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Kind Of Blue [Remaster] by Miles Davis
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Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans...
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Personnel: Miles Davis (trumpet); Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (alto saxophone); John Coltrane (tenor saxophone); Wynton Kelly, Bill Evans (piano); Paul Chambers (double bass); Jimmy Cobb (drums). Liner Note Authors: Robert Palmer; Nat Hentoff. Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York, New York (03/02/1959); Columbia 30th Street Studios, New York, New York (04/22/1959). With BIRTH OF THE COOL, Miles Davis distilled a new tonal palette for jazz. As early as 1954, Miles reacted to the escalating chordal complexity of hard bop by fashioning an evocative blues based on a simple scalar pattern ("Swing Spring"). KIND OF BLUE was the ultimate fulfillment of this approach, with Miles providing his collaborators little more than outlines for melodies and simple scales for improvisation. By emphasizing the blues and the improvisor's melodic gifts, KIND OF BLUE precipitated a major stylistic development--modal jazz. Charles Mingus had experimented with pedal points throughout the 1950s, and the...
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Pros: Top-class jazz music
Cons: Na-da
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A true jazz classic Read More
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Pros: Miles at a peak
Cons: I'll have to think about it
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One of the best recordings ever made by one of the true legends of jazz. Read More
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Pros: Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Julian Adderley, and John Coltrane together
Cons: Absolutely None
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Pros: Gorgeous, heavenly music.
Cons: Not a one.
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Behind U2's Achtung Baby, this may well be my favorite album. Hauntingly beautiful. Buy it. Read More
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Pros: It's one of the most significant jazz releases
Cons: None
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If you call yourself a true jazz fan, this album should be in your collection. Read More
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Pros: Regarded as Classic, essential to every music collection.
Cons: By who?
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I think this album is a classic, but why?
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Pros: -
Cons: -
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www.milesdavis.com Read More
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Pros: Relaxing Music, all songs really do sound different
Cons: NONE, ABSOLUTELY NONE!!
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Pros: Great remastering, excellent musicians, bonustrack
Cons: I'd like to hear more action (but that's personal)
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Every lover of jazz must have this album. No wait...EVERYONE should have this album. Read More
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