Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR)
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Miles Davis, trumpet, band leader [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Miles Davis]
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, alto sax (except on "Blue in Green")
John Coltrane, tenor sax [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring John Coltrane]
Paul Chambers, double bass [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Paul Chambers]
Bill Evans, piano (except "Freddie Freeloader") [click here to see more Vinyl / SACD featuring Bill Evans]
Wynton Kelly, piano ("Freddie Freeloader")
Jimmy Cobb, drums [click here to see other Vinyl / SACD featuring Jimmy Cobb]
Written by Miles Davis
1 Hybrid SACD, Ultradisc UHR
Limited Numbered edition
Stereo
Studio
Label : MOFI
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City on March 2, 1959 and April 22, 1959
Engineered by Fred Plaut
Produced by Irving Townsend
Remastered by Krieg Wunderlich
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in 2015
Tracks:
- So What
- Freddie Freeloader
- Blue in Green
- All Blues
- Flamenco Sketches
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 31/500!
1000 Recordings you must hear before you die - Ranked 21
Reviews :
"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. To be reductive, it's the Citizen Kane of jazz -- an accepted work of greatness that's innovative and entertaining. That may not mean it's the greatest jazz album ever made, but it certainly is a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps it's that this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline 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 chords, not the overall key, 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, and Wynton Kelly -- 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 and chords before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous, filled with performances that still crackle with vitality. Few albums of any genre manage to work on so many different levels, but Kind of Blue does. 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." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ultra High-Resolution (UHR) is a dual-layer hybrid SACD recorded with Direct Stream Digital Technology at a sampling rate of 11.2 MHZ and a frequency response of DC to 100KHz. In addition, a high-precision down-conversion is utilized for the CD layer (16bit/44.1kHz) to preserve the sonic integrity of the original DSD capture. The result: State-of-the-art sound on any machine that can play either standard compact discs or SACDs.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,75 / 5