List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians
{{Short description|None}}
{{For|more information|Cool jazz|West Coast jazz}}
List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians and vocalists.
A
- Curtis Amy {{Rp|97,105}} - Saxophone
- Earl Anderza - alto saxophone
- David Axelrod - composer
B
- Chet Baker{{Rp|95}}{{Rp|110}}
- Billy Bauer
- Milt Bernhart{{Rp|95}}
- Lou Blackburn
- Dupree Bolton{{Rp|105}}
- Bob Brookmeyer{{Rp|105}}
- Clifford Brown{{Rp|105}}
- Ray Brown
- Dave Brubeck{{Rp|95}}{{Rp|105,111}}
- Monty Budwig{{Rp|96}}
- Larry Bunker{{Rp|96}}
- Frank Butler
C
- Red Callender{{Rp|97}}
- Conte Candoli{{Rp|95}}
- Pete Candoli{{Rp|95}}
- John Carisi{{Rp|95}}
- Benny Carter
- Teddy Charles
- June Christy
- James Clay{{Rp|105}}
- Al Cohn
- Buddy Collette{{Rp|93,95–97}}{{Rp|104}}
- Junior Collins{{Rp|104}}
- Chris Connor{{Rp|172}}
- Bob Cooper{{Rp|95}}{{Rp|104}}
- Curtis Counce{{Rp|96–97,105}}
- Israel Crosby
D
- Miles Davis{{Rp|94–95}}{{Rp|106–108}}
- Michael Di Pasqua
- Paul Desmond{{Rp|95}}{{Rp|110}}
- Eric Dolphy{{Rp|105}}
E
- Harry "Sweets" Edison{{Rp|97}}
- Teddy Edwards{{Rp|92,97}}
- Don Elliott
- Herb Ellis
- Bob Enevoldsen{{Rp|95}}
- Bill Evans
- Gil Evans{{Rp|94–95}}{{Rp|106,108}}
F
- Don Fagerquist
- Tal Farlow
- Victor Feldman{{Rp|96}}
- Maynard Ferguson{{Rp|95}}
- Brent Fischer
- Clare Fischer
- Chuck Flores{{Rp|96}}
- Carl Fontana
- Russ Freeman{{Rp|96}}
G
- Herb Geller{{Rp|95,105}} (woodwinds, composer, arranger)
- Stan Getz{{Rp|96}}{{Rp|106,108,110}}
- Jimmy Giuffre{{Rp|95}}{{Rp|106,110}}
- Bob Gordon
- Dexter Gordon{{Rp|92}}
- John Graas{{Rp|95}}
- Wardell Gray{{Rp|92}}
- Vince Guaraldi{{Rp|97}}
- Lars Gullin
H
- Jim Hall{{Rp|96}}
- Charlie Haden
- Chico Hamilton{{Rp|96}}{{Rp|103,111}}
- Scott Hamilton
- Herbie Harper
- Hampton Hawes{{Rp|96,105}}
- Percy Heath{{Rp|95}}
- Woody Herman{{Rp|106}}{{Rp|336}}
- Billy Higgins
- Bill Holman{{Rp|95}}
- Elmo Hope{{Rp|105}}
- Paul Horn{{Rp|104}}
J
- Milt Jackson{{Rp|95}}
- Bobby Jaspar
- Pete Jolly{{Rp|96}}
- Carmell Jones{{Rp|97,105}}
K
- Fred Katz{{Rp|96}}{{Rp|103}}
- Richie Kamuca{{Rp|95}}
- Connie Kay{{Rp|95}}
- Barney Kessel
- Stan Kenton{{Rp|399}}
- Lee Konitz{{Rp|94}}
- Irene Kral
- Mark Kramer
L
- Harold Land{{Rp|97}}
- John LaPorta
- Stan Levey{{Rp|96}}
- Lou Levy{{Rp|96}}
- John Lewis{{Rp|94–95}}
- Mel Lewis{{Rp|96}}
M
- Dave Mackay
- Joe Maini{{Rp|95,105}}
- Herbie Mann{{Rp|104}}
- Shelly Manne{{Rp|95–96,105}}
- Larance Marable{{Rp|96,105}}
- Charlie Mariano{{Rp|95}}
- Warne Marsh
- Gary McFarland
- Gil Mellé
