We tend to think of West Coast jazz as a style centered exclusively in Los Angeles. While much of the relaxed, contrapuntal music was inspired by the Southern California weather and lifestyle and evolved in the city's suburbs in the 1950s, San Francisco also had a West Coast sound that was slightly more intensive and a reflection of the city. Artists wh…
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