Jeff’s Playlist: Kind of Blue

Miles Davis — Kind of Blue

I have had this music first on vinyl, then on CD, for a long time. If you don’t know Kind of Blue, you don’t know jazz.

We watched the KET Miles Davis doc­u­men­tary a while back. It remind­ed me to get this on Jeff’s Playlist because this is prob­a­bly the best jazz album ever pro­duced. Davis was great, and this album is a must-have for any­one who loves music of any kind.

Album Information

1.         “So What”                    Miles Davis            9:22
2.         “Freddie Freeloader”   Davis                     9:34
3.         “Blue in Green”            Davis, Bill Evans 5:27
4.         “All Blues”                    Davis                   11:33
5.         “Flamenco Sketches”   Davis, Evans       9:26

Miles Davis – trum­pet
Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto sax­o­phone except on “Blue in Green“
John Coltrane – tenor sax­o­phone
Bill Evans – piano except on “Freddie Freeloader“
Wynton Kelly – piano on “Freddie Freeloader“
Paul Chambers – dou­ble bass
Jimmy Cobb – drums
Released   August 17, 1959
Recorded  March 2 and April 22, 1959
Studio        Columbia 30^th Street (New York)
Length       45:44
Label         Columbia
Producer   Irving Townsend