West coast jazz

West coast jazz is a form of jazz music that developed around Los Angeles at about the same time as hard bop jazz was developing in New York City, in the 1950s and 1960s. West Coast Jazz was generally seen as a subgenre of cool jazz.

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Jazz - Los Angeles - Hard bop - New York City - 1950s - 1960s - Cool jazz

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It featured a less frenetic, calmer style than hard bop. The Pacific Jazz record label carried West coast jazz, while Blue Note was the biggest bebop label. Some of the major pioneers of West coast jazz were Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, and Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond.

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Pacific Jazz - Record label - Blue Note - Gerry Mulligan - Chet Baker - Dave Brubeck - Paul Desmond

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