List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians

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A

• Curtis Amy
• Earl Anderza
• David Axelrod (musician)

B

• Chet Baker
• Billy Bauer
• Milt Bernhart
• Lou Blackburn
• Bob Brookmeyer
• Ray Brown
• Dave Brubeck
• Monty Budwig
• Larry Bunker
• Frank Butler

C

• Red Callender
• Conte Candoli
• Pete Candoli
• Benny Carter
• June Christy
• Al Cohn
• Buddy Collette
• Dick Collins
• Chris Connor
• Bob Cooper
• Curtis Counce
• Israel Crosby

D

• Miles Davis
• Karl Denson
• Michael Di Pasqua
• Paul Desmond

E

• Teddy Edwards
• Don Elliott
• Herb Ellis
• Bob Enevoldsen
• Bill Evans
• Gil Evans

F

• Don Fagerquist
• Tal Farlow
• Carl Fontana
• Russ Freeman (pianist)

G

• Herb Geller (woodwinds, composer, arranger)
• Stan Getz
• Jimmy Giuffre
• Bob Gordon (saxophonist)
• Vince Guaraldi
• Lars Gullin

H

• Jim Hall (musician)
• Charlie Haden
• Chico Hamilton
• Scott Hamilton
• Herbie Harper
• Hampton Hawes
• Percy Heath
• Woody Herman
• Bill Holman

J

• Bobby Jaspar
• Pete Jolly

K

• Richie Kamuca
• Barney Kessel
• Lee Konitz
• Stan Kenton

L

• Stan Levey
• Lou Levy
• Mel Lewis

M

• Shelly Manne
• Larance Marable
• Warne Marsh
• Red Mitchell
• Jack Montrose
• Joe Morello
• Gerry Mulligan

N

• Lennie Niehaus

P

• Remo Palmier
• Art Pepper
• Bill Perkins (saxophonist)
• Carl Perkins (pianist)

R

• Jimmy Raney
• Shorty Rogers
• Howard Rumsey

S

• Bud Shank
• Zoot Sims
• Johnny Smith
• Alvin Stoller

T

• Cal Tjader - vibraphone, drums, piano
• Cy Touff

W

• Frank Wess

Y

• Lester Young

Z

• Mike Zwerin