Kind of Blue
This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. --John Szwed more
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-23-2009
- miles davis Kind of Blue
Miles's Davis "Kind of Blue" changed the musical landscape for Bepopper's. Miles stripped the music down to its bare essentials. By selecting the best musicians, Coltrane, Evans, Adderly, Chambers, he was able to pulled it off. If you...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-10-2009
- Kinda Blue
This album was the first Miles Davis album that I bought. It is a great introduction for anyone who wants to get into Miles Davis. Cheers Rick
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-07-2009
- Jazzz babee
Jazz. Yeah! Real. Way it Should Be. Does what it Should Do. Love playing this instant Soother of what the heck ever. What? Don't even remember! This IS What Music should do. I LOVE this! Original release date 1959. Amazon Sale Rank...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-18-2008
- In the Mode
Potential purchasers of Kind of Blue will find (at the time of this writing) nearly 700 reviews of this reissue at amazon.com. The 5-star reviews have it right. Actually, any reissue, or the original vinyl release should receive 5...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-23-2009
- miles davis Kind of Blue
Miles's Davis "Kind of Blue" changed the musical landscape for Bepopper's. Miles stripped the music down to its bare essentials. By selecting the best musicians, Coltrane, Evans, Adderly, Chambers, he was able to pulled it off. If you...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Oct-04-2007
- one of the greatest, but this copy is flawed
This is probably my all-time favorite jazz album. Not only was it pathbreaking - an entire album based on a single theme as well as "modal" improvisation - but the artists are simply the best. Unfortunately, the transfer of this into...
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- 1/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Dec-06-2008
- Kind Of (Extremely) Disappointing
First, let me start off by stating that my field of musical interest and knowledge is Country Blues. By "Country Blues", I mean Blind Willie McTell, Willie Walker, Richard "Rabbit" Brown, Charley Patton, Johnny Shines, Memphis Minnie,...
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