List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians

List of cool jazz and West Coast jazz musicians and vocalists.

A

 * Curtis Amy  - Saxophone
 * Earl Anderza - alto saxophone
 * David Axelrod - composer

B

 * Chet Baker
 * Billy Bauer
 * Milt Bernhart
 * Lou Blackburn
 * Dupree Bolton
 * Bob Brookmeyer
 * Clifford Brown
 * Ray Brown
 * Dave Brubeck
 * Monty Budwig
 * Larry Bunker
 * Frank Butler

C

 * Red Callender
 * Conte Candoli
 * Pete Candoli
 * John Carisi
 * Benny Carter
 * Teddy Charles
 * June Christy
 * James Clay
 * Al Cohn
 * Buddy Collette
 * Junior Collins
 * Chris Connor
 * Bob Cooper
 * Curtis Counce
 * Israel Crosby

D

 * Miles Davis
 * Michael Di Pasqua
 * Paul Desmond
 * Eric Dolphy

E

 * Harry "Sweets" Edison
 * Teddy Edwards
 * Don Elliott
 * Herb Ellis
 * Bob Enevoldsen
 * Bill Evans
 * Gil Evans

F

 * Don Fagerquist
 * Tal Farlow
 * Victor Feldman
 * Maynard Ferguson
 * Brent Fischer
 * Clare Fischer
 * Chuck Flores
 * Carl Fontana
 * Russ Freeman

G

 * Herb Geller (woodwinds, composer, arranger)
 * Stan Getz
 * Jimmy Giuffre
 * Bob Gordon
 * Dexter Gordon
 * John Graas
 * Wardell Gray
 * Vince Guaraldi
 * Lars Gullin

H

 * Jim Hall
 * Charlie Haden
 * Chico Hamilton
 * Scott Hamilton
 * Herbie Harper
 * Hampton Hawes
 * Percy Heath
 * Woody Herman
 * Billy Higgins
 * Bill Holman
 * Elmo Hope
 * Paul Horn

J

 * Milt Jackson
 * Bobby Jaspar
 * Pete Jolly
 * Carmell Jones

K

 * Fred Katz
 * Richie Kamuca
 * Connie Kay
 * Barney Kessel
 * Stan Kenton
 * Lee Konitz
 * Irene Kral
 * Mark Kramer

L

 * Harold Land
 * John LaPorta
 * Stan Levey
 * Lou Levy
 * John Lewis
 * Mel Lewis

M

 * Dave Mackay
 * Joe Maini
 * Herbie Mann
 * Shelly Manne
 * Larance Marable
 * Charlie Mariano
 * Warne Marsh
 * Gary McFarland
 * Gil Mellé
 * Charles Mingus
 * Red Mitchell
 * Jack Montrose
 * Joe Morello
 * Frank Morgan
 * Barbara Morrison
 * Gerry Mulligan

N

 * Lennie Niehaus

P

 * Marty Paich
 * Remo Palmier
 * Dave Pell
 * Art Pepper
 * Bill Perkins
 * Carl Perkins
 * Roy Porter
 * André Previn

R

 * Jimmy Raney
 * Max Roach
 * Shorty Rogers
 * Frank Rosolino
 * Willie Ruff
 * Howard Rumsey *****

S

 * Bud Shank
 * George Shearing
 * Jack Sheldon
 * Zoot Sims
 * Johnny Smith
 * Alvin Stoller

T

 * Horace Tapscott
 * Cal Tjader - vibraphone, drums, piano
 * Cy Touff
 * Lennie Tristano
 * Bobby Troup

V

 * Leroy Vinnegar

W

 * Julius Watkins
 * Frank Wess
 * Claude Williamson
 * Stu Williamson
 * Bill Watrous<ref name="carr"

Y

 * Lester Young

Z

 * Mike Zwerin