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West Coast Jazz – Study Sessions at the Lighthouse | Studying Jazz

West Coast jazz for studying, focus and deep work — 1950s California “cool” built on clean voicings, soft swing, and arrangement-first logic: written counterlines, short motifs, and balanced solo space that never turns frantic. Expect pianoless-quartet colors (baritone + trumpet interplay), chamber-like textures, and a calm, sunlit forward motion designed for reading, writing, and long sessions of concentration. This is Studying Jazz #026 – West Coast Jazz: a scene-anchored portrait of the California soundworld where composition and ensemble geometry matter as much as improvisation—cool dynamics, controlled articulation, and melodic solos that feel “spoken,” not shouted. The vibe is relaxed, but the craft is serious: tight forms, tidy endings, and that subtle coastal clarity that keeps the mind steady. Production (period-coded) Dry small-room presence, tube warmth, light tape hiss, mono-leaning image with minimal reverb. Brushes over the kit, bass clear and woody, horns forward but never harsh. No modern sub-bass, no glossy stereo widening, no EDM low-end, no synth pads. Tracklist (Click to Jump) 0:00 Pier Avenue Overture (Pianoless Logic) 4:14 Baritone & Brass Breeze 6:40 Chart-Reader Interlude 8:34 Pacific Jazz Geometry 12:13 The Haig Afternoon Counterlines 16:37 Cool Counterpoint Study 19:39 Sunlit Nonet Etude 23:32 Shorty’s Sketchbook 27:13 Coastline Pulse (Straight-Ahead, No Rush) 30:36 Muted Trumpet, Clean Water 34:13 Lighthouse All-Stars Memory 38:12 Dry Room, Warm Tubes 41:28 Counterline Tag Ending 44:22 Late Set: Soft Ride Cymbal 48:59 Live Cut: Pier Crowd Murmur 53:23 Encore: Calm Swing Exit Drift Archives Note A silent space raccoon archivist recovered a salt-stained reel labeled “#026 – West Coast,” cleaned the signal, and filed it at the Intergalactic Jazz Academy as required listening. What you hear is that restored transmission. Quick references (style anchors) – Ted Gioia, West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945–1960 (scene history + ecology). – Lighthouse Café (Howard Rumsey era; Lighthouse All-Stars; live-document tradition). – Cool-jazz arranging traits: counterpoint, blended timbres, written passages as part of the sound. Support & Listen Ko-fi → https://ko-fi.com/echoesofallworlds Streaming → Spotify, Apple Music & all major platforms (as Raccoon and the Invisible Band) Contact & Collaboration echoesofallworlds@gmail.com © All rights reserved. Original music and archive framing created for Studying Jazz / Echoes of All Worlds. Unauthorized use is prohibited. #WestCoastJazz #CoolJazz #1950sJazz #CaliforniaJazz #LighthouseCafe #HowardRumsey #PacificJazz #ContemporaryRecords #PianolessQuartet #BaritoneSax #ArrangedJazz #Counterpoint #StudyMusic #FocusMusic #StudyingJazz