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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.
10y
100
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.
10y
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Widely considered the greatest album in jazz history, Miles Davis' 1959 masterpiece is a collection of exquisitely melodic and deceptively simple modern jazz.
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1y
“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
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"man this album is perfect"
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
in the context of a generation of loving music and AOTY, Miles Davis fits in between this world. My parents and their parents grew up with this album frequently on vinyl, and my parents in particular listened to this on their very first date. Growing up, eating dinner I would always hear this. Whether I was arguing with my brother or hearing racist rants, or even my dads twelve minutes of drunken airheadedness, this was apart of my childhood and even though this wont my most listened to album, ... read more
Listened on: December 4-6, 2023.
First album of the 50s I’ve ever listened to! And it’s one word…..masterpiece. Jazz legend, what can I say?
Favs: Blue In Green, All Blues
Least: None
Next: Van Morrison “Astral Weeks” (1968)
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Track List
| 1 | So What 9:07 | 95 |
| 2 | Freddie Freeloader 9:48 | 92 |
| 3 | Blue In Green 5:35 | 96 |
| 4 | All Blues 11:32 | 94 |
| 5 | Flamenco Sketches 9:27 | 93 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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2w
I'm so confused. Maybe my brain is hardwired differently so jazz doesn't hit for me as much, but what the fuck am I missing? I truly don't understand what makes this so amazing.
Added on: March 15, 2013