Write a brief essay defining cool jazz, and include in your discussion some of the similarities with bop
What will be an ideal response?
music of understatement, restraint, and leanness
what was "new" in jazz in the 1950s; not what was "popular"
some similarities with bop:
underlying complexity
tendency toward obscurity
light style of drumming; emphasis on the cymbal
bass: keeps the beat
unison playing: beginnings and endings
slower tempi
vibraphone ("vibes") common
Modern Jazz Quartet
one of the most influential combos in this style
John Lewis, piano (composer)
Milt Jackson, vibes
Percy Heath, bass
Connie Kay, drums
Birth of the Cool (1949-50)
Miles Davis, trumpet
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