This is the freely browsable version of A Jazz Improvisation Primer by Marc Sabatella. You may also order a printed copy of this book, retitled A Whole Approach To Jazz Improvisation.

Cool Jazz

Although Miles Davis first appeared on bebop recordings of Charlie Parker, his first important session as a leader was called The Birth Of The Cool. An album containing all the recordings of this group is available. The cool jazz style has been described as a reaction against the fast tempos and the complex melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic ideas of bebop. These idear">

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