Birth of the Cool

Summary

Birth of the Cool is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,789 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Birth of the Cool's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Birth of the Cool's genre is cool jazz^[4].
• Birth of the Cool was produced by Pete Rugolo^[5].
• Among the performers on Birth of the Cool was Miles Davis^[6].
• Birth of the Cool's record label is recorded as Capitol Records^[7].
• Birth of the Cool's place of publication is recorded as United States^[8].
• Birth of the Cool is part of Miles Davis's albums in chronological order^[9].
• Birth of the Cool's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Birth of the Cool was published on 1957^[11].
• Birth of the Cool's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Birth of the Cool'}^[12].
• Birth of the Cool's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2129'}^[13].
• Birth of the Cool's form of creative work is recorded as compilation album^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[15]

• Secondary type(s): Compilation^[16]

• First release date: 1957-02^[17]

• Genre(s): bebop, cool jazz, jazz^[18]

• Community tags: bebop, bop, cool jazz, jazz, miles davis^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 903d5fe8-ab43-33b2-9411-6738af50de19^[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Birth of the Cool was performed by Miles Davis^[6]. It was produced by Pete Rugolo^[5].

Publication

Birth of the Cool was published on 1957^[11]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is cool jazz^[4]. It is part of Miles Davis's albums in chronological order^[9].

Why It Matters

Birth of the Cool ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,789 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]