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Cool Jazz
89 reviewed records, 1950 to 1988
Every Cool Jazz record reviewed on Vinyl Standard: 89 albums, 1950 to 1988, by 34 artists, led by Dave Brubeck Quartet, Chet Baker, Lester Young. Every record links to its review.
89Reviewed records
34Artists
1950–1988Years
24Five-star records
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Reviewed records
By year of release as printed on the review. Red is the site’s rating out of five.
1950s
- 1950The Dave Brubeck OctetDave Brubeck Octet · Fantasy★★★★☆
- 1951Lester Young CollatesLester Young · Clef★★★★☆
- 1951Lester Young TrioLester Young Trio · Mercury★★★★☆
- 1951Quartet in ParisZoot Sims · Discovery★★★★☆
- 1951Stan Getz at StoryvilleStan Getz · Roost★★★★★
- 1951Swinging with ZootZoot Sims · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1952Dave Brubeck QuartetDave Brubeck Quartet · Fantasy★★★★☆
- 1953Chamber Music by the Stan Getz QuintetStan Getz · Roost★★★★☆
- 1953Jazz at OberlinDave Brubeck Quartet · Fantasy★★★★★
- 1953Jazz at StoryvilleDave Brubeck Quartet · Fantasy★★★★☆
- 1953New Faces, New SoundsGil Mellé Quintet / Sextet · Blue Note★★★★☆
- 1953The Chet Baker QuartetChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★★☆
- 1953The Compositions of Al CohnMiles Davis · Prestige★★★☆☆
- 1953Young Man with a HornMiles Davis · Blue Note★★★★☆
- 1954Chet Baker SextetChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★★☆
- 1954Jazz at the College of the PacificDave Brubeck Quartet · Fantasy★★★★☆
- 1954Jazz Goes to CollegeDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1954Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson TrioLester Young · Verve★★★★★
- 1954Miles Davis QuartetMiles Davis · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1955Blue MoodsMiles Davis · Debut★★★★☆
- 1955Brubeck TimeDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1955Chet Baker Sings and PlaysChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★★☆
- 1955Hamp and GetzLionel Hampton & Stan Getz · Norgran★★★★☆
- 1955Jazz at Ann ArborChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★★☆
- 1955Stan Getz at The ShrineStan Getz · Norgran★★★★★
- 1955Stan Getz PlaysStan Getz · Norgran★★★★★
- 1955Stan Getz QuartetsStan Getz · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1955The Musings of MilesMiles Davis · Prestige★★★★★
- 1955West Coast JazzStan Getz · Norgran★★★★★
- 1956In EuropeChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★★☆
- 1956It Don't Mean a ThingLester Young · Verve★★★★☆
- 1956Patterns in JazzGil Mellé · Blue Note★★★★★
- 1956Primitive ModernGil Mellé Quartet · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1956Quartet: Russ Freeman / Chet BakerChet Baker · Pacific Jazz★★★★★
- 1956The BrothersStan Getz, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1956The Jazz Giants '56Lester Young · Norgran★★★★★
- 1956The Modern Art of JazzZoot Sims · Dawn★★★★★
- 1956With the Modern Jazz QuartetSonny Rollins · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1956Zoot Sims QuartetsZoot Sims · Prestige★★★★☆
- 19572 GuitarsKenny Burrell / Jimmy Raney · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1957Al and ZootAl Cohn & Zoot Sims · Coral★★★★★
- 1957Birth of the CoolMiles Davis · Capitol★★★★★
- 1957Dave Digs DisneyDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1957Gil’s GuestsGil Mellé · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1957Jazz Impressions of the U.S.A.Dave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1957New Jazz ConceptionsBill Evans · Riverside★★★★☆
- 1957Pres and TeddyLester Young / Teddy Wilson · Verve★★★★★
- 1957QuadramaGil Mellé Quartet · Prestige★★★★☆
- 1957Surf RideArt Pepper · Savoy★★★★☆
- 1957Zoot!Zoot Sims · Riverside★★★★★
- 1958Jazz Impressions of EurasiaDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1958Laughin' to Keep from Cryin'Lester Young · Verve★★★★☆
- 1958PlayboysArt Pepper & Chet Baker · World Pacific★★★★★
- 1958Stan Meets ChetStan Getz & Chet Baker · Verve★★★★☆
- 1959ChetChet Baker · Riverside★★★★★
- 1959Dave Brubeck at NewportDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1959Everybody Digs Bill EvansBill Evans · Riverside★★★★★
- 1959Gone with the WindDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1959Lester Young in ParisLester Young · Verve★★★★★
- 1959Plays the Best of Lerner and LoeweChet Baker · Riverside★★★★☆
- 1959The Ivory HuntersBill Evans & Bob Brookmeyer · United Artists★★★★☆
- 1959Time OutDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★★
1960s
- 1960Bernstein Plays Brubeck Plays BernsteinDave Brubeck Quartet / Leonard Bernstein · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1960Brubeck and RushingDave Brubeck Quartet with Jimmy Rushing · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1960Southern SceneDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★☆☆
- 1961Near-MythDave Brubeck / Paul Desmond / Gerry Mulligan · Fantasy★★★★☆
- 1961Time Further OutDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1961Tonight Only!Dave Brubeck Quartet with Carmen McRae · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1962Countdown: Time in Outer SpaceDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1962EmpathyBill Evans & Shelly Manne · Verve★★★★☆
- 1962UndercurrentBill Evans & Jim Hall · United Artists★★★★★
- 1963Bossa Nova U.S.A.Dave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1963Brandenburg Gate: RevisitedDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1964Jazz Impressions of JapanDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1964Time ChangesDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1965Jazz Impressions of New YorkDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1966IntermodulationBill Evans & Jim Hall · Verve★★★★★
- 1967Anything Goes! Dave Brubeck Plays Cole PorterDave Brubeck Quartet · Columbia Records★★★★☆
- 1968CompadresDave Brubeck / Gerry Mulligan · Columbia Records★★★★☆
1970s
- 1973Alone TogetherJim Hall / Ron Carter Duo · Milestone★★★★☆
- 1973We're All Together Again for the First TimeDave Brubeck / Gerry Mulligan / Paul Desmond · Atlantic★★★★☆
- 1974She Was Too Good to MeChet Baker · CTI★★★★☆
- 19751975: The DuetsDave Brubeck & Paul Desmond · A&M★★★★★
- 1976All the Things We AreDave Brubeck / Paul Desmond / Lee Konitz · Atlantic★★★★☆
- 1978CrosscurrentsBill Evans · Fantasy★★★★☆
- 1979Lester Young in Washington, D.C., 1956Lester Young · Pablo★★★★☆
- 1979The Touch of Your LipsChet Baker · SteepleChase★★★★☆
1980s
- 1984Tasty PuddingChuck Wayne / Brew Moore / Zoot Sims · Savoy Jazz★★★☆☆
- 1988Chet Baker in TokyoChet Baker · Paddle Wheel★★★★★
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