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'''Cool''' is a complex [[aesthetic]] with its roots in [[African-American]] [[culture]], one that has |
'''Cool''' is a complex [[aesthetic]] with its roots in [[African-American]] [[culture]], one that has American [[popular culture]] generally. It has a wide range of related [[meaning]]s, among them a state of wellness, calm or general well-being; something "hip," meaning current and desirable, or any intellectual, literary or musical of understated such as [[cool jazz]]. |
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Lewis MacAdams, ''Birth of the Cool. Beat, Bebop and the American Avant-Garde'', Free Press, 2001. The title of the book comes from Miles Davis's 1949-1950 jazz recording sessions. This is not intended as a scholarly work, and is reported to have many (relatively minor) inaccuracies. |
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Revision as of 13:41, 30 June 2004
Cool is a complex aesthetic with its roots in African-American culture, one that has been appropriated by American popular culture generally. It has a wide range of related meanings, among them a state of wellness, calm or general well-being; something "hip," meaning current and desirable, or any intellectual, literary or musical expression of understated beauty, such as cool jazz.
References
Lewis MacAdams, Birth of the Cool. Beat, Bebop and the American Avant-Garde, Free Press, 2001. The title of the book comes from Miles Davis's 1949-1950 jazz recording sessions. This is not intended as a scholarly work, and is reported to have many (relatively minor) inaccuracies.
Cool can also be:
- A temperature
- An alternative name for Cumhail
- Cool, a manga