Cool jazz
Cool jazz is a genre. Cool jazz grew out of Jazz, Bebop and West Coast Jazz. Its influence carried into West Coast Jazz, Modal Jazz, third stream, Post-Bop and chamber jazz, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 8 connections around Cool jazz. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Cool jazz came from and where it led.
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Cool jazz connections
Cool jazz grew out of Jazz, Bebop and West Coast Jazz, went on to shape West Coast Jazz, Modal Jazz, third stream and Post-Bop. 8 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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