In the late 1940's and 1950's cool jazz evolved directly from bop. Essentially it was a mixture of bop with certain aspects of swing that had been overlooked or temporarily discarded. Dissonances were smoothed out, tones were softened, arrangements became important again and the rhythm section's accents were less jarring. Because some of the key pacesetters of the style (many of whom were studio musicians) were centered in Los Angeles, it was nicknamed "West Coast Jazz." Some of the recordings were experimental in nature (hinting at classical music) while some overarranged sessions were bland but in general this was a viable and popular style. By the late 1950's hard bop from the East Coast ...
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Beautiful Smooth Waltz Featuring Trumpet, Guitar and Piano. Gorgeous Melody and Solos. Great for Romantic settings including Documentaries, Travel Shows and Film Background Music Romantic, groovy lounge jazz instrumental with any wedding/cocktail party/celebratory feel! Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A cool and sly jazz swing instrumental with vibraphone, upright bass, piano, etc. Slick, sneaky kind of mood. Good for comedic mystery/crime scenarios, kid detectives, etc. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A lyrical, romantic and flowing composition for piano, upright bass and alto saxophone. A late romantic style chord progression with a slow and sexy melody. A smoky tune to chill with by a fireplace with a scotch and a special someone. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Hip Jazz Afro Feel with nice horn lines...105 bpm... Swings nicely. Drums, Upright Bass, Electric Piano, Horns, Influences by Monk, Evans, Rahsaan, Miles, etc. Nice vibe for lounge, urban, street and radio. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
This ballad evokes the atmosphere of a jazz club at closing as a piano and acoustic bass player perform one final tune for themselves and a few lone listeners... nice backing for film, source music or credits, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Cool Jazz spy thriller similar to Archer, Pink Panther, White Collar etc. featuring fast, flurried horn riffs, plunging upright bass riffs and hectic conga lines. Smooth, suave jazz perfect for Action, Comedy, Spies etc. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Bluesy Jazzy solo piano transition cue with an ad lib carefree touch.. Has a comforting piano bar lounge quality perfect for transitional scenes in TV series dramas soaps sitcoms and radio talk shows, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Straight ahead cool/bop swing with Horns on the head. Nice guitar solo.. Drums, Upright Bass, Piano, Horns, Influences by Monk, Evans, Rahsaan, Miles, etc. Nice fit for radio and lounge. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Sad and sultry jazz blues ballad. We gave it our best shot, but we just don't belong. Features piano, acoustic guitar, vibes, acoustic bass and drums with brushes. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Into the rainy black and white world of Film Noir. This jazzy, sultry instrumental track is very “Twin Peaks” inspired. It features brush drums, upright bass, Rhodes electric piano, vibes, and flute on lead. The first pass has no melody, but the second pass does. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Smooth lounge jazz for a cozy restaurant, or a bar with people chilling out. Relax and play a game of cards at the local casino with this music in the background. Take a drink in the hotel lobby. Just sit back and chill. Instrumental, Jazz, Smooth Jazz
A fun upbeat jazzy instrumental tune with tenor sax melody. Fun and outgoing. Real sax and trumpet horn section. Good song for any kind of upbeat commercial or corporate event. A cool, groovy easy listening tune with a nice light upbeat character. Good for any television geek/nerd sitcom. Instrumental, Jazz, Jazz Fusion
A very cool jazz, big band track. This jazz waltz instrumental features brush drums, piano, upright bass, and horns. Very smooth and laid back. Great for theme music, or background for an upscale urban setting. Chicago, New York, Las Vegas. Has a bit of a retro sound to it. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A smokey Jazz Guitar leads a quintet in a cosmopolitan night club. The feel is urban & sophisticated with a hip vibe. Use this track to lend a bit of New York City to your production. It's sophisticated, cool, & hip with an upscale flavor. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Moody, atmospheric and cool... with a muted trumpet out front this track makes excellent underscore when a noir feel is needed but can also suggest loneliness, desolation and a sense of mystery, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
This is the city at night in the film noir world. Foggy, and rainy, walking alone. This Miles Davis influenced jazz piece features brush drums, upright bass, guitar, piano, and that signature muted trumpet sound. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A soulful jazzy modal cool style track with a clever sax and flute lead theme highlighted by male vocal shouts. An electric guitar solo and a flute solo are featured in the middle. Great smooth and sweet track for radio play, adverts, television program, film, video projects, in house, phone on hold, Male Vocals, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A cool Jazzy Upright Bass solos while a Drummer accompanies. Light enough for a Voice-Over. It's upbeat & cheerful with a bit of cute thrown in. Use this anyplace you want to lift your audience's spirits & put 'em in a happy state of mind. Ya can't see it but I'm snapping my fingers right now. Yeah. