Kind Of Blue

Nice jazz album, great for both deep active listening or background dinner music.

I’ve spent the last 5 days having my brain rattled by theme parks so some jazz is a lovely and needed come down. Favourite track: So What.

I don’t have much to say except it’s a great jazz album! Hopefully, I return to it.

I've listened to 700+ albums on this list and hundreds or thousands more on my own. I feel like I know more than the average bear and like I've given some on point insight about albums. But an album like this makes me feel sheepish because I still don't understand jazz. It may be the greatest jazz album of all time, so they say, and I couldn't pick it out of a police lineup. It's good but I can't pretend to say I listened to it and thought 5-star. Davis and his trumpet have some standout moments (Blue in Green might have been my favorite song overall for his work) but I also really took notice of the piano work (starts of Freddie Freeloader and All Blues were quite cool - I guess not the same pianist).

I love Miles Davis’ music!

I haven’t heard a jazz record yet via this project that I didn’t like

Beautiful, nice background dinner (or post-dinner cocktail) music

All great tracks with great depth.

Damn good slow jazz album

not much to say i liked it :-)

Unobtrusive jazz album that is easy to listen to.

I’ve always struggled with Kind of Blue, mainly because I think I’ve always preferred my jazz to be loud and obviously experimental. Knowing that, I really tried to walk into this listen with an open mind, some prior research on modal jazz, and some timestamp explanations to follow along with so I can actively know what I’m actually listening to in real time. And it really, really helped! Kind of Blue is rarely overt in its experimentation; it’s no Giant Steps or The Shape of Jazz to Come or even Bitches Brew. On face value, it sounds almost cliché, like music your grandparents would listen to, and sure, it’s undeniably pretty, but if you don’t gravitate toward pretty music, Kind of Blue can be an initially/superficially boring listen. But after learning exactly what is going on here moment-to-moment, it all clicked into place, and during my second listen, I could finally see the experimental patterns landscaped by Davis and Co. throughout this record. And also, it IS just an incredibly pretty, gorgeous, flowery album. The ballads do a lot to give that impression, but I also think “Freddie Freeloader” sets a similar tone, if not an adjacent mood. My preferred tracks here are still the most ✨jazz✨ tracks, with the obviously modal solos in “So What,” which are more clear once you know what that means, and the stuttering dissonant clash of “All Blue.” It’s still not going to be my go-to jazz album, but I’m definitely on board now with this being important, not just because other people say it’s important, but because I can *hear* why it’s important, and I'll gladly be listening to this more frequently now!

I admit I tend to struggle with jazz. Even good jazz. It’s just not my favorite genre. But this album? Totally captivating. An absolute pleasure to listen to. There’s a reason Miles Davis is one of, if not the, best.

Lekker album, onverwachts goed. Rustige muziek

Truly an inspiration in the jazz realm. I enjoyed listening to this, and I’ll probably be back when I’m in the mood for some jazz. 4/5

Great stuff, a little slow for daily listening for me.

The very first time I listened to this album, I really took my time, focused, and the for a few seconds during the first few minutes it brought me to the brink of tears. I am no expert when it comes to music, especially jazz, so I cannot really explain or comprehend what makes this album consistently the highest rated jazz album of all time, so I will try to express my thoughts using an analogy: This album feels like sitting in the highest class Michelin star restaurant, eating the juiciest, most tender, tastiest, overall best steak of your life. All the while being waited by the most pleasant staff. You have five courses, but they are all steak. The first one is pure bliss. After the second one, you are comfortably full. Three steaks in and you feel sluggish. Four, it's getting *heavy*. You long for something less savory, something refreshing. You eat the fifth steak and even though you rate the overall experience as one of the best you've had, you don't see yourself ordering the five courses of steak again. The album has a heaviness that I feel can only be enjoyed in smaller doses at a time. 5/5 music, but as an album, others work better.

Really enjoyed this jazz and blues. This is great background music and very relaxing. They can all play incredibly well.

Did it blow me away? No, but I enjoyed it because it was calm and soothing background music

I didn't love this album. I liked it a lot and it was very nice to do some school work whilst listening to it but I didn't love it. I did like the sax men wombo combo of Cannonball and Coltrane, but that's because I am a little biased towards the saxophone. I did not however very much enjoy the trumpet, but that is through no fault of Miles Davis. He is a phenomenal trumpet player I just am not a big trumpet/brass kinda guy, I think it sounds too bright and tinny for my taste. My favorite parts of this album (kinda surprisingly to me) were the parts where it was just the piano, the bass, and the drummer keeping time in the background. It was very lovely.

ahhhhhhh. just a great album to have on, sip a coffee or tea & relax, or do some work around the house. great musicians-good flow into solo sections on tracks.

