Kind Of Blue Miles Davis

• 1 So What 09:22
• 2 Freddie Freeloader 09:46
• 3 Blue in Green 05:37
• 4 All Blues 11:33
• 5 Flamenco Sketches 09:26
• Total Runtime 45:44

Info for Kind Of Blue

„Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue possess such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of 'So What.' From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It's the pinnacle of modal jazz -- tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn't quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they've memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band -- Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous and still crackle with vitality. Kind of Blue works on many different levels. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don't like Kind of Blue, you don't like jazz -- but it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection.“ (Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AMG)

Miles Davis, trumpet
Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley, alto saxophone, except on 'Blue in Green'
John Coltrane, tenor saxophone
Bill Evans, piano (except 'Freddie Freeloader')
Wynton Kelly, piano (on 'Freddie Freeloader“)
Paul Chambers, double bass
Jimmy Cobb, drums

Recorded on March 2 and April 22, 1959, at 30th Street Studio, New York City, New York
Engineered by Fred Plaut
Produced by Teo Macero, Irving Townsend

Digitally remastered

Ranked #13 in Rolling Stone's '500 Greatest Albums Of All Time'

Please Note: we do not offer the 192 kHz version of this album, because there is no audible difference to the 96 kHz version!

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