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A gently swinging piano, bass and flute trio plays a sweetly swaying ultra cool jazz track. Nice background music for that relaxed lounge feeling, for romantic moments, peaceful city scenes or hipsters grooving out. Useful for improvisation study. Broadcast ready for all media projects on tv, film, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A slow, lyrical, romantic and flowing composition for piano, upright bass and alto saxophone. An impressionist style chord progression with a slow and sexy melody. A smoky tune to chill with by a fireplace with a scotch and a special someone. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Hard Swinging double time bop swing groove. BPM is 111 but feels like 222. Tight horn section with Rhodes and strong backup band including Drums, Upright Bass, Piano, Horns, Influences by Monk, Evans, Rahsaan, Miles, etc. Nice vibe for street, urban, lounge, radio and television drama. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Cool, quirky, sexy, and a bit strange. Think of “Twin Peaks” music. This cool jazz instrumental features drums, upright bass, piano, vibes, and flute. Perfect track for Film Noir. Rainy streets in black and white. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A cool take on Dave Brubeck's Take Five! A smooth and sexy jazz track in 5/4 time signature with cool jazz brush drums, and a powerful piano bass jazzy riff. Great for jazz bars, jazz clubs, and for evoking that cool jazz sound of the 30s and 40s. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Cocktails, smoky bars, images of a black and white city at night. This 50s, 60s cool jazz track is a moderate tempo instrumental swing track featuring brush drums, upright bass, piano, vibes, guitar, with flute on the melody. Very smooth sounding, great for film noir. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Fast and hot jazz, an upbeat and swinging track featuring female vocal shout, a tight four horn section, tenor sax and vibes solos, cooking brush work drum set, smoking bass, and icy cool tinkling on the piano ivories. Useful music for giving a feeling of movement to any and all multimedia projects, Vocal Samples, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Some retro cool jazz. Big city, night out on the town hitting the clubs. This jazz instrumental track has all of the elements, brush drums, upright bass, piano, and mellow jazz guitar. Very cool, very hip. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Soft, contemplative jazz track. Mellow piano chords, accompanied by electric bass, soft drums, vibes and string chords. Reflective, melancholic and loving. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A meandering and slightly haunting swing jazz tune perfect for the daily watercooler or front porch chatter about the day's events, featuring piano, acoustic bass, vibes, drums with brushes and acoustic guitar. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Straight ahead cool/bop swing with Muted Trumpet on the head. Nice guitar solo.. Drums, Upright Bass, Piano, Horns, Influences by Monk, Evans, Rahsaan, Miles, etc. Nice fit for radio and lounge. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A stylish, groovy and sensual cool jazz instrumental with a smooth alto sax melody and a sexy sax section. Ultra cool and hip with an urban jazz vibe. Pulsating and modern but with a slight 80's edge to it. Awesome music for any trendy lifestyle or New York art show or investigative show like NCIS. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Classic cool old school medium swing jazz like the sounds of the blue note label of the 1950's and early 60's. Full track features a muted Miles Davis like trumpet sound along with the rich double bass, brushes on the drum set and piano. Great for film, tv, documentaries, media projects, commericals, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Thinking of the film Swingers or La La Land would bring you to a definite mindset and this track. An easy jazz swing tune that's at once hopeful, yet doubtful. Featuring the classic jazz quartet sounds piano, acoustic bass, drums and acoustic guitar. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A gently swinging piano trio plays a sweetly swaying ultra cool jazz track. Nice background music for that relaxed lounge feeling, for romantic moments, peaceful scenes in city or hipsters grooving out. Also useful for improvisation study. Broadcast ready for all media projects on tv, radio, video. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Slow: Right out of the 1940s and 50s, this deeply pensive and moody number conjures up a dimly-lit lounge, a quiet corner table, and smoky candlelight. The smooth guitar improvisations are masterfully executed on an authentic Gibson L5. Instrumental, Jazz, Lounge Jazz
Simple, stylish and very cool and mellow jazz flute duet in sexy, subtle swing rhythm, accented with muted percussion and bongos, to set a chill out, relaxed, peaceful, suggestive late night mood. Game friendly seamless looping. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A nice medium tempo jazz number played by a small jazz trio of piano, drums, and double bass. A slow swing, and a toe tapping number, this track is great for jazz clubs, jazz bars, and that retro vibe of the 1930s and 1940s. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A smokey Jazz Guitar leads a quintet in a cosmopolitan night club. The feel is urban & sophisticated with a hip vibe. Use this track to lend a bit of New York City to your production. It's sophisticated, cool, & hip with an upscale flavor. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A nice medium tempo jazz number. Sit back and relax in the jazz bar as the jazz trio play some great jazz standards! Tap your toe to the beat and enjoy some classic Jazz music! Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
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