01	So What						09:25
	02	Freddie Freeloader						09:49
	03	Blue in Green						05:37
	04	All Blues						11:35
	05	Flamenco Sketches						09:25
	06	Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)						09:31

Columbia Legacy
(P) 1959 Columbia (C) 1997 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
1997 Columbia/Legacy
Reissue
Original Recording produced by Irving Townsend
Personnel: Miles Davis : Trumpet
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley : Alto Saxophone (except #3)
John Coltrane : Tenor Saxophone
Wynton Kelly : Piano (#2)
Bill Evans : Piano (all others)
Paul Chambers : Bass
Jimmy Cobb : Drums


Kind of Blue
Date of Release Mar 2, 1959 - Apr 22, 1959
Styles Hard Bop, Modal Music

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, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bass line 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 the overall key, not chord changes, 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 - 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 before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous and still crackle with vitality. Kind of Blue works on many different levels. 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. - Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. So What (Davis) - 9:25
2. Freddie Freeloader (Davis) - 9:49
3. Blue in Green (Davis) - 5:37
4. All Blues (Davis) - 11:35
5. Flamenco Sketches (Davis) - 9:25
6. Flamenco Sketches [alternate take/*] (Davis) - 9:32


Cannonball Adderley - Sax (Alto)
Miles Davis - Trumpet, Leader
Bill Evans - Piano, Liner Notes, Original Liner Notes
Wynton Kelly - Piano
Steven Berkowitz - Reissue Series
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
Paul Chambers - Bass
John Coltrane - Sax (Tenor)
Michael Cuscuna - Reissue Producer
Kevin Gore - Reissue Series
Larry Keyes - Producer
Teo Macero - Producer
Fred Plaut - Engineer
Irving Townsend - Original Recording Producer
Mark Wilder - Engineer, Remixing
James Cobb - Drums
Don Hunstein - Photography
Seth Rothstein - Project Director
Cozbi Sanchez-Cabrera - Art Direction, Reissue Art Director
Jay Maisel - Photography, Cover Photo
Randall Martin - Design, Reissue Design
Robert Palmer - Liner Notes
Rene Arsenault - Production Assistant, Assistant Producer
Patti Matheny - A&R

1997 CD Columbia/Legacy 64935
1997 CS Columbia/Legacy 64935
1959 CD Columbia 40579-2
1959 LP Columbia 8163
1995 CD Columbia 64403
1992 CD Columbia CK-40579
1990 CD Sony 40579
1992 CS Columbia CJT-40579
1992 Sony 40579
1992 CD Columbia CK-52861
1992 CD Sony 52861
1994 CD Sony 64403
1997 CD Sony 65337
1997 LP Classic Compact Disc 8163
1999 SCD Sony 64935
1997 CD Columbia 64935
2003 LP Classic Compact Disc 818163



So What
Composed By Miles Davis
Performed By Davis, Miles

AMG REVIEW: Miles Davis' Kind of Blue is of course one of the landmarks of modern music. More people have heard it than any other jazz record, and it's five pieces are music are amongst the most ubiquitous in jazz. "So What" opens the album, and it's arguably it's most distinctive piece. With a long introduction from bassist Paul Chambers culminating in Davis' quintessential modal, minimalist solo, "So What" has become something of a blue print for all modal jazz. Indeed, the track is so laid back, thanks mostly to Jimmy Cobb's drumming, that it's the very essence of "cool jazz". The rhythmic style is very free, and although the structure is simple, it reveals new complexities and subtleties in each listen. - Thomas Ward


Freddie Freeloader
Composed By Miles Davis
Performed By Davis, Miles

AMG REVIEW: "Freddie Freeloader", like much of Kind of Blue is a study of rhythmic and melodic simplicity. Davis states the opening theme, then the musicians take it in turns to improvise, in the most gentile and understated way. It's really a joy to hear pianist Wynton Kelly playing with this economy, and indeed Coltrane's saxophone solo mid-way through is a revelation. The melody is incredibly simple, and so is much of the playing, but it's effect is extraordinarily beautiful. As with many of Miles Davis' albums, it is hard to dissimilate the work track by track, and it's necessary to see "Freddie Freeloader" as an 'answer' to the preceding &So What". - Thomas Ward


