Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue (50th Anniversary Collectors Edition)
Artist.....: Miles Davis
Title......: Kind Of Blue (50th Anniversary Collectors Edition)
Label......: Sony Legacy
Store Date.: Sep-30-2008
Genre......: Jazz
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Source.....: LPCM / 2 ch.
Size.......: 92,4 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Kind Of Blue: Celebrating A Masterpiece 55:10
02 - The Sound Of Miles Davis 26:10
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81:20 min
Release Notes:
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the most well known, beloved, and bestselling jazz album of all
time celebrates its 50th anniversary with a lavishly packaged
collector's edition. it's widely agreed that miles davis reached a
paragon of expression with kind of blue, and that ...
full descriptionthe recording, which includes historic
performances by bill evans, john coltrane, and cannonball
adderley, captures the essence of modern jazz. the 50th
anniversary collector's edition comes in a gatefold folder that
holds an lp pressed on blue vinyl, a cd of the album that includes
previously unreleased tracks, a bonus dvd, a hardback book, a
memorabilia envelope, and a fold-out poster. the package is a must
for miles fanatics and marks the historical and musical importance
of kind of blue in the manner it deserves.
with birth of the cool, miles davis distilled a new tonal palette
for jazz. as early as 1954, miles reacted to the escalating
chordal complexity of hard bop by fashioning an evocative blues
based on a simple scalar pattern ("swing spring"). kind of blue
was the ultimate fulfillment of this approach, with miles
providing his collaborators little more than outlines for melodies
and simple scales for improvisation. by emphasizing the blues and
the improvisor's melodic gifts, kind of blue precipitated a major
stylistic development--modal jazz.
charles mingus had experimented with pedal points throughout the
1950s, and the melodic freedom of ornette coleman's atlantic sides
was also predicated on freedom from chord changes. but kind of
blue was to prove the most influential, enduring work of its kind.
there was just such a vibe about these 1959 sessions--miles' lyric
genius and burgeoning stardom, the innovative voicings and
rarefied touch of pianist bill evans, the electrifying presence of
coltrane and cannonball--that some thirty-plus years after its
initial release, kind of blue is still recognized as davis' point
of departure towards jazz's less-explored regions.
bill evans' translucent chords and paul chambers' famous bass line
herald the revolution that is "so what": davis and evans' taut,
coiled lyricism stands in sharp relief to the saxophonists'
labyrinthine elation. the fat, shimmering beat of the classic
evans/chambers/cobb rhythm team is an oasis of calm throughout the
childish blues "freddie freeloader." often credited to davis,
"blue in green" is an evans masterpiece, in which the rhythmic
oasis becomes a smoky mirage for davis' minor reveries on muted
horn. the waltzing "all blues" is one of the smoothest, most
swinging grooves in the history of jazz, while "flamenco sketches"
reflects miles fascination with the earthy melodies and brooding
metaphors of the iberian peninsula...a harbinger of his next
masterpiece, sketches of spain. kind of blue remains miles davis'
most evocative piece of musical haiku.
this set marks the 50th anniversary of davis' new modal jazz
approach as recorded in 2 impromptu sessions with his sextet
including john coltrane, cannonball adderley, bill evans, wynton
kelly, paul chambers, and billy cobb on march 2 and april 2, 1959.
the entire album was composed as a series of modal sketches and
was conceived only hours before the recording dates. the set
includes 2 cds and 1 dvd, blue vinyl lp in gatefold media carrier,
perfect bound 12'x12' 60-page book, memorabilia envelope, and
large foldout poster.
personnel: miles davis (trumpet); cannonball adderley (alto
saxophone); john coltrane (tenor saxophone); wynton kelly, bill
evans (piano); paul chambers (upright bass); jimmy cobb (drums).
audio remixer: mark wilder.
recording information: columbia studios, 30th st. nyc.rolling
stone (12/11/03, p.94) - ranked #13 in rolling stone's "500
greatest albums of all time" - "this painterly masterpiece is one
of the most important, influential and popular albums in jazz..."
q (4/99, p.129) - included in q's list of "the best jazz albums of
all time."
q (3/95, p.116) - 5 stars - indispensable - "widely considered the
greatest album in jazz history, miles davis' 1959 masterpiece is a
collection of exquisitely melodic and deceptively simple modern
jazz..."
down beat (1959) - "this is a remarkable album. using very simple
but effective devices, miles has constructed an album of extreme
beauty and sensitivity. this is not to say that this lp is a
simple one--far from it. what is remarkable is that the men have
done so much with the stark, skeltal material.
jazztimes (8/97, p.106) - "...the absolutely beautiful coltrane
solo on the `flamenco sketches' alternate is alone worth the
price....the restoration of the sound to the correct pitch makes
enough of a difference to recommend repurchasing this classic even
without the jazz track of the year aboard..."
vibe (12/99, p.158) - included in vibe's 100 essential albums of
the 20th century
paste (magazine) (p.61) - "[t]he music draws you in with
seductively gentle restraint. it's a recording with a pristine
elegance."