http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=9&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rssTop Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody OnlineCool/West Coast Jazzen720Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:26:54 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/charts?cat=artist&category=genre&genreId=9&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5815&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:53:44 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5815 art.5815 Miles Davis art.5815 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5815&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5815&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Birth of the Cool. Due to drug addiction, a fallow period ensued in the early '50s, but Davis returned to the fore with renewed vigor and a new quintet in 1954. The Miles Davis Quintet, including John Coltrane on tenor sax, set new standards for what jazz could represent, achieving a popularity previously thought unattainable in the eclectic realm of jazz. Further milestones lay ahead for Davis -- his groundbreaking orchestral work with his musical soul mate Gil Evans, the recording of the most popular jazz album ever (Kind of Blue), further endeavors with another pivotal quintet in the '60s and finally, the fathering of the Free Improvisation and Funk-tinged riffs and grooves of the Fusion age with Bitches Brew. Through it all, Davis was the consummate professional and master innovator, never pausing to look back while constantly building upon his notoriously irrepressible momentum. - Noah Enelow]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63608&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:47 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.63608 art.63608 Dave Brubeck art.63608 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63608&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.63608&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Time before Armstrong or Ellington didn't help, but Brubeck's career is clearly long overdue for a re-evaluation. Whether playing lyrical standards, composing complex extended works or jamming with his peers, Brubeck has always taken the artistic high road and done it his way. He shared a special bond with his sublime sax player Paul Desmond, and their tune "Take Five" from his milestone album Time Out became a surprise hit single and remains a standard to this day. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5871&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:42 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5871 art.5871 Stan Getz art.5871 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5871&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5871&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5792&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:58 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5792 art.5792 Chet Baker art.5792 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5792&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5792&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61715&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:14 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61715 art.61715 Bill Evans art.61715 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61715&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61715&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Kind of Blue album. He preferred to work with his own trio (his piano/bass/drums recordings are among the most influential in modern jazz), but he also recorded stellar albums with Jim Hall, Stan Getz, and Tony Bennett. On his own, he multi-tracked Conversations with Myself, yet another milestone. Despite his scholarly image, Evans was plagued with drug addiction for the majority of his adult life. His "NYC's No Lark" depicts some of the pain he experienced he saw and should keep everyone hooked exclusively on Bill Evans' music. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6123&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss West Coast Jazz Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:49 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6123 art.6123 Vince Guaraldi art.6123 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6123&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6123&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Peanuts cartoons. This San Francisco native added his hard hitting yet sensitive piano skills to Cal Tjader's Latin Jazz band after a stint with the great Woody Herman. Guaraldi's keyboard style mixed the beauty of Bill Evans' melodic explorations with Horace Silver or Ramsey Lewis' crowd pleasing funkiness. He formed his own trio and had a Top-40 hit with "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" in 1963. His sublime work on the Peanuts television specials got no finer than on A Charlie Brown Christmas, which brings a touch of bittersweet tenderness to holiday cheer. Though he died young at the age of forty-seven in 1976, Guaraldi had already made his musical mark. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:59 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.9491 art.9491 Julie London art.9491 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.9491&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5863&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:12:52 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5863 art.5863 Paul Desmond art.5863 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5863&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5863&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:57 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55039 art.55039 Mel Torme art.55039 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55039&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Night Court and Sienfeld. Jazz fans know Mel Torme as the singer who best exemplified the Cool West Coast sound. A child prodigy, Torme entered show biz at the age of three. A short stint as a big band drummer left him with a firm grasp of complex rhythms and he enjoyed a brief period as a crooning teen idol in the 1940s (film roles included). During the 1950s, Torme began a collaboration with arranger/pianist Marty Paich, and together they brought the Miles Davis/Gerry Mulligan "Birth of the Cool" sound to popular music on a series of classic albums. These remain his finest recordings, but Torme was popular during the '80s, where sold-out concert crowds were dazzled by his high-flying scat abilities and razor wit. Torme also wrote many songs, including the standard "Stranger in Town," penned when he was fifteen years old, as well as "The Christmas Song" ("...chestnuts roasting on an open fire"). - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5766&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Afro-Cuban Jazz Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:38:13 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5766 art.5766 Cal Tjader art.5766 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5766&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5766&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39679&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:13:19 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.39679 art.39679 Ahmad Jamal art.39679 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39679&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.39679&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5666&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:50:35 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5666 art.5666 Anita O'Day art.5666 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5666&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5666&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55034&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:12 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.55034 art.55034 Carmen McRae art.55034 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55034&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.55034&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5688&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Jazz Piano Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:42 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5688 art.5688 George Shearing art.5688 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5688&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5688&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Frasier TV show theme). His lyrical piano combined bop, Latin and classical touches with swing. Likewise, Shearing brought jazz chops to his highly successful series of "mood music" albums on Capitol. His shimmering keyboard work