Kind of Blue was recorded in two sessions at Columbia Records 30th Street Studio in New York City, on March 2 for the tracks So What, Freddie Freeloader, and Blue in Green, composing side one of the original LP, and April 22 for the tracks All Blues, and Flamenco Sketches, making up side two. Production was handled by Teo Macero, who had produced Daviss previous two LPs, and Irving Townsend. Alto saxophonist: Cannonball Adderley Tenor saxophonist: John Coltrane Pianist: Bill Evans Pong-serving bassist: Paul Chambers Drummer: Jimmy Cobb. Kind of Blue isnt merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, its an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses [sic] such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius... Its the pinnacle of modal jazz — tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality... It may be a stretch to say that if you dont like Kind of Blue, you dont like jazz — but its hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection. — Stephen T. Erlewine
Posted on: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 09:47:00 +0000
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