List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians

List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians and vocalists.

A

• Curtis Amy ^{: 97, 105} - Saxophone
• Earl Anderza - alto saxophone
• David Axelrod - composer

B

• Chet Baker^{: 95 : 110}
• Billy Bauer
• Milt Bernhart^: 95
• Lou Blackburn
• Dupree Bolton^: 105
• Bob Brookmeyer^: 105
• Clifford Brown^: 105
• Ray Brown
• Dave Brubeck^{: 95 : 105, 111}
• Monty Budwig^: 96
• Larry Bunker^: 96
• Frank Butler

C

• Red Callender^: 97
• Conte Candoli^: 95
• Pete Candoli^: 95
• John Carisi^: 95
• Benny Carter
• Teddy Charles
• June Christy
• James Clay^: 105
• Al Cohn
• Buddy Collette^{: 93, 95–97 : 104}
• Junior Collins^: 104
• Chris Connor^: 172
• Bob Cooper^{: 95 : 104}
• Curtis Counce^{: 96–97, 105}
• Israel Crosby

D

• Miles Davis^{: 94–95 : 106–108}
• Michael Di Pasqua
• Paul Desmond^{: 95 : 110}
• Eric Dolphy^: 105

E

• Harry "Sweets" Edison^: 97
• Teddy Edwards^: 92, 97
• Don Elliott
• Herb Ellis
• Bob Enevoldsen^: 95
• Bill Evans
• Gil Evans^{: 94–95 : 106, 108}

F

• Don Fagerquist
• Tal Farlow
• Victor Feldman^: 96
• Maynard Ferguson^: 95
• Brent Fischer
• Clare Fischer
• Chuck Flores^: 96
• Carl Fontana
• Russ Freeman^: 96

G

• Herb Geller^{: 95, 105} (woodwinds, composer, arranger)
• Stan Getz^{: 96 : 106, 108, 110}
• Jimmy Giuffre^{: 95 : 106, 110}
• Bob Gordon
• Dexter Gordon^: 92
• John Graas^: 95
• Wardell Gray^: 92
• Vince Guaraldi^: 97
• Lars Gullin

H

• Jim Hall^: 96
• Charlie Haden
• Chico Hamilton^{: 96 : 103, 111}
• Scott Hamilton
• Herbie Harper
• Hampton Hawes^{: 96, 105}
• Percy Heath^: 95
• Woody Herman^{: 106 : 336}
• Billy Higgins
• Bill Holman^: 95
• Elmo Hope^: 105
• Paul Horn^: 104

J

• Milt Jackson^: 95
• Bobby Jaspar
• Pete Jolly^: 96
• Carmell Jones^{: 97, 105}

K

• Fred Katz^{: 96 : 103}
• Richie Kamuca^: 95
• Connie Kay^: 95
• Barney Kessel
• Stan Kenton^: 399
• Lee Konitz^: 94
• Irene Kral
• Mark Kramer

L

• Harold Land^: 97
• John LaPorta
• Stan Levey^: 96
• Lou Levy^: 96
• John Lewis^: 94–95
• Mel Lewis^: 96

M

• Dave Mackay
• Joe Maini^{: 95, 105}
• Herbie Mann^: 104
• Shelly Manne^{: 95–96, 105}
• Larance Marable^{: 96, 105}
• Charlie Mariano^: 95
• Warne Marsh
• Gary McFarland
• Gil Mellé
• Charles Mingus^: 92
• Red Mitchell^: 96
• Jack Montrose^: 95
• Joe Morello
• Frank Morgan^: 105
• Barbara Morrison
• Gerry Mulligan^{: 94–95 : 106, 110}

N

• Lennie Niehaus^: 95

P

• Marty Paich^: 96
• Remo Palmier
• Dave Pell
• Art Pepper^{: 95, 105}
• Bill Perkins^: 95
• Carl Perkins^: 96
• Roy Porter^: 92
• André Previn^: 96

R

• Jimmy Raney
• Max Roach^: 105
• Shorty Rogers^: 95
• Frank Rosolino^: 95
• Willie Ruff^: 104
• Howard Rumsey^: 96*****

S

• Bud Shank^{: 95 : 104}
• George Shearing^{: 94 : 106}
• Jack Sheldon^: 95
• Zoot Sims
• Johnny Smith
• Alvin Stoller

T

• Horace Tapscott
• Cal Tjader^: 96 - vibraphone, drums, piano
• Cy Touff
• Lennie Tristano^: 94
• Bobby Troup

V

• Leroy Vinnegar^: 96

W

• Julius Watkins^: 104
• Frank Wess^: 104
• Claude Williamson^: 96
• Stu Williamson^: 95
• Bill Watrous^{: 96 : 106–107, 110}

Z

• Mike Zwerin^: 687

See also

• Lists of jazz musicians
• West Coast jazz−related topics

References