conjures up images of New York penthouses and the club he celebrated in his standard "Lullaby of Birdland." - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5762&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:21 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5762 art.5762 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5762&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5762&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6199&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:17 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6199 art.6199 Art Pepper art.6199 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6199&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6199&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5862&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:18 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5862 art.5862 Lester Young art.5862 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5862&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5862&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6127&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:58 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6127 art.6127 Modern Jazz Quartet art.6127 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6127&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6127&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2201&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:39:19 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2201 art.2201 June Christy art.2201 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2201&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2201&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss the label for jazz singers in the 1950s. She recorded Something Cool, her brilliant debut L.P, in 1953 with her old Kenton cohort Pete Rugolo and a host of the West Coast's best cool jazz musicians (including her husband, saxophonist Bob Cooper). Something Cool was a major success and instantly became one the biggest sellers of its time. At once accessible and challenging, the album became a benchmark for the rest of her career. It showcased her knack for finding offbeat and often bleak tunes (the famed title track, for instance, is about a lonely, deluded woman who scares away a potential pick-up at a bar). After that artistic and commercial high-water mark, Christy was given free rein at Capitol and split her time between orchestral albums with Rugolo and small group jazz sessions, often with her husband. Even though she was a popular concert draw, Christy never enjoyed touring; when rock supplanted classic pop in the album charts in the mid-'60s, she called it a day, coming out of retirement occasionally to sing with the old cool jazz crowd until her death in 1990. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6360&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Big Band Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:00:50 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6360 art.6360 Stan Kenton art.6360 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6360&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6360&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss City of Glass remain cutting edge Third Stream works. Kenton's reputation suffered at the hands of latter day critics who complained that his music wasn't "black" enough. Today, people are waking up to the fact that his music was special because it sounded like no one else's. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6178&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Bop Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6178 art.6178 Herbie Mann art.6178 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6178&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6178&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Memphis Underground may be his biggest album). In the ‘70s, he switched gears again and put out a series of Fusion and pop/reggae/Disco albums. When the hits finally stopped, Mann returned to mainstream jazz but continued to use his position to explore all avenues of world music until he passed away in 2004. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12700&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Sat, 14 Feb 2009 13:01:15 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12700 art.12700 Dave Pell art.12700 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12700&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12700&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Sunset Boulevard, Pell joined the ranks of sunglass-sporting rock producers. He returned to jazz in the late '70s, balancing bop and cool with the big band swing he started with. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6325&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:43 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6325 art.6325 Milt Jackson art.6325 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6325&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6325&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62130&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss West Coast Jazz Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:00:01 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62130 art.62130 Barney Kessel art.62130 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62130&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62130&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss the jazz guitarist, and like nearly every other jazz guitarist, he used Christian's advances as a template. Kessel was a strong improvisor blessed with a deep sense of Swing, yet he still consumed the idioms of Bop and Cool whole. He could jam endlessly or build upon slow ballads, letting his notes drift in the air. Kessel dominated the jazz polls throughout the ‘50s and early ‘60s, and was a major figure in the West Coast jazz scene of the era. A studio mainstay, he played with practically every big name on the map: Oscar Peterson, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, and Frank Sinatra, to name a few. Kessel could work with each of these artists without ever altering or losing his own voice –- he was the chameleon who didn't need to change colors to fit in. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5568&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss West Coast Jazz Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:34:52 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5568 art.5568 Marty Paich art.5568 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5568&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5568&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6195&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss West Coast Jazz Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:40:13 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6195 art.6195 Zoot Sims art.6195 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6195&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6195&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2547&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:04:46 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2547 art.2547 Jim Hall art.2547 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2547&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2547&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Concierto, with Desmond and Chet Baker, was a mainstream acoustic jazz landmark in the Fusion-mad '70s. Many of today's elite guitarists, such as Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell, are highly influenced by Hall's risk-taking -- showing that there is never just one blueprint for anything, least of all music. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6196&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:04:31 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6196 art.6196 Mark Murphy art.6196 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6196&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6196&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.31119&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:51:06 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.31119 art.31119 Joanie Sommers art.31119 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.31119&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.31119&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3213&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:01:08 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.3213 art.3213 Lee Konitz art.3213 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3213&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.3213&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Duets album. