Kind Of Blue (180g Mono Sound) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

*BRAND NEW AND SEALED*

Tracklist

A1        Shepherd Of Fire
A1        So What
A2        Freddie Freeloader
A3        Blue In Green
B1        All Blues
B2        Flamenco Sketches
Copyright © – Columbia Records
Remastered At – Sterling Sound
Lacquer Cut At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 22295
Alto Saxophone – Julian Adderley* (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2)
Bass – Paul Chambers (3)
Drums – Jimmy Cobb
Lacquer Cut By, Remastered By – RKS*
Liner Notes – Bill Evans
Piano – Bill Evans (tracks: A1, A3 to B2), Wynton Kelly (tracks: A2)
Tenor Saxophone – John Coltrane
Trumpet – Miles Davis
Written-By – M. Davis*
Unnumbered, non-RSD Mono Version

© 1959, 2013 Columbia Records, a division of Song Music Entertainment / Originally released 1959. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment / 550 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022-3211

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Recorded 02/03/1959 and 22/04/1959.

Comes with small insert showing 9 recordings issued as The Original Mono Recordings.

According to Analog Planet this release is made from a recreation of the mono-tapes, because the original tapes no longer exist.

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. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: JAZZ
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 11/29/2013