Kind of Blue

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Kind of Blue is based entirely on modality, diverging from Davis's earlier hard bop style of jazz with its complex chord progression and improvisation. [6] The entire album was a series of modal sketches, with each performer given a set of scales that encompassed the parameters of their improvisation and style. [22] This recording style contrasted with the typical preparation of providing musicians with the complete score or, for improvisational jazz, providing the musicians with a chord progression or series of harmonies. [3] Now Analogue Productions, the audiophile in-house reissue label of Acoustic Sounds, Inc., together with Quality Record Pressings, is putting Kind of Bluewhere it belongs: the Ultra High Quality Record (UHQR) pressed on Clarity Vinyl on a manual Finebilt press with attention paid to every single detail of every single record. None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session. Barber, Geoff (October 27, 2004). "1959: A Great Year in Jazz". All About Jazz . Retrieved September 10, 2023.

a b c d e Ashley Kahn (2001). Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece. foreword by Jimmy Cobb. Da Capo Press. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-306-81067-0. The Making of Kind of Blue: Miles Davis and His Masterpiece bebop. By late 1958, trumpeter Miles Davis employed one of the most acclaimed and profitable hard bop bands. Bassist Paul Chambers had been with the band from its beginning in 1955; alto saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley joined in late 1957, and tenor saxophonist John Coltrane returned in early 1958. [1] Drummer Jimmy Cobb replaced Philly Joe Jones in May 1958, [2] and pianist Wynton Kelly replaced Bill Evans in November 1958. [1]

a b c d e The speed error is explained in the booklet with the post-1997 remaster: the off-speed master was used for all prior releases. Porter, Lewis (1999). John Coltrane: His Life and Music. University of Michigan Press. pp.281–283. ISBN 0-472-08643-X.

Greatest Albums of All Time Rolling Stone's definitive list of the 500 greatest albums of all time". Rolling Stone. 2012 . Retrieved September 23, 2019. Larkin, Colin (1994). Guinness Book of Top 1000 Albums (1ed.). Gullane Children's Books. p.91. ISBN 978-0-85112-786-6. French album certifications – Miles Davis – Kind of Blue" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved January 5, 2014.Danish album certifications – Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue". IFPI Danmark . Retrieved February 12, 2020. a b Palmer, Robert (1997). "Liner Notes to 1997 Reissue". Kind of Blue (CD). New York, NY: Sony Music Entertainment, Inc./Columbia Records. The RS 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 12) Kind of Blue". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 17, 2011 . Retrieved August 11, 2008. Teo Macero: Forever Blue". High Fidelity News and Record Review. Vol.53, no.7–12. 2008. These two amazing productions, the biggest and the second-biggest selling jazz albums ever, were both recorded in 1959 and both - though his role in Kind of Blue has been disputed - were made under the auspices of the great producer Teo Macero.

Dutch album certifications – Miles Davis – Kind of Blue" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved February 7, 2015. Enter Kind of Blue in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1996 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".The 200-gram records will feature the same flat profile that helped to make the original UHQR so desirable. Nisenson, Eric (2013). The Making of Kind of Blue: Miles Davis and His Masterpiece. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1466852259. All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment. Influenced in part by Evans, who had joined the ensemble in 1958, Davis departed further from his early hard bop style in favor of greater experimentation with musical modes, as on his previous album Milestones (1958). Basing Kind of Blue entirely on modality, he gave each performer a set of scales that encompassed the parameters of their improvisation and style, and consequently more creative freedom with melodies; Coltrane later expanded on this modal approach in his own solo career. time. "Flamenco Sketches" consists of five scales, which are each played "as long as the soloist wishes until he has completed the series". [8]