Kind of Blue

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The lasting value of a recorded masterpiece lies not only in the notion of reaching and grasping the music itself, but in using it as a doorway to other pathways. Kind of Blue, it can be argued, earns its accolades less for its continuing sales or critical popularity, and more for its long-serving role as the portal for so many who come to jazz for the first time. a b Palmer, Robert (1997). "Liner Notes to 1997 Reissue". Kind of Blue (CD). New York, NY: Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./Columbia Records. a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9thed.). Penguin. p.343. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley with Wyton Kelly playing piano on “Freddy the Freeloader.”

Kind of Blue is more than Miles Davis’s most enduring recording, it’s a testament to Miles’ experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003 . Retrieved March 27, 2022. a b c d e Khan, Ashley. Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. New York: Da Capo Press, 2000; p. 111. Now Analogue Productions, together with Quality Record Pressings, is putting Kind of Blue where it belongs: the Ultra High Quality Record (UHQR) pressed on Clarity Vinyl on a manual Finebilt press with attention paid to every single detail of every single record.

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Simmons, Ted (February 26, 2013). "Bilal's 25 Favorite Albums". Complex . Retrieved August 28, 2020. The 200-gram records will feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable. a b c d e Ashley Kahn (2001). Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. foreword by Jimmy Cobb. Da Capo Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-306-81067-0. The Making of Kind of Blue: Miles Davis and His Masterpiece bebop. Bill Evans wrote in the LP liner notes, "Miles conceived these settings only hours before the recording dates." [8] Evans continued with an introduction concerning the modes used in each composition on the album. " So What" consists of two modes: sixteen measures of the first, followed by eight measures of the second, and then eight again of the first. [8] " Freddie Freeloader" is a standard twelve-bar blues form. " Blue in Green" consists of a ten-measure cycle following a short four-measure introduction. [8] " All Blues" is a twelve-bar blues form in 6 Cwik, Greg (September 25, 2015). "Understanding Miles Davis, in 9 Parts". Vulture . Retrieved June 15, 2020.

All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6th edition. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.Italian album certifications – Miles Davis – Kind of Blue" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved January 10, 2022. Select "2022" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Kind of Blue" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione". None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session.