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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Track can be used for film and T.V. underscore and commercial PA system broadcast. A warm ballad with acoustic piano, drum kit and bass. A melodic melody with a smooth swing ambiance ala Bill Evan's style. String pads sweeten the song along with vibraharp and acoustic guitar on the melody. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A medium tempo swing tune with a very easy going and relaxed feel featuring piano, acoustic guitar, vibes, acoustic bass and drums. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A sophisticated and melancholy jazz ballad featuring a beautiful trumpet melody played with straight mute. Evocative of the cool jazz period, post-bop and artists like Miles Davis and Wayne Shorter. This track has an open, airy and textural 3/4 feel and great understated emotional intensity. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A melodramatic Lounge Jazz song with a cool retro feel. Features Shirley Bassey style vocal, sultry piano, double bass, big band brass section, warm strings, muted trumpet and light brushes. Works well in moody scenes featuring dark streets, smokey cafe's, private eye, alleyways, film noir, gangster, Female Vocals, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Vocals
Sultry and smoldering 1940's/1950 Pop Jazz song with a retro Blues feel. Features smooth and sexy female vocals, bluesy electric guitar, cool muted trumpets, sassy saxophone, steady upright bass, and laid back lounge style drums. Great for scenes featuring Bourbon Street, New Orleans, and Film Noir. Female Vocals, Pop, 50's Pop
You don't need more than bass and drums to set this cool mood. Clean, up-tempo, funky drums, with an intense, powerful feel. This minimal track is perfect for creating a strong sense of movement and/or excitement. Perfect for productions that require a touch of percussive thrill, and scenes or seque, 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 sophisticated swinging jazz track, light and easy. Drums, stand-up bass, rhythm jazzy lead guitar and piano. Has a bit of a retro private detective sound to it. Well suited for the movie documentary projects about early 20th century in the U. S. prohibition law, gangsters. Secret Agents, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
This song is up-beat, luxurious and rich in melodies that will inspire your audience to mingle, conduct business or just relax as they listen. It creates a very upscale, luxurious atmosphere. Guests will be refreshed and happy after listening to these melodies. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Muted trumpet and hammond organ start this 50's style atmospheric jazz/blues/song. Then a female vocal in a torch song mode completes this late night New York vibe in a 1950's track. Sexy, smoky bar or lounge, mellow romantic scenes, tough love, hotel piano bar, film-noir, mellow laid back vibe. Female Vocals, Jazz, Lounge Jazz Vocals
Vintage '60's jazz track featuring the Hammond B3 with tenor sax and muted trumpet. Think late-night, dark, smoky jazz club, glasses tinkling, etc. Movie TV Documentary, Instrumental, Jazz, Soul Jazz
TV Detective cool blues Jazz theme with Guitar lead and Vibe doubling with break on the B section resembling the old time standard blues with complimentary solo's on both instruments while maintaining the blues theme integrity throughout until the surprise humorous ending. Unusual cool light&bluesy, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Funny title but a tribute to Thelonious Monk & John Coltrane Alla 50's 60's Jazz blues outside the box with a little bit of bassoon hits instead of traditional brass accentuation giving it an avante-garde feel while remaining compositional. Good for nostalgia TV theme or slutty scene for film60, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Cool little tune with Guitar & Vibes swinging blues theme good for lounge jazz bar sophisticated bar scene TV Movie background or incidental mood music with other applications like walking style attitude swaggering high spirits along with colorful dynamics hot & cool expression Romantic with Humor, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A track for any type of background where you need a jazz beat with soprano sax, trombone and flute doing minor blues in a 3/4 waltz. Brings you back to the early 60's of flutist Paul Horn. Uses could include bar, nightclub, corporate presentation or anything with a city night life. Drinks included. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Great TV or Film theme or Jazz Background music for a fun sitcom or romcom. Light, carefree, upbeat tempo with guitar lead and final chorus doubling with Recorder provides a humorous melodic content that solidifies the melody. Wine bar, cafe, strolling in the park. Laidback, sunny, happy music. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Lush music for the lush life. A jazzy rendition of bar hopping that is reminiscent of the score from “Taxi Driver” with a beautifully-played tenor sax, rhythm section and strings. A perfect atmospheric underscore for an urban night life scenario like a New York or Paris bar or club scene. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
