott Hamilton
Herbie Harper
Hampton Hawes^[1]^{: 96, 105}
Percy Heath^[1]^: 95
Woody Herman^[3]^: 106^[4]^: 336
Billy Higgins
Bill Holman^[1]^: 95
Elmo Hope^[1]^: 105
Paul Horn^[3]^: 104

J[]

Milt Jackson^[1]^: 95
Bobby Jaspar
Pete Jolly^[1]^: 96
Carmell Jones^[1]^{: 97, 105}

K[]

Fred Katz^[1]^: 96^[3]^: 103
Richie Kamuca^[1]^: 95
Connie Kay^[1]^: 95
Barney Kessel
Stan Kenton^[4]^: 399
Lee Konitz^[1]^: 94
Irene Kral
Mark Kramer

L[]

Harold Land^[1]^: 97
John LaPorta^[2]
Stan Levey^[1]^: 96
Lou Levy^[1]^: 96
John Lewis^[1]^: 94–95
Mel Lewis^[1]^: 96

M[]

Dave Mackay
Joe Maini^[1]^{: 95, 105}
Herbie Mann^[3]^: 104
Shelly Manne^[1]^{: 95–96, 105}
Larance Marable^[1]^{: 96, 105}
Charlie Mariano^[1]^: 95
Warne Marsh^[2]
Gary McFarland
Charles Mingus^[1]^: 92
Red Mitchell^[1]^: 96
Jack Montrose^[1]^: 95
Joe Morello
Frank Morgan^[1]^: 105
Barbara Morrison
Gerry Mulligan^[1]^: 94–95^[2]^[3]^{: 106, 110}

N[]

Lennie Niehaus^[1]^: 95

P[]

Marty Paich^[1]^: 96
Remo Palmier
Dave Pell^[2]
Art Pepper^[1]^{: 95, 105}
Bill Perkins^[1]^: 95
Carl Perkins^[1]^: 96
Roy Porter^[1]^: 92
André Previn^[1]^: 96

R[]

Jimmy Raney
Max Roach^[1]^: 105
Shorty Rogers^[1]^: 95
Frank Rosolino^[1]^: 95
Willie Ruff^[3]^: 104
Howard Rumsey^[1]^: 96*****

S[]

Bud Shank^[1]^: 95^[3]^: 104
George Shearing^[1]^: 94^[2]^[3]^: 106
Jack Sheldon^[1]^: 95
Zoot Sims
Johnny Smith
Alvin Stoller

T[]

Horace Tapscott
Cal Tjader^[1]^: 96 - vibraphone, drums, piano
Cy Touff
Lennie Tristano^[1]^: 94
Bobby Troup

V[]

Leroy Vinnegar^[1]^: 96

W[]

Julius Watkins^[3]^: 104
Frank Wess^[3]^: 104
Claude Williamson^[1]^: 96
Stu Williamson^[1]^: 95
Bill Watrous^[1]^: 96^[3]^{: 106–107, 110}

Z[]

Mike Zwerin^[4]^: 687

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc Carr, Roy (2006) [1997], "The Cool on the Coast", A Century of Jazz: A Hundred Years of the Greatest Music Ever Made, London: Hamlyn, pp. 92–105, ISBN 0-681-03179-4
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Gridley, Mark C. (1994), "Styles", in Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, p. 11, ISBN 0-87930-308-5
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Tanner, Paul O. W.; Maurice Gerow; David W. Megill (1988) [1964]. "Cool (1949-1955)". Jazz (6th ed.). Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, College Division. pp. 103–111. ISBN 0-697-03663-4.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wynn, Ron (1994), Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, ISBN 0-87930-308-5

[carr-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj ^bk ^bl ^bm ^bn ^bo ^bp ^bq ^br ^bs ^bt ^bu ^bv ^bw ^bx ^by ^bz ^ca ^cb ^cc Carr, Roy (2006) [1997], "The Cool on the Coast", A Century of Jazz: A Hundred Years of the Greatest Music Ever Made, London: Hamlyn, pp. 92–105, ISBN 0-681-03179-4

[gridley-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ Gridley, Mark C. (1994), "Styles", in Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, p. 11, ISBN 0-87930-308-5

[tanner-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w Tanner, Paul O. W.; Maurice Gerow; David W. Megill (1988) [1964]. "Cool (1949-1955)". Jazz (6th ed.). Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown, College Division. pp. 103–111. ISBN 0-697-03663-4.

[wynn-4] Wynn, Ron (1994), Ron Wynn (ed.), All Music Guide to Jazz, M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov, San Francisco: Miller Freeman, ISBN 0-87930-308-5

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