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An introduction to Cool Jazz in 25 records - A thread🧵

Slide into the smooth, smoky world of Cool Jazz with these essential albums that'll make your ears think they're lounging in a velvet-lined lounge...

1. Miles Davis - Birth Of The CoolImage
2. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out Image
3. Bill Evans Trio - Portrait Of Jazz Image
4. Grant Green - Street Of Dream Image
5. Chet Baker - Chet Baker Sings Image
6. Ahmad Jamal - At The Pershing: But Not For Me Image
7. The Modern Jazz Quartet - Django Image
8. Lee Konitz - Motion Image
9. Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 Image
10. Oliver Nelson - The Blues And The Abstract Truth Image
11. Art Pepper - Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section Image
12. George Shearing & Dakota Staton - In The Night Image
13. Stan Getz - Stan Getz Plays Image
14. Paul Desmond - Easy Living Image
15. Bill Evans and Jim Hall - Undercurrent Image
16. The Horace Silver Quartet - Song For My Father Image
17. Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue Image
18. Lester Young & Oscar Peterson - Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio Image
19. Gil Evans - Out Of The Cool Image
20. Vince Guaraldi Trio - Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus Image
21. The Oscar Peterson Trio- We Get Requests Image
22. Stan Getz - West Coast Jazz Image
23. Coleman Hawkins & Ben Webster - Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster Image
24. Jim Hall - Concierto Image
25. Bill Evans - You Must Believe In Spring Image

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