Info:
Artist: Various
Album:  Cool Jazz Essentials
Year: 2021
Genre: Jazz
Format/Quality: .mp3 320 kbps

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Cool jazz describes an alternative to the fiery virtuosity and blinding velocity of the bebop that emerged in the mid-'40s, yet there was nothing glib about music that fit under this large umbrella. The landmark 1953 Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool gave the aesthetic its name—with gorgeously opaque arrangements and a measured swing in response to bebop’s frenzied drive—but musicians were already experimenting with chill atmospheres and relaxed tempos, emphasizing liquid melodic flow as well as chamber-like settings. Horn players like Lee Konitz and Chet Baker adopted airy, silken tones that belied the harmonic sophistication of their lines, which often came in fleet multi-linear tangles. Big-band leaders like Gil Evans and Stan Kenton deployed rich arrangements that stressed gauzy timbres and counterpoint as much as swinging rhythms. While the style ebbed by the '60s, its aesthetic endures in the work of groups like Hush Point.

Tracklist:
01. Chet Baker - My Funny Valentine
02. Stan Getz - Blue Bells
03. Bill Holman, Richie Kamuca - Star Eyes
04. Miles Davis - Israel
05. Charles Mingus - Stormy Weather (2013 - Remaster)
06. The Chico Hamilton Quintet - Truth
07. John Lewis - Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West
08. Serge Chaloff - Thanks For The Memory
09. The Johnny Smith Quintet - Moonlight in Vermont
10. Claude Thornhill & His Orchestra - Snowfall (78rpm Version)
11. Teddy Charles - Blue Greens
12. Conte Candoli, Lou Levy - Marcia Lee
13. Bud Shank, Bob Cooper - Mutual Admiration Society
14. Lennie Tristano Sextet - Marionette
15. Jimmy Giuffre, Jack Sheldon - Iranic
16. Monica Zetterlund, Bill Evans - Once Upon A Summertime
17. June Christy - Something Cool (Mono)
18. Stan Getz & His Four Brothers - Five Brothers
19. Chico Hamilton Quintet - Taking A Chance On Love (Remastered)
20. Don Elliott - Almost Like Being In Love
21. Gil Evans - Just One Of Those Things
22. Stan Kenton - Lover Man
23. Woody Herman And His Orchestra - Early Autumn
24. Hal McKusick - Interwoven
25. Al Cohn Quintet, Zoot Sims - You're A Lucky Guy
26. Vince Guaraldi Trio - A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing
27. Paul Bley Quartet - Everywhere
28. Jim Hall - Deep In A Dream
29. Eddie Bert - In a Meditating Mood
30. Oscar Pettiford - Edge of Love
31. Eddie Safranski - Sa-Frantic (Single Version)
32. Blossom Dearie - It Might As Well Be Spring
33. Helen Merrill - Blue Gardenia
34. Shorty Rogers, His Giants - Martians Go Home
35. The Four Freshmen - I Remember You
36. George Russell - Nardis
37. Miles Davis - Godchild
38. Shorty Rogers - Coop De Graas
39. John Lewis - The Rose Truc
40. Pete Jolly - I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
41. Lars Gullin - Fedja
42. Paul Desmond - Any Other Time
43. Bob Brookmeyer - Slow Freight (2004 - Remaster)
44. Gerry Mulligan Quartet - The Birth Of The Blues
45. Art Farmer Quartet - Days of Wine and Roses
46. Chris Connor - All About Ronnie
47. Jackie Paris - There Will Never Be Another You
48. Dick Katz - Duologue No. 1
49. Warne Marsh - It's All Right with Me
50. Anthony Ortega - Bat Man's Blues
51. The Dave Brubeck Octet - Playland-At-The-Beach
52. Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca - Sweet And Lovely
53. Billy Usselton Sextet - Tangerine
54. Tony Fruscella - Metropolitan Blues
55. Shorty Rodgers and His Orchestra - Blues for Brando (From "The Wild One")
56. The John LaPorta Quartet - The Most Minor
57. Joe Puma Quintet - A Little Rainy
58. Tony Fruscella, Brew Moore, Stan Getz, Teddy Kotick, Bill Heine - Brew's Nightmare
59. Lee Konitz - Kary's Trance
60. Art Pepper, Ted Brown - Broadway
61. Bob Cooper - It's De-Lovely (1999 - Remastered)
62. Dave Pell Octet - Flying Down to Rio
63. Jimmy Raney - One More for the Mode
64. Dave Brubeck - Lydian Line (Album Version)
65. Chet Baker - Time After Time
66. Rita Reys - Ill Wind
67. Charlie Rouse, Julius Watkins - Linda Delia
68. Charles Bell, Ron Carter, Bill Smith, Allen Blairman, Frank Traficante - The Gospel
69. Warne Marsh - Smog Eyes
70. Woody Herman & His Orchestra - Four Brothers (Album Version)
71. Marcy Lutes, Gil Evans Orchestra - Trav'lin' Light
72. Bud Shank - Sunset And Wine
73. Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich, Red Mitchell, Howard Roberts, Don Heath, Larry Bunker - My Ideal
74. Herb Geller - Sweet Vinegar
75. Cy Touff, Richie Kamuca, Pete Jolly, Leroy Vinnegar, Chuck Flores - Prez-Ence
76. Billy Bauer - It's A Blue World
77. Art Farmer - Rue Prevail (Original Mix)
78. Jimmy Giuffre - Blue Monk
79. Bill Evans, Scott LaFaro, Paul Motian - When I Fall In Love
80. Modern Jazz Quartet - Milano
81. Mat Mathews - Not So Sleepy
82. Jutta Hipp, Zoot Sims - Too Close For Comfort
83. Paul Desmond - Stand Still
84. Teo Macero, The Prestige Jazz Quartet - Ghost Story
85. Al Cohn, Bill Perkins - Blue Skies
86. Miles Davis - Générique
87. Bob Enevoldsen, Marty Paich, Red Mitchell, Howard Roberts, Don Heath, Larry Bunker - Iron Works
88. Chet Baker - Rebel At Work
89. Lee Konitz - Sweet and Lovely
90. Bill Holman - Song Without Words
91. Lars Gullin Septet - Laburnum Vulgare
92. Lester Young - They Can't Take That Away From Me
93. Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Pete Jolly, Curtis Counce, Shelly Manne - The Lady Is a Tramp
94. Fred Katz - Old Folks
95. Claude Williamson, Claude Williamson Trio - Westwood Walk
96. Art Pepper, Bill Perkins - Diane-A-Flow
97. Jack Montrose, Bob Gordon, Paul Moer, Joe Mondragon, Billy Schneider - Modus Operandi