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The Birth of Cool - The NTS Guide to: Postwar US Jazz
The Birth of Cool - The NTS Guide to: Postwar US Jazz
15.04.23 · Los Angeles

The Birth of Cool - The NTS Guide to: Postwar US Jazz

Considered a reaction to the more lively bebop styles of jazz, the postwar era saw a rise in subdued styles, often referencing classical music. NTS selects two hours of cool jazz from Miles Davis, Chet Baker and more.

Tracklist

  • 0:00:22
    Tony Bennett, Bill Evans 
    Young And Foolish
  • 0:06:10
    Miles Davis 
    Flamenco Sketches
  • 0:15:27
    Warne Marsh Tsx & Gary Foster Asx W Dave Parlato & John Tirabasso
    You Stepped Out Of A Dream
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  • Shelly Manne & His Men 
    You And The Night And The Music
  • Sarah Vaughan 
    April In Paris
  • Art Tatum + Ben Webster
    My Ideal

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  • Ron Carter, Sonny Rollins, McCoy Tyner 
    In A Sentimental Mood
  • Lester Young, The Oscar Peterson Trio 
    There Will Never Be Another You
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  • Erroll Garner 
    Memories Of You
  • Bill Evans 
    Peace Piece
  • Ahmad Jamal 
    But Not For Me
  • Chet Baker, Art Pepper 
    For Minors Only
  • Miles Davis 
    Boplicity
  • Jimmy Giuffre 3 
    Jesus Maria
  • Various Artists
    The Dave Brubeck Quartet
  • The Chet Baker Quartet With Russ Freeman
    Isn't It Romantic
  • Lester Young, The Oscar Peterson Trio 
    Ad Lib Blues
  • Stan Getz; Lionel Hampton
    Cherokee (Los Angeles 1/08/1955)
  • Lennie Niehaus 
    Whose Blues
  • Gerry Mulligan, Ben Webster 
    Chelsea Bridge
  • Lee Konitz 
    All Of Me

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