Sixty years ago today, August 17, 1959, @columbiarecords released one of the most important and influential jazz albums ever, āKind of Blueā by trumpeter, @milesdavis. Over two recording sessions on March 2 (side one) and April 22, 1959 (side two), at Columbiaās 30th Street Studio in New York City, Davis led his stellar group of players including pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Jimmy Cobb, and two supreme saxophonists, Julian āCannonballā Adderly on alto saxophone and John Coltrane on tenor saxophone. Pianist Wynton Kelly also appears on one track. This album appeared during a high watermark year in jazz. Other seminal records were released: āTime Outā by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, āMingus Ah Umā by Charles Mingus, āGiant Stepsā by John Coltrane and at the end of year Bill Evans recorded his classic, āPortrait in Jazzā to be released in 1960. The modal jazz structure built on scales allowed the musicians further freedom and changed jazz. While the album became a landmark record for Davis and the jazz genre and a best seller, things were not completely rosy. In keeping with the title, eight days after the release of the album during the end of a two week run promoting the new album and between sets at Birdland in New York City, Davis was beaten by police and jailed. He had stepped outside the club, escorted a white woman to a taxi and lit a cigarette. When asked to move along by a uniformed officer, Davis pointed to the marquee and angrily said, āI work here. Thatās my name up there.ā He was knocked over the head by a plainclothes officer with a blackjack, causing five stitches, arrested and posted a $1000 bail. The music world heralded him as a rousing success, but two cops knocked him down for his uppity behavior. This is the first post with my new vintage turntable, a mid-1960s Garrard Lab 80. Iāll post more on this table soon! #milesdavis #jazz #modaljazz #album #LP #record #recordcollector #columbiarecords #vinyl https://www.instagram.com/p/B1R62Q9jTMYT7x8RIsQw2cHdyt7SRI98UryXjo0/?igshid=jqw35ci4m1lp