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5933&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:57 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5933 art.5933 Johnny Smith art.5933 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5933&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5933&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5793&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Hard Bop Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:07 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5793 art.5793 Art Farmer art.5793 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5793&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5793&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16559&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Sat, 29 Aug 2009 10:21:48 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.16559 art.16559 Chris Connor art.16559 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16559&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.16559&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Warm Cool compilation creams her Atlantic years into one swell, two-CD set. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6138&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:11 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6138 art.6138 Helen Merrill art.6138 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6138&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6138&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1919&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:25:07 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.1919 art.1919 Shelly Manne art.1919 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1919&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1919&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss the jazz drummer in Los Angeles during the 1950s and '60s. A constant innovator, he was a major part of the West Coast Cool movement but was just as good at leading Hard Bop ensembles. Unlike many other tub thumpers, Manne always aimed to make great ensemble music rather than show off on the skins. A busy sideman, he was featured on most of Henry Mancini's Big Band recordings, and was shown to good advantage on episodes of Peter Gunn. He recorded in a variety of contexts but hit pay dirt with a trio he led with Andre Previn. Their reworking of My Fair Lady sold very well and kick-started other jazzmen into doing entire scores of hit shows. The city of Los Angeles actually dedicated an inscribed manhole cover to him. Rarely have tax dollars gone to such a worthy undertaking. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61067&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Big Band Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:38:35 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61067 art.61067 Red Norvo art.61067 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61067&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61067&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19705&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Crossover Jazz Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:50:55 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.19705 art.19705 Till Bronner art.19705 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19705&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.19705&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17136&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Bebop Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:58:48 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.17136 art.17136 Tal Farlow art.17136 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17136&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.17136&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12042&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Non-Orchestral Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:15 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.12042 art.12042 Johnny Mandel art.12042 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12042&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.12042&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57065&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:38:42 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.57065 art.57065 Mary Stallings art.57065 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57065&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57065&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68583&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Pop Standards Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:22:03 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68583 art.68583 Bobby Troup art.68583 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68583&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68583&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68781&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Lite Rock Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:01:57 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.68781 art.68781 Marty Balin art.68781 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68781&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.68781&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2893&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:03:43 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.2893 art.2893 Lennie Tristano art.2893 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2893&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.2893&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61739&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:09:51 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.61739 art.61739 Chico Hamilton art.61739 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61739&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61739&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5448&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:55:40 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.5448 art.5448 Shorty Rogers art.5448 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5448&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5448&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss The Wild Ones and The Man With the Golden Arm. He had a rare instrumental hit single in 1962 with "Martians, Go Home" but by the middle of that decade, Rogers had abandoned jazz for full-time studio and movie work. In 1983 he returned to his first love, playing and recording regularly until his death in 1994. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35159&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:25:08 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.35159 art.35159 Jim Tomlinson art.35159 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35159&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35159&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11809&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss West Coast Jazz Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:50:19 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.11809 art.11809 Jimmy Giuffre art.11809 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11809&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.11809&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62119&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:16:56 -0800 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.62119 art.62119 Bob Brookmeyer art.62119 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62119&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.62119&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Samba Para Dos that will please serious jazz and Lounge fans alike. Brookmeyer has become another jazz treasure that America has lost to Europe, but luckily his big band and small group recordings are widely available. The only constant you will find in his diverse body of work is excellence. - Nick Dedina]]> http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35387&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Vocal Jazz Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:20:51 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.35387 art.35387 Jeri Southern art.35387 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35387&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.35387&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6136&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:35:52 -0700 Top Cool/West Coast Jazz Artists on Rhapsody Online art.6136 art.6136 Bud Shank art.6136 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6136&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6136&variant=data&rws=%2Fjazz%2Fcool-west-coast-jazz%2Fartist-chart.rss