I am on a quest for good West Coast jazz. The soundtrack from the movie "I Want To Live" is the best example I can give. Knowing the names of the musicians is not good enough because they also played "East Coast jazz". This came in the late 50's to early 60's I think.
You could start with music by Art Pepper, Dave Brubeck, and others. I'd also do a google for "West Coast Jazz". Note the artists mentioned; then go to allmusic.com to read reviews of records by the artists; then do some listening on-line, at Amazon or other sites.
Stan Getz would be my favorite from that era. Start with Getz meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi. Maybe not his best album but a good intro to "West Coast Jazz" The album is from 1957
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