Kind of Blue [Remaster] by Miles Davis

Pros: Top-class jazz music
Cons: Na-da

Miles Davis has always been one of my favourite trumpet players and a personal idol of mine (I'm a trumpet player too). Davis was immediately recognized for his undeniable talent during the early 50s period of 'hot jazz'. His ability to seemingly hit ...

Pros: It's one of the most significant jazz releases
Cons: None

"The music has gotten thick....". That was part of a quote from the legendary Miles Davis describing how modern jazz was becoming too elaborate and was losing its simplistic appeal. He explained how modern jazz music was becoming too ...

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Cons: -

Life. That’s what Kind of Blue sounds like. I didn’t say that, a friend did. But, he pinpointed why Kind of Blue is the album that it is. It sounds like life. A person hears it and they subliminally relate to it. They ...

Pros: Regarded as Classic, essential to every music collection.
Cons: By who?

Having recently returned from Europe, I am perplexed with the notion of classical art. We as a society have classified certain works as the masterpiece of their respective field. The Mona Lisa, The Sistine Chapel, Chartres Cathedral, Beethoven's 9th,...

Pros: Relaxing Music, all songs really do sound different
Cons: NONE, ABSOLUTELY NONE!!

It is kind of weird that I haven't ever listened to any of Miles Davis's music before, until I bought this album. Now I am hooked and have already bought 2 of his other albums and can't wait until I listen to them.

This is probably the most...

Pros: Miles Davis, Bill Evans, Julian Adderley, and John Coltrane together
Cons: Absolutely None

One of the things that makes jazz music so interesting is the balance between structure and improvisation. Most jazz tunes have a certain metric structure, and a certain melody, which is introduced in the first few measures. Following this introduction,...

Pros: Miles at a peak
Cons: I'll have to think about it

When I first began to explore jazz music, one of the first musicians I discovered was Miles Davis. This was partly owed to his documented affection for the music of Hendrix. It gave him name notoriety for a rock fan like myself. I was first ...

Pros: Simply a delight to listen to; you just have to read on
Cons: Only runs for an hour?!?

Every now and then, an album will come along to completely re-define a genre; influence upcoming generations of musicians and be forever regarded in the highest echelons of music. Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) did it, Sgt. Pepper’s ...

Pros: Gorgeous, heavenly music.
Cons: Not a one.

Heavenly.

This scripty adjective is the word that immediately springs to my mind when trying to formulate an accurate description of Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.

Miles Davis is the jazz artist that all rock fans have checked...

Pros: Great remastering, excellent musicians, bonustrack
Cons: I'd like to hear more action (but that's personal)

Kind Of Blue is probably the most influential jazz album ever released. This best-selling record has been remastered for re-release in 1997. It’s the album every jazz-loving person must have in his/her collection. Made by the best musicians...

Pros: see above
Cons: none

I have dreaded the thought of writing this review because I feel that nothing I type could possibly do justice to what I consider to be the greatest jazz album ever recorded. (See, I’ve already caught myself. Why should I qualify it? This could ...

Pros: Fantastic improvisation fueled by beautiful compositions.
Cons: Only five songs.

Few albums define an entire genre the way Miles Davis's "Kind of Blue" defines jazz. Though jazz has gone through countless incarnations since it's birth over a century ago, "Kind of Blue" is the single most recommended album for "jazz newbies," and...

Pros: Beautiful, accessible, complex, simple, magic modal jazz
Cons: none

When I was 13 I had been playing trumpet for five years. I wasn't very good, but I was good enough to want to keep playing. I knew that most classical trumpet music was lame, (pace Wynton Marsalis, I still think so) and I didn't want to be in a...

Pros: Soft, and pleasing to the ears, great music at its best
Cons: Some songs may seem too slow and monotonous

I'm first to say I'm no jazz expert and can't really comment on all those technical jazz terms in the quality of the music, the extraordinary and complexity of the modal form that Miles Davis played. But, what I can tell you is that this CD is the...

Pros: the essential jazz album
Cons: the music won't come to you... you have to go to it the first time. gradually, though, the trip gets more familiar.

