Cool Jazz
Jazz of the 1950s
Link to music
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Billie Holiday
Billie Holiday was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday had a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing.
Roy Rogers
Roy Rogers, born Leonard Franklin Slye, was an American singer and cowboy actor, one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised stars of his era, as well as being the namesake of the Roy Rogers Restaurants franchised chain.
When and where Cool Jazz came to be
1950's in California
Major 1950's Events
Transcontinental television, Red Scare, First US satellite launched
Style of jazz today
Classical, Bebop, Swing
Influential?
No