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Title: The Cool Scene - Twelve New Ways To Fly
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1966, Jazz, Cool Jazz Compilation, United States 8/26
Matrix #: W 1328
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Various Artists (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology: Cool jazz records like this came from a post-bop culture of small clubs, college listeners, hi-fi buyers, and late-night radio rather than the louder pop marketplace.
2. Studio Lore: Twelve New Ways To Fly works like a label-era sampler, using “cool” as both a musical idea and a lifestyle pitch for sophisticated 60s record buyers.
3. Player Spotlight: The title points to jazz’s mid-century shift toward mood, space, and arrangement, where the personality of the players mattered as much as the melody itself.

8/14/26 LM