I bought this for my father on fathers' day when I was thirteen, on the advice of the local music store salesperson. I was told that it was the quintessential jazz album. But it didn't sound the way I expected a jazz album to sound.

This is...

Pros: Perfect jazz!
Cons: Alternate Flamenco Sketches Take

I've enjoyed playing jazz for quite a while, and when I put my saxophone away after high school, I felt myself longing once again to hear that old familiar jazz beat. I'd heard of many jazz artists in my time, but lacked the knowledge of their music...

Pros: Everything. This is the ONLY absolutely perfect record on this planet
Cons: as i said, the ONLY one of its kind...

Looking back, I can see myself as a 'before & after' case study. I wasn't a sucker for jazz. Growing up on usual doses of rock and metal doesn't leave much room for imagination – an extremely crucial ingredient if you want to enjoy this music called...

Pros: One of the greatest jazz albums ever
Cons: None!!

This album is often considered one of the classics in Jazz literature. I have to agree. Miles Davis was always an innovator in the jazz world from the late 50s to the late 70s. From cool jazz to modal, third stream, and electronic, Miles was there,...

Pros: A forward-looking, innovative and simple work of 20th Century art
Cons: N/A

Any jazz musician/fan worth their salt has heard of Miles Davis. In fact, more to the point, any musician worth their salt has heard of Miles Davis. No, come to think of it, anybody with even the vaguest interest in 20th Century music has heard of Miles...

Pros: All Star Line Up, Miles' best work, a classic recording, alt take of flamenco sketches
Cons: None

This is the best jazz album of all time. Every musician of every genre knows this album and you should too. It is not only great jazz but great music. Recorded in 1959, Kind Of Blue truly has an All-Star line up. Miles Davis on trumpet (muted),...

Pros: "A slice of heaven put onto a CD"
Cons: None.

Kind of Blue is without a doubt one of the, if not the, best compilation of jazz music ever recorded. Perhaps the best group of jazz musicians ever to exist play on this CD; Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, and John Coltrane, not to mention an...

Pros: rich musicianship and deep emotions of all kinds
Cons: none whatsoever

There's no better place to start listening to and appreciating modern jazz than right here at "Kind of Blue." As a matter of fact, I'm going to go put it on right now to get myself in the mood. Oh yeah, I put the CD player on auto-return for...

Pros: Corrected Pitch
Cons: None

Miles' solo on So What is one of the most popular studying material for jazz students. When I first learned his solo, I was constantly frustrated with the pitch of the recording. This remastered issue corrected that problem!

This solo is...

Pros: fits to any mood you are in..
Cons: wish it could of been a continious flow between tracks

Ever since I was a kid my dad played Miles Davis at night. I would sit in my bed and fall asleep the to soothing sounds of his horn. I at times I would feel as though his horn was playing for me, its ever note would pour out how I feel at that exact same...

Pros: Great improvisation and great ensemble playing. This is a great album to listen to seriously, or play softly in the background, it is so versatile.
Cons: It doesn't have my favorite Miles sideman, Chick Corea.

No other musician has displayed the adaptability of Miles Davis. He has spanned so many different genres within jazz, that his recordings are essential for any student of the music. But, just because they are essential, does that mean they are good?...

Pros: a must
Cons: none

some albums just get better over time.some albums leave you wondering how or what just happen?but albums like this one just stay with you.the great musicianship&direction here takes you on a journey.Miles Davis was always about...

Pros: Master artists captured at their craft
Cons: The CD ends

There is little anyone can say about this album that will do it justice. If you are, ever were or might be interested in jazz, this album is the culmination of nearly 60 years of jazz music evolving from the ragtime of Joplin to the Bebop of Bird and...

Pros: Classic recording never sounded better
Cons: Only one bonus track

Miles Davis' 'Kind Of Blue' is a milestone recording in jazz, no less historically important to it's genre than the Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' is to rock or Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin On' to R&B. Chances are if you are a jazz enthusiast, this album...

