Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Critic Score
Based on 5 reviews
1959 Ratings: #1 / 31
User Score
1959 Rank: #1All Time: #39
Liked by 841 people
August 17, 1959 / Release Date
LP / Format
Columbia / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

100
AllMusic

Few albums of any genre manage to work on so many different levels, but Kind of Blue does. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable.

100
Sputnikmusic

Kind of Blue is Miles' magnum opus. His greatest production and standing against the best jazz albums ever recorded. Every member of this particular ensemble could be counted in the top 5 of their instrument category.

100
Q Magazine

Widely considered the greatest album in jazz history, Miles Davis' 1959 masterpiece is a collection of exquisitely melodic and deceptively simple modern jazz.

Tristan
NR

“Anybody can play. The note is only 20 percent. The attitude of the motherfucker who plays it is 80 percent.”
-Miles Davis
“After all the investigation, all of the technique-doesn't matter! Only if the feeling is right.”
-John Coltrane
"Understanding is the least important thing when it comes to digging jazz, because, like anything else, jazz is a form of entertainment. It is created to be enjoyed, not understood like you read a blueprint."
-Cannonball ... read more

MariellyAkarius
100

Music Critics 🤝 People With Taste 🤝 People who listen to Jazz while studying 🤝 AOTY Users 🤝 Black Grandpas 🤝 Some Local Jazz radio stations 🤝 Jamila Woods

"man this album is perfect"

UltimateLifeFrm
100

The power of jazz music strikes again!

Kind of Blue is the 33rd studio album from American jazz musician Miles Davis. It was released in August 1959, having been recorded on March 2 + April 22 at Columbia 30th Street, New York City earlier that year.

This is often hailed by most critics as Davis' masterpiece as well as even the greatest jazz record ever made, which to me is often a very strong statement to make about any piece of music. After listening to it, though... I can say it's not THE ... read more

kal3nk
100

Do I really need to explain why this is a 100?

1n5ictus
100

Every Must Hear Album #5

This is the perfect jazz album. Just the names involved alone (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley) should show how well made this album was going to be. Every song on here is amazing with not one thing bad about them. This is one of the few albums I've heard that exceeded the hype and praise around it for me. I don't have much else to say, it's just amazing.

musicmajora
91

I really don't know enough about jazz to write a half-sensical review, but uh it's great!

Average Track Score: 94.2%

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Track List

1So What
9:07
95
2Freddie Freeloader
9:48
92
3Blue In Green
5:35
96
4All Blues
11:32
94
5Flamenco Sketches
9:27
93
Total Length: 45 minutes
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Added on: March 15, 2013