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CELEBRATING MILES DAVIS’ MASTERPIECE 60 YEARS OF ‘KIND OF BLUE’
W hen a young
modal structures, opening up jazz to an entire world of never- before-considered possibilities. “It's one thing to just play a tune, or play a program of music,” pianist Chick Corea, who would later play with Davis, said of the album, “but it's another thing to practically create a new language of music, which is what ‘Kind of Blue’ did.” Jimmy Cobb, who played drums on the album, offered a simpler explanation: “It must have been made in heaven,” he said. There is no “Kind of Blue” without Davis, make no mistake, but the album’s supporting players are major contributors. With Cobb on drums, Paul Chambers on bass, and Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly on piano, the rhythm section provides a solid foundation for the horn players to express themselves. When those horn players happen to be Davis, John Coltrane, and Cannonball Adderley, that’s a very good thing indeed. Six decades on, the influence and importance of “Kind of Blue” is still growing. It’s the first jazz album many people hear, and almost all of them fall in love with it. As long as humans have functioning ears, you can bet a lot of people will be listening to “Kind of Blue.”
trumpeter named Miles Davis began his
career playing in St. Louis clubs, his potential was immediately apparent. By the time he was 18, Davis had already played alongside such jazz luminaries as Charlie Parker and Art Blakey. Few, however, could predict just how influential Miles and his music would become. Across dozens of
albums, Davis created an ever-evolving body of work. Davis, like Picasso, was an artist of periods, from the hard bop of the mid-1950s to the fusion experiments of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. While his discography does not want for classics, “Kind of Blue,” which turns 60 this month, still manages to stand out. Released on August 17, 1959, “Kind of Blue” is the rare album that garnered instant accolades in its day and is still studied and beloved decades later. It’s not hard to understand why. From the opening piano chords of “So What,” Davis and his band are in unimpeachable form. “Kind of Blue” was based on
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