cool jazz
noun
a restrained, fluid modern-jazz style of the 1950s, marked by intricate harmonic structures, de-emphasized dynamics, and carefully controlled phrasing and ensemble playing, often with a slight lagging behind the beat.Also called West Coast jazz.Compare bop1, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
Nearby words
cool bag, cool down, cool drink, cool hunter, cool it, cool jazz, cool off, cool one's heels, cool out, cool school, cool, calm, and collected
Origin of cool jazz
First recorded in 1945–50
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