cool jazz artists
18 published cool jazz artists, led by Miles Davis, Sade Adu and Thelonious Monk.
At a glance
18 published cool jazz artists; 457 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists0 tier 1 · 15 tier 2 · 3 tier 3
- 18
- Release groups
- 1,686
- Studio albums
- 527
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 457
- Timeline events
- 601
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 61.9 years
- Full biographies
- 18
- Biography words
- 51,068
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1950s (13 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 1 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most cool jazz artists. United States leads with 11.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with cool jazz. The most shared is jazz, with 18 artists in both.
Covers from cool jazz
457 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Rubberband
Miles Davis · 2019
Doo‐Bop
Miles Davis · 1992
Amandla
Miles Davis · 1989
Aura
Miles Davis · 1989
Tutu
Miles Davis · 1986
You’re Under Arrest
Miles Davis · 1985
Decoy
Miles Davis · 1984
Star People
Miles Davis · 1983
The Man With the Horn
Miles Davis · 1981
Water Babies
Miles Davis · 1976
Big Fun
Miles Davis · 1974
Get Up With It
Miles Davis · 1974
Leaders
Miles Davis has the most release groups (300); Thelonious Monk the longest career (74 years); Dave Brubeck the most awards (28).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Miles Davis | 300 |
| Sarah Vaughan | 290 |
| Thelonious Monk | 230 |
| Bill Evans | 198 |
| Dave Brubeck | 175 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Thelonious Monk | 74 |
| Sarah Vaughan | 73 |
| Ahmad Jamal | 71 |
| Bill Evans | 69 |
| Bud Shank | 69 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Dave Brubeck | 28 |
| Miles Davis | 18 |
| Thelonious Monk | 18 |
| Sarah Vaughan | 10 |
| Sade Adu | 9 |
Most famous cool jazz artists
Miles Davis
United States · Person · born 1926
jazz, jazz fusion, bebop, modal jazz, hard bop, cool jazz
99 wikis
Sade Adu
Person · born 1959
soul, funk, rhythm and blues, jazz, soft rock, cool jazz
63 wikis
Thelonious Monk
United States · Person · born 1917
jazz, bebop, hard bop, cool jazz, stride piano
61 wikis
Dave Brubeck
United States · Person · born 1920
jazz, cool jazz, West Coast jazz, third stream
59 wikis
Sarah Vaughan
United States · Person · born 1924
jazz, bebop, cool jazz
51 wikis
Bill Evans
United States · Person · born 1929
jazz, post-bop, modal jazz, cool jazz
51 wikis
Ahmad Jamal
United States · Person · born 1930
jazz, post-bop, modal jazz, hard bop, cool jazz, hip hop culture
36 wikis
Joe Zawinul
Austria · Person · born 1932
soul, jazz, jazz fusion, cool jazz
40 wikis
Candy Dulfer
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1969
jazz, cool jazz
32 wikis
George Shearing
United Kingdom · Person · born 1919
jazz, bebop, cool jazz
30 wikis
Gil Evans
Canada · Person · born 1912
jazz, jazz fusion, modal jazz, cool jazz, free jazz, third stream, modern creative
30 wikis
John Dankworth
United Kingdom · Person · born 1927
jazz, cool jazz
22 wikis
More cool jazz artists
Showing 1–6 of 6 artists
Lee Aaron
Canada · Person · born 1962
hard rock, blues, jazz, soft rock, heavy metal music, cool jazz
19 wikis · Tier 3
Dorothy Ashby
United States · Person · born 1932
jazz, hard bop, cool jazz
17 wikis · Tier 2
Shorty Rogers
United States · Person · born 1924
jazz, cool jazz
16 wikis · Tier 2
Bud Shank
United States · Person · born 1926
jazz, cool jazz
16 wikis · Tier 2
Bob Cooper
United States · Person · born 1925
jazz, cool jazz
12 wikis · Tier 2
Pete Jolly
United States · Person · born 1932
jazz, cool jazz
9 wikis · Tier 2