Pros: Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane
Cons: none

When you're a kid and you don't know anything about music and you think about what jazz sounds like, this is what you think about. This is quintessential jazz. The line-up on this recording is amazing, Davis with John Coltrane & Cannonball Adderley is...

Pros: Five absolutely flawless songs, the sextet at their finest.
Cons: None whatsoever.

Nowadays it's pretty much passe to say that Kind of Blue is the best Miles Davis album, maybe even the best album in jazz history. And, while it's hard for me to pick a favorite from Miles Davis' lengthy studio catalog (a catalog which I've explored ...

Pros: The music on this recording has the great and perfect balance in Structure,Melody and Improvisation!
Cons: Absolutely none,who have?

Absolutely, the music on Kind of Blue are great! In these days, I have listened this recording several times, again and again. I ever listened this album first in mp3 version and there are two tracks in my Miles Davis and John Coltrane compilation,...

Pros: Legendary Desert Island Material from Beginning to End
Cons: None

What can anyone say of this album that has not been said before. It's quite probably the best recording of any music, any time in the 20th Century. If a more engaging masterpiece exists in jazz or any other musical idiom, I've not encountered in this...

Pros: Very mellow
Cons: none

Kind of Blue is the quintessential jazz album. There's no doubt in my mind that if you are new to jazz and you want to get a feel for the music then this is the CD to do it with.
There are songs for every mood on this album. There are only 5 songs,...

Pros: smooth, artistic, brilliant solos
Cons: none

This is the essence of cool jazz, played by one of the greatest cool style trumpet players of all time: Miles Davis. With his unique style and sound, he puts together a beautiful collection of artistic talent and easy listening. Fantastic melodies...

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Any student at the local high-school-for-the-performing-arts will tell you (probably after buying dope from them) that this Miles Davis album, recorded in 1959, is "the shit." Well, the acne-faced geek is right. From the moment you read the...

Pros: Excellent music, fun to listen to, great artists playing great improvisational solos...a must for any jazz musician
Cons: There are none...to point out any would be blasphemy

When jazz legends Miles Davis(trumpet), Julian "Cannonball" Adderly(alto sax), John Coltrane(tenor sax), Paul Chambers(bass), Jimmy Cobb(drums), Wynton Kelly(piano), and Bill Evans(also on piano) decided to get together in 1959 in a recording...

Pros: great music, jazz at its best.
Cons: nothing I can think of.

To jazz fans, Miles Davis is just a small step down from God on the tower of supreme beings. Davis was an absolute genius and a master of improvisation. He has played some of the most beautiful instrumental solos that I have ever heard. To be honest,...

Pros: Great improvisation, production, "moods"
Cons: None

Simply put, "Kind of Blue" by Miles Davis is one of the most important jazz recordings of all time.

In it, Miles and illustrious sidemen such as John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderly used the language of Charlie...

Pros: Greatest Jazz CD Ever
Cons: We'll never hear music like this again

I bought this album because I have recently started listening to jazz and someone told me this is the jazz album to own and they were right. This album is simply great. Recorded on April 22, 1959 unrehearsed and in on take, this album combines the...

Pros: Beautiful, enjoyable solos from an amazing group
Cons: Some of it is a bit hard to listen to---some tracks are pretty complex

About a year ago, my father decided I needed to be exposed to real jazz, not just the stuff that they play on the radio. He went to a music store, and picked up a copy of this album. I listened once, and was hooked. Miles Davis is without a doubt my...

Pros: excellent music
Cons: the only way it could be better is if it were longer

Kind of Blue may very well be the definitive jazz album of all time. Joined by such jazz greats as Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane and Bill Evans, Miles Davis shows his ingenuity and ability throughout the album, and any listener quickly realizes why...

Pros: One of the greatest recordings of all time
Cons: None

This is the recording I tell people to listen to when they want to know about Jazz. Beautiful music, with a subtle swing, and according to legend these were all first takes. Anyone looking to start a Jazz collection should start here, then, in between...

Pros: Miles Davis the greatest
Cons: What makes him so great

This is truly the greatest album of all time. This album was way before its time. Miles Davis was and still is today a musical genius. I always wondered what was he thinking about when he put this album together, along with the great John Coltrane...