As smooth as it gets.

Engrained, familiar Pleasing without imposing Simply elegant

Fun.

very good

Great album, some songs were a bit long, but overall really good.

Das beste zu der Zeit.

Great atmospheric jazz

great example of an album that is excellent for background music. solid effort.

Nice just to vibe to.

chill but still jazzy

Not a huge fan of jazz. However, the album is very versatile as it makes for great background/study music while also containing elements that make it great for active listening.

This is obviously really really good. Favorite tracks are so what and Freddie freeloader. Conceptually, I want to give this a 5, but I think this is a little too avant garde for me to give this a 5. I think a huge part of what I find to be so infectious about music is melody, particularly vocal melody. This is really good jazz and clearly these are under talented musicians, but I think it inherently lacks something for me that makes it a 4 and not a 5.

Maybe the only jazz I've ever genuinely enjoyed.

Enjoyable listen. Couldn't really tell any of the songs apart though.

I dig Miles Davis, but I never think of listening to him. I’m familiar with Bitches Brew, but this is a lot smoother and more accessible. This is what you put on while making a nice dinner. Thanks to Vin Scelsa I already knew a couple of these tracks. Good listening for driving through the city on a spring day.

Swimming in a modal soundscape - pure, golden trumpet from Davis

When I was a younger, more abrasive, man I often said Jazz was mostly musicians showing off to each other. This is the coolest, most charismatic guy reminding all the showboats that he’s better than they are. And does it with style. I don’t know enough music theory to talk about the music beyond “vibes” but this album definitely makes me feel in a way most jazz does not. 4

Nice. Ended all too quickly.

Always an interesting listen. Go to jazz album for those that are interested.

Jazz at its best

All time sound and rhythm, I’m a sucker for live jazz, this doesn’t tingle the same as real sound and I bet this is better on vinyl. But I love the crunchy sounds they create in the middle songs

Fantastic jazz album

Not sure I am the biggest Jazz fan in the world but that was quite good for Jazz.

#5 Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (1959) Modal Jazz, Cool Jazz An incredibly rewarding listen, it gets better with every listen. So simple yet so complex at the same time Favourite Tracks: Freddie Freeloader, So What, Flamenco Sketches, Blue In Green Least Favourite Track: All Blues

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis Actually though it’s a wonderful piece of music, although I’d definitely never choose to listen to it. Beautiful artistry with some all time legendary musicians. Giving 4 stars due to personal taste however

I don't know enough about jazz music to give a thoughtful review but listening to the album this morning was a real pleasure.

Great jazz album, great for showcasing your system’s capabilities and / or new equipment. Only think I don’t like is that it’s too short.

I don’t normally listen to jazz but I have to admit I was a little taken by this album, I really enjoyed listening to it.

This song got me feeling like I’m wearing a fedora walking down the smoggy alleyways of a city at night in the 50s it feels very Noir. However saying that I think this is more background music then something I’d actively choose to listen to again and again. I can appreciate the talent and effort Miles David put into this album however. I think it’s safe to give this album a 8/10. I liked all the songs on it only downside is that sometimes they can feel a bit dragged out

Clasico discazo

If I wanted to host a classy dinner party I’d throw this album on

Good stuff.

Solid jazz album. Easy listening.

The classic late 50s jazz you love to hear, folks!

It's hard for me to give Miles Davis a 5, but it's also so hard to give him anything lower than a 4. This is just great jazz. It's unique in every sense of the word and truly makes you feel. Loved Flamenco Sketches

I can only claim to have a rudimentary appreciation for Jazz in that I played trumpet in high school jazz band and I have this record on vinyl in my collection. My insight would be diminished in comparison to those with thousands of such records on their shelves, all immaculately dusted and logically arranged. In any case, I'm also pretty jazzed about Dave Brubeck, who was a contemporary with Miles Davis in time and in style. Please bear with me that George Michael Older lovingly channels the spirit here. I couldn't distinguish whether this record is so highly regarded since it is so broadly accessible and undeniably tasteful, whether there was some real transformative innovation, or whether it was a sort of supergroup for the era. I do enjoy it for being low-key, engaging and cool. I can say I didn't groove too well anymore once jazz got more 'jazzy' as in 'cacophonous racket' but to be fair that's how you could describe some of my other favorite genres.

