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Friday, September 25, 2020

Miles Davis-"Kind Of Blue" (1959)

"Kind of Blue" is considered the most transcendent album in jazz history, an elegant and exquisite work by six virtuoso musicians who recorded a true masterpiece.
Recorded in 1959, in just two days, they captured the relaxed, fluid, sensual mood of the fifties, and the complexity of the subsequent decade, while being one of the most influential records.
For this recording, Miles Davis surrounded himself with the pianist Bill Evans, whose contribution was as important as that of Davis himself, the legendary saxophonists John Coltrane and "Cannonbal" Adderley, who improvised superbly and an outstanding rhythmic section composed by Paul Chambers on double bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums.
They never rehearsed the recorded tracks and just played spontaneously.
This album signifies the beginning of modal jazz, which is characterized by improvisations in which modes or scales are used instead of chords.
Since it was released, it has been gaining fame to the point of being the best-selling jazz album in history.

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