when she recorded some of the finest jazz interpretations of the Great American Songbook. It’s Cool Heat: Anita O’Day in the 1950s, coming up next on Afterglow. Two songs from Anita O’Day ...

But in the 1950's a new sound started coming out of California that challenged the Big Apple's pre-eminence in the world of jazz. This new sound, dubbed "West Coast Jazz," or "West Coast Cool ...

After the rise of bebop, jazz splintered into competing camps. In the 1950s, a more melodic style known as “cool jazz” gained widespread popularity, championed by Miles Davis, Stan Getz ...