Smoooth

Jazz from 1959. One of my more favourite jazz albums I think, nice and chilled. 4.

Perfekt jazz til en langsom søndag morgen tilbragt med en god kop kaffe

muy relajante y vivido

Could listen for hours, but constantly feel like I'm missing something.

Ask people to name one jazz album and I'm pretty sure you get "Kind Of Blue" most of the time. And for good reason. It's a great album with many nice movements. The mixing is great and there are countless solos that are really good. I personally feel it leans a bit too close to milk toast music where it's just a bit too smooth for me. It is an album nobody can disagree with which just makes it a little bit boring in my mind. I prefer more bop and energy in my jazz. Still a solid 4.

i don't appreciate jazz the way i should but even i found this enjoyable as background music.

Very good album. Easy to listen to and switch off.

Gran álbum me encanta

Aunque no soy muy fan del jazz hay dicos, como este, que trascienden los estilos y se vuelven imprescindibles para cualquier amante de la música sin etiquetas. Un disco suave, sosegado, con un ritmo constante sobre el que la música fluye con secillez. Se cuenta que Davis creó los acordes antes de la grabación y que luego la banda improvisó creando una obra maravillosa.

I think kind of blue is a bad album to start with in jazz but that doesnt mean its a bad album

The first jazz album i listened to in its entirety.

Classic, smooth

I mean it's miles davis, it's classic stuff

Lovely Jazz & lovely listen.

I've never purposely listened Miles Davis. This was throughly enjoyable.

I wish I cold say I listened to this and understood what was so influential about it. Alas, I am not that well-versed in jazz. But I did like it, and judging by the Wikipedia article, it's one of the most worthy albums of being on this list.

Great Album

Not super into Jazz yet. But this sounds like something that could get me into it.

Relaxing

Accessible and easy to listen to, with great players. It’s easy to see why this is a classic

Detta är ju en bombastisk klassiker inom jazz och musik i allmänhet. Fråga mig inte varför, för jag kan inget om jazz. Det enda jag vet är att det låter fett bra. Inga krusiduller, jazz som låter enkelt, soft, som man vill ha i bakgrunden på en restaurang. Allt flyter ihop litegrann, men under 'Blue in Green' känner jag ändå ett lugn som jag alltid vill bära med mig. Bästa låt: Blue in Green

Had it too loud at first. Turned it down and was able to chill and get my computer work done while enjoying the album.

Nice. Not my style really

A good reminder that I don't dislike jazz broadly, and that I just struggle with stuff that's a little more free-flow and improvisational. This gets "background music-y" at time, but good background music; and enjoyable.

Where "A Love Supreme" sounded like a bunch of guys playing on top of each other (sounds hot, actually...), this is a bunch of guys playing with each other (even hotter)

4/5 Best Track: (sorry, they all sound the same)

its jazz, i like jazz. mjhhhh allblues

I’m not smart enough to fully appreciate this type of jazz, but I do appreciate it. It’s definitely winter music. Not suitable for summer unless you’re a PI. 4.0

I'm too dumb to get it but I'm sure it's great

Not a jazz guy, but this album is a masterpiece.

4 1/2 Stars! Fav.: All of it!

Beautiful jazzy album most of the time. Sometimes lacked melody (especially in Freddie Freeloader) which I didn’t enjoy much.

This is the album everyone recommends when someone is trying to get into jazz. That's why if you go to any used CD store, there will be several copies of Kind of Blue. This is the quintessential jazz album. I grew up listening to jazz second hand (my dad is a massive jazz fan), so my ears are somewhat conditioned to this. I grew up in a household where my father lionized Bill Evans as the pinnacle of musical genius. That being said, I never went out of my way to listen to jazz as an adult. It'll take several listens before I really "get" this album. I did enjoy this, but it's something I'll have to return to. One does not simply grok modal jazz in 45 minutes. I appreciate the complexity, skill, and the ambient peaceful vibes of this album.

Selkeästi helpommasta päästä Milesin levyjä. Tämä ei ole vielä liiaksi soolotiluttelua, vaan ihan leppoisaa kuunneltavaa. Pari turhankin hidasta biisiä, muuten olisi täysi 5.

