The style was around long before Miles Davis got into it. It originated during WWII, and was a general movement, with no known inventor. Miles Davis is thought to have invented it, because he seemed to understand the concept the best.
Cool Jazz was a response to Bebop, which was becoming more and more about faster tempos and fast scales. Cool jazz slowed everything down, and was meant to focus more on composition of the song, with more intricate arrangements and chordal forms.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis.
Cool jazz was the name of a particular style that Miles Davis exemplified on his 1957 album, Birth of the Cool.
One of the pioneers of cool jazz was Miles Davis. Miles Davis received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis.
"Cool" jazz.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis.
Miles Davis
Miles Davis.
Cool jazz was the name of a particular style that Miles Davis exemplified on his 1957 album, Birth of the Cool.
Jazz, hard bop, bebop, cool jazz, modal, fusion, third stream, jazz rap
He played many styles including: cool jazz, hard bop, free jazz and jazz fusion.
The orchestral work is what mostly describes the music of Miles Davis and Gerry Mulligan. They venture in jazz and cool jazz genres of music as well as third stream.