West Coast blues

E655503
blues subgenre

West Coast blues is a smooth, jazz-influenced style of blues that developed on the U.S. Pacific coast, characterized by sophisticated guitar work, piano, and a strong emphasis on swing and jump rhythms.

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West Coast blues scene 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues subgenre ⓘ
characteristic jazz-influenced phrasing ⓘ
prominent piano accompaniment ⓘ
smooth sound ⓘ
sophisticated guitar work ⓘ
strong emphasis on jump rhythms ⓘ
strong emphasis on swing rhythms ⓘ
urban blues style ⓘ
culturalOrigin California NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Pacific Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
developedIn 1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
guitarStyle single-note jazz-influenced lines ⓘ
use of extended chords ⓘ
musicFusionGenre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
musicTradition American blues ⓘ
notableArtist Amos Milburn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Charles Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ
Johnny Otis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lowell Fulson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pee Wee Crayton NERFINISHED ⓘ
T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCity Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oakland NERFINISHED ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ
pianoStyle jazz-based piano accompaniment ⓘ
relatedGenre Chicago blues ⓘ
Texas blues ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ
swing ⓘ
rhythmicFeature shuffle feel ⓘ
swinging backbeat ⓘ
stylisticOrigin blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
jump blues ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
tempo medium tempo ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ
typicalInstrument bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
harmonica ⓘ
piano ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ
vocalStyle jazz-influenced vocals ⓘ
smooth vocal delivery ⓘ

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Lowell Fulson → influencedGenre → West Coast blues ⓘ
Jules Bihari → influenced → West Coast blues ⓘ
Lowell Fulsom → genre → West Coast blues ⓘ
subject surface form: Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulsom → influencedGenre → West Coast blues ⓘ
subject surface form: Lowell Fulson
Big Mama Thornton → partOf → West Coast blues ⓘ
this entity surface form: West Coast blues scene