Pros: You'll wear it out before you get tired of it
Cons: Once you've got a taste for it ..........

This album is so often overlooked by people as simply a good introduction to jazz because its accessible, but it goes much deeper than that. Possibly Miles Davis's greatest studio recording this music reaches out to people in a way that surpasses our...

Pros: One of the greatest American contributions to music
Cons: None

Jazz. The only truly American art form. Miles. The man who reinvented jazz and himself with each album. Kind of Blue. The turning point of bebop and a revolution in thought and recording. So What?

Step into a studio and pick up an...

Pros: emotionally involving
Cons: relatively short

I had been a classical music fanatic for years, when Kind Of Blue got me into listening to jazz. It's everything...fun, sentimental, heart-wrenching.... I bought this recording for just one track, So What, which I heard played at a cafe. As it turned...

Pros: Sweet tones
Cons: none

I love Miles Davis. I can drift away to a better place when I listen to his music. No one can play like him. Each note is either exciting or mellow.
What I do is to empty the house, wait for just after sunset, dim light and just sit there and...

Pros: John Coltrane, Miles, as well as others
Cons: None

You know I was at my local record store the other day, and I wished to buy something new. It was a Friday, and after a long week I was in the mood for something relaxing, something calm. As I walked around browsing, I found it. A Paul Simon CD that is...

Pros: Simply great jazz
Cons: None

In my first semester jazz guitar class, we were told to buy three albums. Two of the albums featured guitarists, but the third was "Kind of Blue". It also turned out that it was the one that we used the most, and it is the one that I listen to...

Pros: *The* Jazz Album
Cons: Absolutely None

As a jazz trumpet player, I own hundreds of jazz trumpet CD's. I listen to them fairly evenly, but this one keeps finding it's way back into my CD player. Perhaps its the well thought out lineup of tracks or the way the ensemble gels, but something...

Pros: Can listen to it over and over.
Cons: None

The first time I listened to Kind of Blue, in 1996, I had been listening to mostly classical music, a lot of classical guitar. Yet, Kind of Blue struck a cord, so I bought it.

I've listened to Kind of Blue EVERY day for almost four years. No...

Pros: perfect introduction to jazz or addition to any collection
Cons: still listening for any

With jazz albums, critical acclaim provides new guarantee that the album will be enjoyable to listen to or that it will appeal to a broad audience. With this album, though, any listener willing to put in the time to acquaint himself with this album...

Pros: Very fluid and relaxing
Cons: None

Miles Davis never fails to amaze his audience, and he does it once again with "Kind of Blue." He plays with such feeling and fluidity that its not hard at all to fall in love with this album the very first time you hear it. I feel like I'm...

Pros: Great sound, great value!
Cons: None!

If there is one CD that a jazz lover must have, it is "Kind of Blue," with Miles Davis. The newest version contains a new "repeat" track, and sounds better. Each piece is great... the sound is rich and full. If you close your eyes,...

Pros: Everything
Cons: nothing

This was the first Jazz album I ever bought. it was recommended to me by my jazz piano teacher. A few days later i went and I bought it from one of the local music stores. I came home and immediately started to listen to it. I still listen to it...

Pros: Who would've thought they could make "Kind of Blue" better?
Cons: Couldn't it go on forever?

Ever wonder what music in heaven will sound like? Wonder no more! Go out and pick up this CD and find yourself transported to a world of rich harmony and rhythm. All of your worries and troubles will melt away with every note out of John Coltrane's...

Pros: Beautiful, relaxing, inspiring, creative
Cons: There are cons in music like this?

The first jazz record I ever owned, gifted to me at the first lesson that hipped me to the musician's path.

Also, the first solo I ever transcribed was Miles' on Freddie the Freeloader. I can still play it back 6 years later! This album is incredible. It marks beginning, ending, transformations in jazz.

Bill Evans is on point, his beautiful touch underlying the intensity of coltrane, soulfulness of cannonball, and "quiet fire" of miles. It's just an amazing album that belongs in everyone's library.