cool jazz

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   jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat

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Questions about cool jazz

What does cool jazz mean?

cool jazz means "jazz that is restrained and fluid and marked by intricate harmonic structures often lagging slightly behind the beat".

Is cool jazz a common word?

cool jazz is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.