Great musician

This was a wonderful album to have as background music. The title fits it perfectly! I could see this playing in a soundtrack to a movie with lots of rain and break up.

Blues be bluesing Favorite song: so what

VERY MELLOW AND ENJOYABLE, NOT MUCT TO SAY BUT A SOLID ALBUM TO SAY THE LEAST

Although I'm not a fan of jazz I listened all the way through a couple times and found this album enjoyable. It's very chill

This is my first blues Album and it is so good. It's what I'd expect from a blue album yet it was so damn beautiful. Felt like this is what I want to listen when I'm rewinding.

very good, smooth, flows very well. really easy to listen to.

A classic. So many have imitated his style over the years that it doesn't sound as ground breaking as when he recorded it.

I don’t like jazz, but Miles is the coolest

Hells ye

8.5/10

Would make for great music to accompany a party but for just me at the gym I couldn’t get into it

war in ordnung aber nicht zu 100% mein musikgeschmack

Cool background lobby music.

Super enjoyable.

It was nice listening but i prefer music with lyrics

I don't listen to a lot of jazz, but when I feel like it this is my favorite album. The interplay between the different instruments is always interesting and the music puts me in a very mellow mood.

First jazz album I've ever had this album reminds of the smell of my childhood house

Really, really good jazz. Close to a 5, delivers everything you really want except for maybe just a little more variety, it's beautifully laid back and masterfully performed though.

Still not a jazz guy, but this got me close. It's really well executed, everything sits together nicely, feels very smooth but still has something to it. Delightfully mellow, not sure I'll hear a jazz album that I like more than this. 4/5.

Most jazz doesn't have much staying power and after a while it starts to get a little dull. However, It's evident why this is considered one of the best jazz albums of all time because we could listen to this all day and not get tired. Feels like a lazy Sunday morning, listening to this. Will absolutely be listening to this some more.

NICE pretty good didn't feel stale and forgot about the time altogether.

Ahh, how chill and fun. I can appreciate this. Not something I'd put on on my own initiative, I'm not a jazz person, so not top marks for me, but it's very good :)

It is great; however, there are definitely jazz albums I prefer to this one. Kind of Blue has that languid relaxed mood the whole time, and it doesn't excite or interest me the way several other jazz albums do. A Love Supreme, Time Out, Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, are all more interesting and dynamic albums to me. I also think I prefer Miles' albums Birth of the Cool and In A Silent Way (and maybe even Bitches Brew, but I haven't heard that one in a while). Nonetheless I don't think I can give less than a 4

Great

Mama mia that jazz is smooth

Makes me wanna mull over a glass of whiskey in a black&white downtown diner while figuring out cold case crimes. Flames

Good jazz album. Songs noodle along a little long for me

This album puts the smooth in smooth jazz, my goodness this was easy listening

Het heeft even geduurd, maar eindelijk een jazz album uit de lijst! En van wie, Miles Davis himself, met John Coltrane op de plaat, wat wil je nog meer. De plaat begint met het heerlijke standaard jazz-lijntje op de bas, en de koperblazers mogen daar overheen riffen. Dat doen ze met verve, wat een opening. Als het goed begrijp is dat album zeer bijzonder en indrukwekkend in het muziektheoretische aspect, maar ik ben helaas veel te leek om daar chocola van te maken. Al met al wel een zeer fijn album om naar te luisteren. Favorieten: Freddie Freeloader, Flamenco Sketches

Really, this is the only jazz album I like. Just one I grew up hearing over and over. It's masterwork.

Lotta good stuff coming out of that horn... I've listened to this album many times, but has never hit me as something that I should or could listen to whenever I had the opportunity. Today, I just let it play on repeat and probably got through about 2.5 listens before I sat down to write this. The musicians are all stars in their own right. I think I even rated Bill Evans a 5 somewhere on this list. Also, is Giant Steps even on this list... ? What I've come to is that Kind of Blue is a daily driver. It's something that works in a myriad of circumstances and for pretty much all occasions. Making food in the kitchen, working, driving to pickup the kids, even a low-key Sunday afternoon. This is perfect for all of that. I'm not a jazz guy or even a musician, I've taken college level jazz classes and even played the trumpet for a few years, but I have no idea how jazz is built. From what I understand, MD just gave the musicians a range of chords and let them do their thing. All in all, I liked this, but I didn't love it and ponder that maybe the magic of this album dissipated as people shifted their focus to other means of entertainment. Sure, kids are still playing instruments in school, but the kids that get excited about creating music with traditional woodwind instruments are few. Kids are excited about coding and collaborate more about tech than music these days... everything has become consumed by tech and music is just another one of those things. Kind of Blue is a beautiful album with plenty of heart and a hellofalotta soul, and yet regrettably, I don't feel the magic here that so many music critics have found.

