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Kind of Blue
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| Part No: | B000002ADT |
| Manufacturer: | Sony |
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| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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Genre: Jazz Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating: Release Date: 7-SEP-1999
This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader," Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny.
--John Szwed
| I guess you can call me a jazz convert now. | 2010-07-17 | 5 / 5 |
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I have never liked jazz. I have always found it too off-putting in its improvisional nature; I figured, "This stuff is for professional musicians." But I've tried. I've listened to Brubeck, Mann, Getz, and Return to Forever in an attempt to say "I like jazz," but just couldn't bring myself to tell that to anyone honestly.
Until I heard "Kind of Blue." I found it at a yard sale for fifty cents (!), thought "Oh, why not?" and bought it. I have been listening to it obsessively ever since. What it is about this music? It is *very* persuasive.
Best jazz music I have ever heard. I love it! |
| A Classical Music Person Weighs In | 2010-06-24 | 5 / 5 |
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I've been listening to, studying and basically "living" classical music for over 30 years. Recently I woke up and in a fit of insanity decided to purchase "Kind of Blue", having read that it's the greatest Jazz recording of all time. Jazz, of course, is nothing but aleatoric bombast; brain candy; pure junk, right? But I decided to give it a try anyway.
Great stuff. It took me a few times to get into it, but I can definitely see what all the fuss is about. The use and development of modal harmony is simply thrilling, and gives the music the same sort of edge that one finds in contemporary classical music spiced with tangy dissonance. What the musicians do with that modal underpinning is awe-inspiring; it sounds like every note is perfect.
My advice to "jazz newcomers" like myself is this: Listen to the CD a couple of times without being overly analytical. Just go with it. Then, listen again and really pay close attention to the harmony. Listen to those chords move and modulate. It's repetitive,yes; but what goes on above the harmony makes it thrilling.
I'm sold. |
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One of the most important jazz albums from what many consider to be the finest period of modern jazz. The opening number has some fiddling around with bass and piano, unwritten. Then the quintent swings. Miles Davis takes the first solo and as usual is melodic but technally without proficency. He knows exactly which note to hit but he is no Dizzy Gillespie. The next solo is by Coltrane, who squeaks recklessly and engagingly into the upper register. More controlled is Adderley, who, it seems, cannot wait to throw in some fast runs and anticipates a little. Bill Evans' piano sounds relaxed and pensive compared to the other soloists.
The other numbers are almost as good. Like the first track, "So What," some of them have no melodies to build improvisations around, just some rhythmic chord changes.
There has never been anything like it before or after. Every note is sound. |
| Technically the worst recording I own. | 2010-03-12 | 1 / 5 |
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| I hope this poor review won't hurt Miles' reputation, but the distortion on this album is inexcusable. Columbia/Legacy ck64935 |
| Kind of Blue...and kind of a masterpiece. | 2010-02-25 | 5 / 5 |
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| This was my intro to jazz, decided one day to just jump right into it with it's most critically acclaimed album. Such an unregretable decision. Not only does this album feature Miles Davis, but look at all the collaboratations in this album. Kind of Blue is great from start to finish, and there's not one off moment about it. I bought the deluxe edition ($7.99) with an alternative take, and even that doesn't take away from it's beauty. I recommend this album to anyone who truely loves music. |
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