#kindofblue

[hancockinstitute]

What’s Your All-Time Favorite Jazz Album? 🎶

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (1959)

Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um (1959)

Bill Evans – Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961)

Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters (1973)

John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (1965)

Voting ended onJan 28, 2025

We're diving into the iconic world of jazz albums, and we want to hear from YOU! 💬 Whether you’re a seasoned jazz enthusiast or just getting started, these albums are legends in the genre. But we’re curious—which one resonates with you the most? 🤔

Your chance to VOTE and be heard! And if we missed your favorite, let us know in the comments. 🎶

[projazznet]

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue 

Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959, by Columbia Records. For this album, Davis led a sextet featuring saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, pianist Bill Evans, bassist Paul Chambers, and drummer Jimmy Cobb, with new band pianist Wynton Kelly replacing Evans on “Freddie Freeloader”. The album was recorded at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio in New York City in two sessions on March 2 and April 22, 1959.

Reception.

Since its release on August 17, 1959, Kind of Blue has been regarded by critics as Davis's greatest work. It is his most acclaimed album, and became, along with Davis's 1970 album Bitches Brew, his best-selling record, cementing him as one of the most successful jazz artists in history. Music writer Chris Morris cited Kind of Blue as "the distillation of Davis's art”.

In a review of the album, AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated:

“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 possess such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. ... 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. ... 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.”

Personnel: Miles Davis – trumpet Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto saxophone John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Bill Evans – piano

Wynton Kelly – piano Paul Chambers – double bass Jimmy Cobb – drums

[3345rpmz]

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[woutertulp]

New painting in my ‘kind of blue’series. Taking it to a new medium, gouache. I love how vibrant the pigments of gouache are. #gouache #painting #jazz #kindofblue #sketchbook #woutertulp #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CXspoXTszLF/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ykoyko]

9月28日は、ジャズの帝王ことマイルス・デイヴィス(Miles Davis)没後30周年の日ということで、マイルスに最大級のリスペクトを込めてイラスト描きました。 　 天国にいるマイルスに「お前のイラスト。マジで最高だな！」と言われたいために一生懸命描きました。こんなに終始緊張しながら絵を描いたのも生まれて初めてかもしれません。笑

[joshgeorge007]

Digital painting of Miles Davis

[yoshimihasegawa]

I change a colour of table setting and tableware occasionally. Tonight I am feeling like a kind of blue. #kindofblue #milesdavis #jazz #tablesetting #richardginori #royalcopenhagen #blue #stayhome #stayhomestaysafe https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mbf5ypmIp/?igshid=1hujvhcpsfe4z

[jazz-improvisation]

Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” session, 1959.

Studio: Columbia 30th Street Studio in New York City.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kind_of_Blue

Kind of Blue - Wikipedia

Kind of Blue - Wikipedia