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Cool Jazz

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Meet Cool Jazz

Cool Jazz is a branch of the Jazz family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Cool Jazz is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

Begin with Thelonious Monk, Charlie Byrd and Svend Asmussen.

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main styleMari WilsonCool Jazz and Mari Wilson share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleThelonious MonkCool Jazz and Thelonious Monk share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleCharlie ByrdCool Jazz and Charlie Byrd share an artist-to-genre connection.
main styleSvend AsmussenCool Jazz and Svend Asmussen share an artist-to-genre connection.
belongs toJazzCool Jazz is a subgenre of Jazz.
genreOff MinorOff Minor is connected with Cool Jazz.
genreDanse De Jeunes FillesDanse De Jeunes Filles is connected with Cool Jazz.
genreCry Me a RiverCry Me a River is connected with Cool Jazz.

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