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.
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
How about Curtis Counce, Bob Cooper, Bob Perkins, Conti Condoli, Pete Jolly, Harold Land, Carl Perkins, Shelly Manne, Teddy Edwards, Hampton Hawes,Stan Levey, Monty Budwig,and Mel Lewis just to mention a few great west coast boppers that recorded in the 50's and 60's.
Check out Shelly Manne and His Men Play Peter Gunn - the original version on the Contemporary label. Fantastic mid-sized combo playing Henri Mancini tunes that were written for the show. It's an early stereo recording that rivals anything you'd hear produced today. Truly a great, under-appreciated album. Even the ojc reissue cd sounds pretty good.
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