The influence here is Tin Pan Alley! This is a clrinent and piano jazz tune for the soul! Dixieland and New Orleans influences. Perfect for just about anything including corporate and multi media presentations! Instrumental, 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
This cool jazz noir style track takes you back in time to the detective stories of the 40's and 50's. Features sultry piano, laid back double bass, jazzy guitar licks, magical flute and light brushes. Works well in moody scenes featuring dark streets, smokey cafe's, private eye, alleyways, New York, 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
Vintage '60's jazz track featuring the Hammond B3 with tenor sax and muted trumpet. Think late-night, dark, smoky jazz club, glasses tinkling, etc. Movie TV Documentary, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Laidback with a Cool Jazz feel, featuring a Funky electric guitar riff and light drums that create a confident mood. A cool and sophisticated guitar riff pairs with a slowly smoldering lead guitar to give the perfect touch of attitude. There is a close and intimate feeling to the "room". Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Vintage upright bass is on the case fingering some fine and fickle runs and riffs reminiscent of the 40's and 50's but still very relevant for contemporary uses such as Ads, TV, Film, Documentaries, or even certain sports applications. The uniques sound of the instrument makes it highly memorable. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A medium tempo, groove oriented, electric guitar feature that fuses together cool jazz and country blues sounds. Would work well for many scenes needing a mellow, swinging, jazzy, country, bluesy, undertone or vibe. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
A laid back, jazz blues, acoustic guitar feature with a walking bass line, light chording and a melodious, smooth solo. Would work well for many scenes needing a mellow, jazzy, bluesy, undertone or vibe. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Inspiring and happy Big Band with joyful electric piano melody and brass section. Crazy instrumental music With saxophones, trombones, trumpets, drums. Cheerful, funky and jazzy. Energetic and cool melodic. Entertaining swing time composition. For Tv Advertising, New Orleans, Louisiana Joyous feel, Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Simple jazz tune with a catchy groovy bass line. Very determined and powerful this piece of music has a great pace suggesting someone's walking on the street without being bothered with others presence. Great for film, documentary and video games. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Feel good Jazzy instrumental with piano and percussion. Great background music for TV, Film, Documentaries, Websites and Animation. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Slow food-show restaurant underscore jazz band song smokey bluesy nice cool style. Band with trumpet trombone and sax. With a blues feel this track gives a calm nice groove. Order good food and settle down with this soft tune. A melody a improvisation and a melody again with a nice ending. 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
cool jazz quartet with clarinet lead. Melody is light and playful. Nice B section release with piano improve. 4/4 meter and multiple keys moving in circle. Background Lounge traditional jazz cinema TV good for light comedy theme or friends walking in Central Park. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Smooth jazz with a slightly retro lounge style. Warm jazz piano, downtempo groove, kitch and cool production, feelgood vibes. Great for summer holildays, lazy days, chilling and enjoying life, relax, Old Time Swing, jazz cartoon, Like a walk in the park, joyful. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Backing rhythm track only, no voice or solo instruments. Great for an unobtrusive background bed. Rhythm guitars, bass, drums and keyboards. Bop feel but laid back. Hard bop. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Slinky cool jazz with trumpet lead, vibes, smokey guitar, drums, bass. A foggy night in an alleyway who knows who is up to no good. Extremely atmospheric. Spy vs. spy. Good for a spy / detective movie or a caper or heist. Basically slinking around. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Jazzy with a funky bass line and a slinky vibes part with a tad of humor. Good for a mystery or animation, spy thriller or spoof. Think Pink Panther or Agent 99. A quirky caper. A clever plot. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
Smooth jazz with a quirky female vocal expressing a desire to be warmer, more loving and less "all business" with a gentle sweet swing. Sometimes being more sentimental is good! And a great whistle solo. Great for romantic comedy of working couple. Female Vocals, Jazz, Cool Jazz
jazzy brush drums, walking upright bass, piano, jazz guitar round out this cool jazz tune. Possibly a 007 James Bond heist scene as well as more casual, breezy applications. Instrumental, Jazz, Cool Jazz
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