Peak jazz. But I think recorded jazz peaks for me at 4.

Fun jazz tunes, loved how raw the instruments sounded. Would make nice background music!

Jazz isn't my usual bag but I do like the odd bits I hear now and then. This was brilliant though and stands out from everything I've heard from the genre before. Loved this and was a pleasure to have on in the background, look forward to a re-listen again at some point.

Timeless. Nice

Having listened to it before because of the hype, I didn't recall really liking it that much. But I must admit this time around that I actually enjoyed it. I much prefer "smooth jazz" to what I would call "real jazz", but this is up there in the pantheon of jazz albums that must be listened to.

Smooth jazz 😩

A bit like eating greens, I can appreciate the qualities but I'm rarely in the mood for a full meal of that. My loss. Really enjoyed taking the time to listen to this whole record.

Having never listened to a full Miles Davis album this didn't disappoint. If you were asked what a Miles Davis then this would be a perfect example.

jazz jazz jazz jazz jazz (: music with no words 🖤🖤🖤 there’s a very specific style of saxophone playing in this that i have mixed feeling about. i was definitely tripping the entire time this played and they sounded way too close a lot.

Effortlessly brilliant. How is an album made in 1959 still so modern sounding and so relevant? Incredible. Totally timeless 4.9

I guess I don’t really feel the apeal that so many others do, or why this is a must own album. Its vibe is that of a casual dinner party, or perhaps making some drinks and dancing along to the soft Jazz. His Trumpet playing is of course a high magnitude of musicianship and the sax, drum accompaniment are on par with his execution. The whole this is wonderful to listen to, but not my consistent cup of tea. Certainly that once in awhile treat.

Very good

que belleza una lástima que me recuerde a mi viejo 8.5/10

Very good. Liked it a lot. Was nice background music to play League to

So melodic and all the instrumentals were insane. I got lost in thought for a while

good jazz :)

9/13/2023 - Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (1959) 1. So What - can already tell I’m going to like it - very nice, smooth jazz 2. Freddie Freeloader 3. Blue in Green 4. All Blues 5. Flamenco Sketches Jesus, his 33rd album. John Coltrane plays sax on it.

An impressive album, a triumph of jazz, and surely one of the most incredible albums that had ever been released by anyone up to that point.

Very chill background music, love it!

Great record. I think it’s my favourite Miles Davis record now. Just so smooth and soothing

Excellent. Very Cool indeed

det är jazz

There's a lot of emotions going off here. As with all jazz, its best listened to late afternoon. The space between the music is just as important as what you can hear. I often want more soul from the jazz I listen to. Kind of Blue achieves this. Timeless.

Another album that's really nice to have on in the background, I liked and 'got' this more than Bitches Brew, I should probably come back to both at some point. Davis's work is top tier trumpet & jazz, though sometimes it's easy to forget that his style of jazz was something new. BT - Blue In Green (the piano section is so good) - All Blues - Flamenco Sketches

I think Kind of Blue is Kind of Amazing!

No on tämä hyvä! Iskee sellaiseen itselle sopivaan soundiin just eikä melkeen! 4/5

Kaunista ja miellyttävää. Bitches Brew säväyttää enemmän, mutta on tämä kakkossuosikki Davisiltä.

Whilst it didn't grab me for the entirety, there are some seriously beautiful passages of music here. For me, this oscillated between exactly what my 15-year-old self thought of when someone says "Jazz", and transcending to some of the most delicious sax and keys passages I've had the pleasure of hearing. Fav Track: Flamenco Sketches Strong 3.5/5

A monument of an album featuring a who's who of jazz musicians. Simply a pleasure and a joy to listen through. Wonderfully dynamic and polished playing, and melodies that stick in your skin. Four and a half. Fave track: Blue in Green

Bens a bot! This album fucking slapped. Looking to add to my vinyl collection

I am not big jazz fan but I really enjoyed this album. Very versatile. A real classic. Smooth Sunday 🎵🎧✌️

Very good. But at the risk of angering every jazz fan ever, I think Cannonball Adderley was even better when leading his own band.

