cool jazz

/kul dʒæz/
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Definitions of cool jazz
  1. noun
    jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat
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    type of:
    jazz
    a genre of popular music that originated in New Orleans around 1900 and developed through increasingly complex styles
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