- Charles Mingus{{Rp|92}}
- Red Mitchell{{Rp|96}}
- Jack Montrose{{Rp|95}}
- Joe Morello
- Frank Morgan{{Rp|105}}
- Barbara Morrison
- Gerry Mulligan{{Rp|94–95}}{{Rp|106,110}}
N
- Lennie Niehaus{{Rp|95}}
P
- Marty Paich{{Rp|96}}
- Remo Palmier
- Dave Pell
- Art Pepper{{Rp|95,105}}
- Bill Perkins{{Rp|95}}
- Carl Perkins{{Rp|96}}
- Roy Porter{{Rp|92}}
- André Previn{{Rp|96}}
R
- Jimmy Raney
- Max Roach{{Rp|105}}
- Shorty Rogers{{Rp|95}}
- Frank Rosolino{{Rp|95}}
- Willie Ruff{{Rp|104}}
- Howard Rumsey{{Rp|96}}*****
S
- Bud Shank{{Rp|95}}{{Rp|104}}
- George Shearing{{Rp|94}}{{Rp|106}}
- Jack Sheldon{{Rp|95}}
- Zoot Sims
- Johnny Smith
- Alvin Stoller
T
- Horace Tapscott
- Cal Tjader{{Rp|96}} - vibraphone, drums, piano
- Cy Touff
- Lennie Tristano{{Rp|94}}
- Bobby Troup
V
- Leroy Vinnegar{{Rp|96}}
W
- Julius Watkins{{Rp|104}}
- Frank Wess{{Rp|104}}
- Claude Williamson{{Rp|96}}
- Stu Williamson{{Rp|95}}
- Bill Watrous
Y
- Lester Young{{Rp|96}}{{Rp|106–107,110}}
Z
- Mike Zwerin{{Rp|687}}
See also
- {{C|Lists of jazz musicians}}
- {{C|West Coast jazz|West Coast jazz−related topics}}
References
{{Reflist|refs=
- {{Citation|last1=Carr|first1=Roy|author-link1=Roy Carr|title=A Century of Jazz: A Hundred Years of the Greatest Music Ever Made|year=2006|orig-year=1997|publisher=Hamlyn|location=London|chapter=The Cool on the Coast|pages=[https://archive.org/details/centuryofjazz0000carr/page/92 92–105]|isbn=0-681-03179-4|url=https://archive.org/details/centuryofjazz0000carr/page/92}}
- {{Citation | last =Gridley | first =Mark C. | author-link =Ron Wynn | editor =Ron Wynn | editor-link =Ron Wynn | others =M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov | year =1994 | title =All Music Guide to Jazz | chapter =Styles | place =San Francisco | publisher =Miller Freeman | page =[https://archive.org/details/allmusicguidetoj00wynn/page/11 11] | isbn =0-87930-308-5 }}
- {{cite book|last=Tanner|first=Paul O. W.|author-link=Paul Tanner|author2=Maurice Gerow|author3=David W. Megill|title=Jazz|orig-year=1964|edition=6th|year=1988|publisher=William C. Brown, College Division|location=Dubuque, IA|isbn=0-697-03663-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/jazz00tann/page/103 103–111]|chapter=Cool (1949-1955)|url=https://archive.org/details/jazz00tann/page/103}}
- {{Citation | last =Wynn | first =Ron | author-link= Ron Wynn |editor=Ron Wynn |editor-link=Ron Wynn |others=M. Erlewine, V. Bogdanov| year =1994 | title =All Music Guide to Jazz | place =San Francisco | publisher =Miller Freeman | isbn =0-87930-308-5}}
}}
{{Jazz}}