I like electric Miles better, but this is great.

Just don't really like Jazz, but it is good

Heel aangenaam jazzalbum

Delightful

one of the greats! def a top 10 jazz album

Good music. Maybe I don’t know a lot about jazz but I can’t believe that “Kind Of Blue” is the best album in jazz. What was before this album?

This one was def better than the last one but still just okay to me. I mean good jazz I guess. 3.5 rounded

Incredibly random that I’ve listened to this multiple times in the last week before this popped up because of a ChatGPT reco.. Amazing album for relaxing, reading or anytime I want a smooth atmosphere.

a pleasant listen from start to finish and it sounds amazing

reminds me a bit of alexandre desplat's the shape of water, a fave movie

Incredible though interestingly not my #1 Miles album. Still, it was an r/evolution that continues to influence.

oh yeah jazz, i like that.

3.5

Very nice, makes me feel like I’m in a classy restaurant 3.5/5

Have it on vinyl probably my favorite jazz album

Lately I have been getting a little more into jazz, so this came at a great time! I knew So What ahead of time, it's the standout song for me on this album.

No tengo experiencia en el genero, pero es el segundo álbum de Jazz que me sale y es una mejora más que considerable. Personalmente, no puedo apreciarlo muy bien, supongo que será cosa de escucharlo más o de probar más álbumes parecidos para tener bien en claro si verdaderamente es tan bueno como dicen. Claramente, es más que perfecto para tenerlo de fondo. Me parece que el genero se presta mucho para ello y esta no es la excepción. Por último, no se muy bien cómo calificarlo, pero, hasta ahora, cada que eh calificado mediocremente a un álbum tan aclamado, siempre me termina gustando más con el tiempo y me arrepiento de no haberle dado más estrellas, por lo que no me arriesgaré esta vez y confío en que me gustará más con el tiempo

Good music, not sure how much I would want to listen to it again, but enjoyable. 3.5

one of the best ever.

Genius

So many different flavors of cool.

Great stuff

Excellent

8.5/10

Definitely the right album to play at the right time.

Beautiful album, one of my favorite jazz albums... Which means it's a solid 4 leaning 4.5! Sorry, I just don't get the urge to listen to jazz all that regularly, so chalk this rating up to my understanding/appreciation of this type of music, not to the music itself (which is still really good even to a jazz noob like myself, just not where I need something to be for me to rate it a 5). Certainly one that belongs on the list!

I liked it! Pretty short though

Jazz is not a genre that I know a lot about, and I've never listened to a Miles Davis album before, but this was very enjoyable. I'm hoping there's more Miles Davis coming up on this list!

Bardzo przyjemne jazzy. Najbardziej mi się podoba początek płyty. Brzmi jak chill niedziela w domu.

Excellent bluesy jazz. Loved Flamenco Sketches!

1. So What - a classic melody that appears in many pop culture media. really nice to listen to and would sound amazing on vinyl. Trumpets at the 5 minute mark really stole the show for me. 2. Freddie Freeloader - reminds me of a song that would be playing at a jazz bar. very low key but did very little to evoke an emotional response 3. Blue in Green - the mesh of piano and trumpet was a good listen. 4. All Blues - reminds me of a song they would use in lupin to show a sly or sneaky individual going through their day. really picks up in the middle. the rhythm of the drums amplifies the song as the day moves on 5. Flamenco Sketches - The sorrow i feel while listening to this song is conveyed very well. this song was interesting enough to the point where i went and dug up additional information to learn that this was essentially 5 individual playing out their solos. Awesome song to discover

It's probably worthy of 5 stars but I'm feeling a bit mean today.

