MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE KIND OF BLUE ORIG MONO CL 1355 JAZZ LP 2 EYE LABELS
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MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE~KIND OF BLUE~ORIG MONO CL 1355 JAZZ LP~2 EYE LABELS MILES DAVIS/JOHN COLTRANE~KIND OF BLUE~ORIG MONO CL 1355 JAZZ LP~2 EYE LABELS
Miles Davis ?– Kind Of Blue
Columbia ?– CL 1355
ORIGINAL 1959 ISSUE - 59 YEARS AGO!
MONO PRESSING WITH "2 EYE" LABELS!
BACK COVER LISTS SONGS ON SIDE 2 IN REVERSE ORDER.
COVER IS IN VG++ CONDITION: ALL EDGES ARE STRONG BUT THERE ARE LIGHT SCRATCHES ON THE FRONT.
VINYL IS IN VG++ CONDITION WITH SURFACE ABRASIONS FROM THE INNER SLEEVE.
EXCEPT FOR THE QUIETEST PARTS OF THE RECORDING WHERE SURFACE NOISE CAN BE HEARD, THE ALBUM PLAYS VERY WELL WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL POPS OR CLICKS.
THERE IS A REPEATED SCRATCH WHICH IS AUDIBLE FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF MINUTES OF "ALL BLUES".
Tracklist
A1 So What 8:56
A2 Freddie Freeloader 9:32
A3 Blue In Green 5:27
B1 All Blues 11:34
B2 Flamenco Sketches 9:32
Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. To be reductive, it's the Citizen Kane of jazz -- an accepted work of greatness that's innovative and entertaining. That may not mean it's the greatest jazz album ever made, but it certainly is a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps it's that this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of "So What." From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It's the pinnacle of modal jazz -- tonality and solos build from chords, not the overall key, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn't quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they've memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band - Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Wynton Kelly -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes and chords before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous, filled with performances that still crackle with vitality. Few albums of any genre manage to work on so many different levels, but Kind of Blue does. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don't like Kind of Blue, you don't like jazz -- but it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection.
Alto Saxophone – Julian Adderly (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
Drums – James Cobb
Liner Notes – Bill Evans
Photography By – Jay Maisel
Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: A1, A3 to B2), Wyn Kelly (tracks: A2)
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Original release recorded 02/03/1959 and 22/04/1959.
Tracks B1 and B2 reversed on cover
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