Kind of Blue [sound recording]

by Miles Davis (Trumpet)

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Considered by many jazz fans and critics to be one of the genre's most definitive albums. All of the tracks have a relaxed and easygoing feel. Davis' backing band includes such legends as Cannonball Adderly and Bill Evans.

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The zen of jazz.

Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is arguably the greatest jazz record. There are many words written about this record and the musicians who made it. And I have little to add. Davis' modal jazz is minimalism at its best--nothing here but the essence of the music, reminding the listener of classical Japanese design where the symbol of the thing is the thing itself. I've been driving around listening to the 1997 reissue on CD without pause. Not a bad song here.
CD1-1 So What 9:22
CD1-2 Freddie Freeloader 9:46
CD1-3 Blue In Green 5:36
CD1-4 All Blues 11:32
CD1-5 Flamenco Sketches 9:25
CD1-6 Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take) 9:31

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349+ Works 4,100 Members

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Adderley, Cannonball (Contributor)
Chambers, Paul (Contributor)
Cobb, Jimmy (Contributor)
Coltrane, John (Contributor)
Evans, Bill (Contributor)
Kelly, Wynton (Contributor)

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Canonical title
Kind of Blue [sound recording]
Original publication date
1959-08-17
Original language
English

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Genre
Music
DDC/MDS
781.65Arts & recreationMusicGeneral principles and musical formsTraditions of musicJazz {equally instrumental and vocal}
LCC
M1366 .D38 .K56MusicMusicInstrumental musicOther ensembles
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ISBNs
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UPCs
13
ASINs
42