West Coast jazz

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jazz subgenre music genre

West Coast jazz is a cool, relaxed style of jazz that emerged in 1950s California, characterized by smooth arrangements, lighter tones, and often more experimental, classical-influenced compositions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
West Coast jazz movement	1
West Coast jazz saxophonists	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jazz subgenre ⓘ music genre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalContext	1950s California jazz scene ⓘ post‑World War II American popular music ⓘ
derivative	cool jazz movement ⓘ
genreOf	instrumental jazz music ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	arranger‑driven compositions ⓘ cool, laid‑back sound ⓘ emphasis on arrangement ⓘ influence from classical music ⓘ lighter tone ⓘ relaxed feel ⓘ restrained improvisation ⓘ small ensemble formats ⓘ smooth arrangements ⓘ subtle dynamics ⓘ use of counterpoint ⓘ use of written scores ⓘ
inception	1950s ⓘ
notableArtist	Art Pepper NERFINISHED ⓘ Bud Shank NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Chico Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Brubeck NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Rumsey NERFINISHED ⓘ Lennie Niehaus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelly Manne NERFINISHED ⓘ Shorty Rogers NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEnsemble	Dave Brubeck Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerry Mulligan Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableVenue	The Haig, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfOrigin	California NERFINISHED ⓘ West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
stylisticOrigin	bebop ⓘ cool jazz ⓘ swing music ⓘ
typicalInstrument	double bass ⓘ drum set ⓘ guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trombone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

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Dave Brubeck → genre → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Nat King Cole Trio → associatedGenreMovement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Lennie Niehaus → genre → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Lennie Niehaus → movement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

June Christy → movement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Curtis Amy → movement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Pacific Jazz Records → genre → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Russ Freeman → movement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Paul Desmond → genre → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Zoot Sims → genre → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Zoot Sims → movement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Art Pepper → genre → West Coast jazz ⓘ

Art Pepper → movement → West Coast jazz ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Coast jazz movement

Art Pepper → influenced → West Coast jazz ⓘ

this entity surface form: West Coast jazz saxophonists