I like 'So What' so far. Funny how the first album it generated for me was one of the few I kind of knew already but I haven't properly listened to it before. Halfway through 'So What' and I appreciate the length of this song, it feels like the instruments have time to explore That was a fun chill piece but still engaging , next one, Freddie Freeloader! I like when the instruments like fade temporarily to give different ones time to breathe on their own Maybe I'm too much of a dunce to appreciate the ornamentation and techniques and subtle changes in the piece but it is getting repetitive but still solid I'm enjoying this more longing, emptier 'Blue in Green', stands out more compared to the last 2 songs. I liked the end of 'Blue in Green' 'All Blues' has another fascinating opening with the piano I'm noticing that the 1st song and now this one have lyrics on Spotify but unless I missed or forgot I didn't hear any 'All Blues' has this constant up and down thing that seems to swap between accompaniment and melody 'Flamenco Sketches' is more piano oriented and calmer and is winding down nicely un triumphant ending I like it First impressions after listening to the whole thing: I can definitely see why this is regarded as one of the best albums of all time! Works as both perfect background music yet draws you in time and time again. I felt as if some parts were mildly repetitive, specifically in 'All Blues' and 'Freddie Freeloader', but its still an enjoyable experience. I think im too impatient to truly appreciate it, but I would listen to this again. Favourite Track - Blue in Green 8/10

There's something effortlessly cool and graceful to this that is hard to find elsewhere. The bass just stumbles and trips all over the place without ever losing grace.

The spirit of jazz has clearly blessed me, as I’ve been generated another Miles Davis album today making it two in a row. I’ll certainly take that and am happy to listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: So What This time, similar to In A Silent Way, we only have a few songs on the album but they are extra long. This is in contrast with Birth Of The Cool yesterday which had shorter, more traditional length songs. Once again, the music is fantastic, if perhaps somewhat more morose at times. It’s quite amazing to hear all the different emotions Miles Davis is able to express through his trumpet, and it’s very clear why he is considered one of the greats. My only criticism might be due to being a millennial - if songs are too long my mind can wonder a little. Overall, another fantastic album.

Pleasant listening! Background music.

Good cooking music

Great

brilliant jazz album, beyond influential, instrumentation still sounds fresh to this day

My first jazz album, a very good one to listen to. Blue in Green was my absolute favorite on this album

put this on in the background throughout my day and really really enjoyed it

Favourite: All Blues

Este disco me produce una paz increíble, no se si decir que es mi favorito pero, realmente es un buen disco por si solo.

I liked it. I like all of it. I would definitely listen to it again.

This is my second Miles Davis album, the previous one getting a 5/5 from me, so I am very excited to listen to this one. Another album of excellent music, I loved it.

4/5. An essential in jazz listening but sometimes you’re not always in the mood for jazz.

Chill.

Ryan would insist that I mention that this album is influential, so getting that our of the way. Fantastic interplay, a musical premonition of the truly crazy shit he would do a decade later (my favorite stuff) A chill affair...not sure if he was back on heroin for this or not.

Den helt gode jazz, lækre toner

Smooth and sophisticated. I could see myself really appreciating this on a gloomy day, wrapped up warm with a hot drink, listening to this either through some far better headphones than I currently have, or listening to it on vinyl. I certainly have to be in a particular mood or scenario to really appreciate this, but it's just some lovely and timeless jazz.

Light 8 very chill liked it a lot, not my first choice for listening to music but could definitely see situations I’d listen

Joooo classic men int min favorit av honom

4 såååå chiilll fr duuude 😩😩

Kind of Boo

Album remarquable. Ce jazz doux, harmonieux et suave m’enchante.

it’s not my usual type of music but it was very relaxing while listening in class

Listened while working — this music is timeless. Hard to believe it's from 1959 and still sounds so cool. Miles' trumpet is one thing, but Coltrane's sax just rips through the mix when he's playing. And then there's Cannonball Adderley, which is about the coolest name you can have. The bass also drew me in. I'm not sure what it'll take to get a 5 from me on a jazz album, I guess I'm waiting to find out. But this is excellent .

I listened to the album while falling asleep and it was dreamy.

Good stuff

Jazz isn't my favourite, but early Miles Davis albums are an exception

Lovely stuff

Really great jazz album 🎺

An all time great. Love this album. Feel like I’m in Mad Men when I listen to it

The sax was a little grating to my ears on the first track, but otherwise this was very enjoyable.

i really enjoyed the jazz in this album while romanticizing school when walking through the halls. what's not to like? overall it wasn't super profound music but i really liked the vibe.

Y'know I liked it. At first I hated it, the jumped between irritated, bored, into it, then bored again. But, then, that's jazz and a great part of why I usually hate it. But I listened to it again and it was better. Maybe not 100% for me but I sorta, kinda get it. I'd say it's a 3 personally, probably a 5 for it's cultural importance so it gets a 4 all considered

Good ol'-fashioned blues. Mellow and pleasant enough to make good background listening, but more importantly, very rewarding for those who focus on the music itself.

