Various Artists - Playing It Cool: Classic West Jazz 1953-1961 / Various

This two disc collection features a selection of the finest 'Cool Jazz' produced on the US West Coast between 1953 & 1961 - the genre's Golden Age. Featuring names as varied as Baker, Brubeck, Previn, Manne, Pepper, Getz and numerous others, this set acts as a fine sampler for both beginners to the form and those already well versed in the sheer brilliance of this era's West Coast Jazz sound.

1) Stella By Starlight
2) Body ; Soul
3) Isle of Capri
4) Heat Wave
5) Grasshopper
6) A Nice Day
7) Someday My Prince Will Come
8) Four in Hand
9) Tenderly
10) Festive Minor
11) Desmond Blue
12) Easy Like
13) Inter-Space
14) What Is This Thing Called Love
15) Big Bear
16) Summit Blues
17) Sonar
18) Belle of the Ball
19) Mirage for Miles
20) S-H-I-N-E
21) I'm Gonna Go Fishin'
22) Blues for Yna Yna
23) Summertime