Recorded in just two sessions at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York in the spring of 1959, Kind of Blue found Davis assembling one of the most storied lineups in jazz history, including John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and Cannonball Adderley, to explore modal improvisation in a way that permanently shifted the music’s direction. The approach gave players vast melodic space rather than dense chord changes, and the results still feel like a conversation, unhurried and inevitable.

Few recordings maintain their power to utterly intoxicate for decades as Kind of Blue does. This 1959 all-time classic is one of the monuments of jazz: So What; Freddie Freeloader; Blue in Green; All Blues , and Flamenco Sketches . This vinyl release is the way to experience one of the greatest albums ever made.

Tracklist

Side A

1.So What2.Freddie Freeloader3.Blue In Green

Side B

1.All Blues2.Flamenco Sketches

UPC: 886976805715
Label: Sony
Release Date: 4.12.11
Format: LP Vinyl

Description

‘Kind of Blue’ is the now classic studio album by the legendary American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, recorded in 1959 at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City. The album features Davis’s ensemble sextet consisting of saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian ‘Cannonball’ Adderley, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, with new band pianist Wynton Kelly appearing on one track in place of Evans.

Track Listing

1. So What9.04
2. Freddie Freeloader9.34
3. Blue in Green5.27
4. All Blues11.33
5. Flamenco Sketches9.26

Information

• Format: Vinyl / 12″ Album
• Label: Sony Music CMG
• Release Date: 16/10/2015
• Number of Discs: 1
• EAN: 0888751119215