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Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz
musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959 on
Columbia Records. The recording sessions for the
album took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in
New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The
sessions featured Davis's ensemble sextet, which
included pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly,
drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and
saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball"
Adderley. Production was handled entirely by Teo
Macero and Irving Townsend. After the inclusion of
Bill Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the
modal experimentations of Milestones (1958) and
1958 Miles (1958) by basing the album entirely on
modality, in contrast to his earlier work with the
hard bop style of jazz.
musician Miles Davis, released August 17, 1959 on
Columbia Records. The recording sessions for the
album took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in
New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The
sessions featured Davis's ensemble sextet, which
included pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly,
drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and
saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball"
Adderley. Production was handled entirely by Teo
Macero and Irving Townsend. After the inclusion of
Bill Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the
modal experimentations of Milestones (1958) and
1958 Miles (1958) by basing the album entirely on
modality, in contrast to his earlier work with the
hard bop style of jazz.
Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been cited by many music writers not only as Davis's best-selling
album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and
Davis's masterpiece, and it has been ranked at or near the top of several "best album" lists in disparate genres. The album's influence
on music, including jazz, rock and classical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums of
all time. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording
Registry. In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2008,
a box set release of Kind of Blue was issued by Legacy Records in commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary.
album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the
Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and
Davis's masterpiece, and it has been ranked at or near the top of several "best album" lists in disparate genres. The album's influence
on music, including jazz, rock and classical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums of
all time. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording
Registry. In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2008,
a box set release of Kind of Blue was issued by Legacy Records in commemoration of its fiftieth anniversary.