Cool Jazz

Cool Jazz

Cool is a style of modern jazz music that arose following the Second World War. It is characterized by its relaxed tempos and lighter tone, in contrast to the bebop style that preceded it. Cool jazz often employs formal arrangements and incorporates elements of classical music.

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Famous quotes containing the words cool and/or jazz:

    “The apples are all getting tinted
    In the cool light of autumn.
    The constellations are rising
    In perfect order: Taurus, Leo, Gemini.”
    —John Ashbery (b. 1927)

    “Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children’s party taken over by the elders.”
    —F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)