Blue in Green
Composed By Miles Davis
Performed By Davis, Miles

AMG REVIEW: "Blue in Green" is arguably the most beautiful piece of music on Kind of Blue. The ensemble playing reaches new levels of subtlety and transcendence, and the work benefits greatly from the introduction of pianist Bill Evans, one of Miles Davis' greatest collaborators. Indeed, his piano part is magnificent, and his solo is a masterpiece of his unrivalled lyricism. The tempo of the tune is audaciously slow, and it's easy for the listener to think that it will fall apart at any moment. It doesn't, however, due to the genius of the ensemble. "Blue in Green" is also a greatly important piece; it shows that the values of "cool jazz" can have huge artistic value - it's not just laid-back music for the sake of it, it's music of extraordinary depth of feeling. - Thomas Ward


All Blues
Composed By Miles Davis
Performed By Davis, Miles

AMG REVIEW: "All Blues" is somewhat of an oddity on Kind of Blue - it's played in 6/8 time played in the standard blues form of 12 measures. "All Blues" nevertheless is based on modal improvisation, and Davis' own free melodic conception. "All Blues" was a live staple throughout much of Davis' career, and it's easy to see why - the tune is built upon the melodic brilliance of Davis' trumpet, which even Coltrane fails to upstage during his solo. "All Blues" is also a testament to Jimmy Cobb's light, fluid drumming, a rather unsung hero of the Kind of Blue sessions, but a most vital member of the group. - Thomas Ward





1. Kind of Blue ~ Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Miles Davis
2. The Complete Bitches Brew Sessions [BOX SET] ~ Miles Davis
3. Birth of the Cool ~ Miles Davis
4. Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet
5. Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis
6. Sketches of Spain ~ Miles Davis
7. Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet
8. Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis
9. Miles Smiles ~ Miles Davis
10.In a Silent Way ~ Miles Davis
11.Porgy & Bess ~ Porgy And Bess (Related Recordings), Miles Davis
12.Live-Evil [LIVE] ~ Miles Davis
13.Nefertiti ~ Miles Davis
14.A Tribute to Jack Johnson ~ Miles Davis
15.Highlights from the Plugged Nickel [LIVE] ~ Miles Davis
16.Aura ~ Miles Davis
17.Sorcerer ~ Miles Davis
18.Bags' Groove ~ Duke Ellington, Miles Davis
19.Get Up With It ~ Miles Davis
20.Agharta [LIVE] ~ Miles Davis
21.E.S.P. ~ Miles Davis
22.Pangaea [LIVE] ~ Miles Davis
23.Filles de Kilimanjaro ~ Miles Davis
24.Big Fun ~ Miles Davis
25.Circle in the Round ~ Miles Davis




1. Kind of Blue ~ Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Miles Davis
2. In a Silent Way ~ Miles Davis
3. Birth of the Cool ~ Miles Davis
4. Sketches of Spain ~ Miles Davis
5. On the Corner ~ Miles Davis
6. Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet (20 Bit Mastering) ~ Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis
7. Workin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis
8. Relaxin' with the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet
9. Nefertiti ~ Miles Davis
10.Bitches Brew ~ Miles Davis
11.Sorcerer ~ Miles Davis
12.Miles Ahead ~ Miles Davis
13.Cookin' With the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet
14.Steamin' With the Miles Davis Quintet ~ Miles Davis Quintet, Miles Davis
15.Round About Midnight [Bonus Tracks] ~ Miles Davis
16.Seven Steps to Heaven ~ Miles Davis
17.Milestones [Columbia 1958] ~ Miles Davis
18.Miles & Coltrane [LIVE] ~ Miles Davis, John Coltrane
19.Black Beauty-Live at Fillmore [SACD] [LIVE] ~ Miles Davis
20.Miles Smiles ~ Miles Davis