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Cool Jazz evolved directly from bop in the late '40s and '50s. Essentially, it was a mixture of bop with certain aspects of swing that had been overlooked or temporarily discarded. Dissonances were smoothed out, tones were softened, arrangements became important again, and the rhythm section's accents were less jarring. Because some of the key pacesetters of the style (many of whom were studio musicians) were centered in Los Angeles, it was nicknamed 'West Coast jazz.' Some of the recordings were experimental in nature (hinting at classical music) and some overarranged sessions were bland, but in general this was a viable and popular style. By the late '50s, hard bop from the East Coast had succeeded cool jazz, although many of the style's top players had long and productive careers. Among the many top artists who were important in the development of cool jazz were Lester Young, Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan, Stan Getz, Shorty Rogers, and Howard Rumsey (leader of the Lighthouse All-Stars).

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Title/Composer	Performer	Stream
The Continental	Cal Tjader
Mobiles, Movement 13	Jimmy Giuffre / Lee Konitz
Nardis	Chet Baker
The Lamp Is Low	The Montgomery Brothers / George Shearing
Stormy Monday	Woody Herman
I'll Remember April	Stan Getz / Stan Getz Quartet
Waltz Limp	Dave Brubeck / The Dave Brubeck Quartet
All Set	Bill Evans
Volare	Ray Brown / Barney Kessel / Shelly Manne / The Poll Winners
Time After Time	Paul Desmond / Paul Desmond Quartet / Jim Hall

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