List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians

A

• Curtis Amy ^{[1]: 97, 105} - Saxophone
• Earl Anderza - alto saxophone
• David Axelrod - composer

B

• Chet Baker^{[1]: 95 [2][3]: 110}
• Billy Bauer
• Milt Bernhart^[1]: 95
• Lou Blackburn
• Dupree Bolton^[1]: 105
• Bob Brookmeyer^{[2][3]: 105}
• Clifford Brown^[1]: 105
• Ray Brown
• Dave Brubeck^{[1]: 95 [2][3]: 105, 111}
• Monty Budwig^[1]: 96
• Larry Bunker^[1]: 96
• Frank Butler

C

• Red Callender^[1]: 97
• Conte Candoli^[1]: 95
• Pete Candoli^[1]: 95
• John Carisi^[1]: 95
• Benny Carter
• Teddy Charles^[2]
• June Christy
• James Clay^[1]: 105
• Al Cohn
• Buddy Collette^{[1]: 93, 95–97 [3]: 104}
• Junior Collins^[3]: 104
• Chris Connor^[4]: 172
• Bob Cooper^{[1]: 95 [3]: 104}
• Curtis Counce^{[1]: 96–97, 105}
• Israel Crosby

D

• Miles Davis^{[1]: 94–95 [2][3]: 106–108}
• Michael Di Pasqua
• Paul Desmond^{[1]: 95 [2][3]: 110}
• Eric Dolphy^[1]: 105

E

• Harry "Sweets" Edison^[1]
  ^: 97
• Teddy Edwards^{[1]: 92, 97}
• Don Elliott
• Herb Ellis
• Bob Enevoldsen^[1]: 95
• Bill Evans
• Gil Evans^{[1]: 94–95 [3]: 106, 108}

F

• Don Fagerquist
• Tal Farlow
• Victor Feldman^[1]: 96
• Maynard Ferguson^[1]: 95
• Brent Fischer
• Clare Fischer
• Chuck Flores^[1]: 96
• Carl Fontana
• Russ Freeman^[1]: 96

G

• Herb Geller^{[1]: 95, 105} (woodwinds, composer, arranger)
• Stan Getz^{[1]: 96 [2][3]: 106, 108, 110}
• Jimmy Giuffre^{[1]: 95 [2][3]: 106, 110}
• Bob Gordon
• Dexter Gordon^[1]: 92
• John Graas^[1]: 95
• Wardell Gray^[1]: 92
• Vince Guaraldi^[1]: 97
• Lars Gullin

H

• Jim Hall^[1]: 96
• Charlie Haden
• Chico Hamilton^{[1]: 96 [2][3]: 103, 111}
• Scott Hamilton
• Herbie Harper
• Hampton Hawes^{[1]: 96, 105}
• Percy Heath^[1]: 95
• Woody Herman^{[3]: 106 [4]: 336}
• Billy Higgins
• Bill Holman^[1]: 95
• Elmo Hope^[1]: 105
• Paul Horn^[3]: 104

J

• Milt Jackson^[1]: 95
• Bobby Jaspar
• Pete Jolly^[1]: 96
• Carmell Jones^{[1]: 97, 105}

K

• Fred Katz^{[1]: 96 [3]: 103}
• Richie Kamuca^[1]: 95
• Connie Kay^[1]: 95
• Barney Kessel
• Stan Kenton^[4]: 399
• Lee Konitz^[1]: 94
• Irene Kral
• Mark Kramer

L

• Harold Land^[1]: 97
• John LaPorta^[2]
• Stan Levey^[1]: 96
• Lou Levy^[1]: 96
• John Lewis^{[1]: 94–95}
• Mel Lewis^[1]: 96

M

• Dave Mackay
• Joe Maini^{[1]: 95, 105}
• Herbie Mann^[3]: 104
• Shelly Manne^{[1]: 95–96, 105}
• Larance Marable^{[1]: 96, 105}
• Charlie Mariano^[1]: 95
• Warne Marsh^[2]
• Gary McFarland
• Gil Mellé
• Charles Mingus^[1]: 92
• Red Mitchell^[1]: 96
• Jack Montrose^[1]: 95
• Joe Morello
• Frank Morgan^[1]: 105
• Barbara Morrison
• Gerry Mulligan^{[1]: 94–95 [2][3]: 106, 110}

N

• Lennie Niehaus^[1]: 95

P

• Marty Paich^[1]: 96
• Remo Palmier
• Dave Pell^[2]
• Art Pepper^{[1]: 95, 105}
• Bill Perkins^[1]: 95
• Carl Perkins^[1]: 96
• Roy Porter^[1]: 92
• André Previn^[1]: 96

R

• Jimmy Raney
• Max Roach^[1]: 105
• Shorty Rogers^[1]: 95
• Frank Rosolino^[1]: 95
• Willie Ruff^[3]: 104
• Howard Rumsey^[1]: 96*****

S

• Bud Shank^{[1]: 95 [3]: 104}
• George Shearing^{[1]: 94 [2][3]: 106}
• Jack Sheldon^[1]: 95
• Zoot Sims
• Johnny Smith
• Alvin Stoller

T

• Horace Tapscott
• Cal Tjader^[1]: 96 - vibraphone, drums, piano
• Cy Touff
• Lennie Tristano^[1]: 94
• Bobby Troup

V

• Leroy Vinnegar^[1]: 96

W

• Julius Watkins^[3]: 104
• Frank Wess^[3]: 104
• Claude Williamson^[1]: 96
• Stu Williamson^[1]: 95
• Bill Watrous^{[1]: 96 [3]: 106–107, 110}

Z

• Mike Zwerin^[4]: 687

See also

• Lists of jazz musicians
• West Coast jazz−related topics

References