Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Kind of Blue
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | ||||
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So What full track | 10:52 | 225,726 | ||
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Freddie Freeloader full track | 9:31 | 157,184 | ||
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Blue In Green full track | 5:33 | 171,716 | ||
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All Blues full track | 11:29 | 157,295 | ||
| 6 |
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Flamenco Sketches full track | 9:29 | 138,309 |
About this album
Released August 17, 1959
Recorded March 2 and April 22, 1959 (New York, New York)
Genre Jazz
Length 45:44
Label Columbia
Producer Teo Macero
Irving Townsend
* Miles Davis – trumpet, leader
* Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto saxophone, except on “Blue in Green”
* John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
* Wynton Kelly – piano, only on “Freddie Freeloader”
* Bill Evans – piano on all, except “Freddie Freeloader”, liner notes
* Paul Chambers – bass
* Jimmy Cobb – drums
Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959 on Columbia Records, in both mono and stereo. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis’s ensemble sextet, which included pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. Production for the album was handled entirely by record producers Teo Macero and Irving Townsend. Following the inclusion of Bill Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of Milestones (1958) and the ‘58 Sessions. Influenced by pianist George Russell’s concept of scale-based musical improvisation, Davis conceived Kind of Blue entirely on modality in contrast to his earlier work with the hard bop style of jazz and its complex chord progression.
Recorded March 2 and April 22, 1959 (New York, New York)
Genre Jazz
Length 45:44
Label Columbia
Producer Teo Macero
Irving Townsend
* Miles Davis – trumpet, leader
* Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto saxophone, except on “Blue in Green”
* John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
* Wynton Kelly – piano, only on “Freddie Freeloader”
* Bill Evans – piano on all, except “Freddie Freeloader”, liner notes
* Paul Chambers – bass
* Jimmy Cobb – drums
Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959 on Columbia Records, in both mono and stereo. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis’s ensemble sextet, which included pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley. Production for the album was handled entirely by record producers Teo Macero and Irving Townsend. Following the inclusion of Bill Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of Milestones (1958) and the ‘58 Sessions. Influenced by pianist George Russell’s concept of scale-based musical improvisation, Davis conceived Kind of Blue entirely on modality in contrast to his earlier work with the hard bop style of jazz and its complex chord progression.
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tonyspilotro wrote:
"It must have been made in heaven"
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beskerk wrote:
Один из лучших джазовых альбомов! Лучший coolджазовый!
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SirPsychoFlea wrote:
i encourage everyone to buy the 50th anniversary edition of the vinyl, that whole package is totally worth every penny if you're interested in going a little deeper
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mugshot_tim wrote:
please, (last.fm) if you are going to allow full tracks from this album.. it would be advantageous to actually have the original tracks.. for example So What is not the one from Kind of Blue.. please could this be replaced, thanks
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zbigniewedward wrote:
elementarz jazzu
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lewymcgee wrote:
KIND OF BLUE!! OH JEEBUS!
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Roitblat wrote:
не понравился(
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ldrojas wrote:
yeah, 50 years :o !
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FootToFace wrote:
50 years :o
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Ant718 wrote:
Happy Birthday. http://temporalincursion.blogspot.com/2009/08/50-years-of-miles-davis-kind-of-blue.html
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Kr1st0f wrote:
Happy birthday! Amazing album.
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Alfred_Neumann wrote:
yepp, happy birthday! for the germans: look today at the sueddeutsche zeitung (feuilleton). btw. nice video about the record on your blog, norbert!
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FatNorbert wrote:
today, 17th of Aug are 50 years since Miles Davis released Kind of Blue. Thank you for blessing with such an amazing music.
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El_Salvador7 wrote:
It's like having your soul massaged...
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FootToFace wrote:
after more repeated listens of this i have a little more respect for it, it's still not near my favorite jazz album but it makes sense as an introduction to improvisational jazz for newbs.
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DominoDub wrote:
50 years old ...wow
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Selenaru_Negrea wrote:
they finally fixed it
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YoLaTengoFan wrote:
what is last.fm doing!!! ruining classic album covers? ex. http://www.last.fm/music/The+Clash/London+Calling
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JustSomeOldJoe wrote:
Not only is it the wrong cover... it's the wrong bloody album ;-) Tracks now link to live versions rather than the original, studio, KOB.
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AceOfSpades24 wrote:
wow what's up with the cover?
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