What is there to say, it's great Miles Davis.

not the biggest jazz fan but talent is talent

My first experience with this release. It was like a hot cup of coffee on a cool fall morning. It was pure, smooth syncopation. I loved it.

Amazing licks and structure.

4.5 This is often considered the best jazz album of all time. This is where I was recommend to start my jazz journey by a customer named Marty and I did. There are so many incredibly iconic players on this record that it’s basically the Avengers of jazz and they’re all at the top of their game. I admit that I had to listen to this one a few times to finally start to enjoy it. But once it clicked it clicked. There are moments of tenderness, but also the faster almost Ed , Edd n Eddy style sound. Every time I listen I like to try and zero in on a different player and how they’re fighting for the limelight at any given moment. It’s a different album every time I listen based on my mood. I still have a lot to learn from this one but I can safely say I get why people like it so much. Favorites include: So What, Freddie Freeloader, All Blues, Flamenco Sketches

As pure as jazz gets.

Obviously extremely impressive, but it didn't do it for me the same way Bitches Brew does, unfortunately

so what; blue in green

One of the best Jazz albums ever. 4/5 Best track: So What, Freedie Freeloader

Miles Davis and crew absolutely kill this. Loved it

Putain d'album, seul défaut je l'ai trop écouté

3.6⭐️

[First song]A good mild start, and as the time goes, the album is able to keep my mood up and going so far for the first 6 minutes so far. I really like the piano.

Jazz classic for a reason. Smooth and hypnotic.

Great jazz album. Not my style but I’d recommend to anyone that loves jazz.

Nice noodly jazz

Miles Davis is the undisputed king of cool. If you're going to play with Davis, you better bring your A-game and pay attention to what Miles is doing. Everyone in the band got the memo and understood the assignment. Except for Coltrane. While everyone else was focused on riding the pocket, nailing the vibe, and producing the single tastiest jazz album of all time, John Coltrane was just trying to cram as many notes into the bars as possible without regard for what anyone else was doing. There's just too much Coltrane on this Miles Davis album. Would have been an easy 5-stars if it weren't for John's nonsense. Luckily, he dialed it back for the last half of the album but, at the end of the day, I wanted WAY more Miles Davis than I got from this Miles Davis joint.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable listen. "So What" really transports you somewhere else while listening.

Miles!

4.5/5 Very nice and smooth, and I can hear that modal difference 😉

Masterful and soothing

Great album all around.

A very comfortable kind of jazz, not chaotic. I enjoyed the listen.

Never much of a fan of Davis, but this was nice. Smooth and worth multiple listens. Maybe it's the gateway album to more Miles. Added.

4.75

Cool. It's not my favourite Miles Davis, it's less creative than some of his other stuff. Also I think studying 'kind of blue' for music GCSE ruined it a bit for me

This was the first instrumental jazz album I really liked - it didn't sound all the same or like elevator music.

classic alert

You guys pretty much covered it all on this one. If I can go one step further, I almost think you could take 30 seconds from "So What" - the 15 seconds before the trumpet comes in, and then the 15 seconds after - and play that to any human being on Earth as a gauge for their tolerance of jazz. I really like a lot of Duke Ellington and that swing stuff, but there's no question that when people think of jazz as a genre they're thinking of the kind that's on display on this record. So, if you don't like that trumpet intro, then this ain't for you. If you do, then please drive through the gate. It's also nice that jazz is popular with audio nerds and these albums always tend to have really good remasters. Listening with headphones, I could hear what I assume is the reverb of the actual room they recorded in at times (especially with the sax on "So What.") Other times I could make out the faintest use of the brush on the snare drum, almost sounding like a record hiss or something. Took me a second to even realize what it was. Lastly, as someone who played trumpet in middle school and for one year of high school, I feel supremely qualified to comment that it's actually really hard to make a trumpet sound intentionally sad like it is on "Flamenco Sketches." Unintentionally sad? Yes. Daily. And I was first chair!

A definitive Jazz record and a great introduction to anyone who is new to the genre .

Just when i was ready to throw out all jazz... this is subtle, soulful, cool and enjoyable. It does not venture much into the territory where is seems like the instruments are frantically sparring with each other creating stress and frenzy. Big thumbs up.

Lovely stuff.

Really beautiful, emotional album, one of the best jazz blues albums

I can understand why people claim this is one of the best jazz records in the world and a most have for anyone who loves jazz. It’s not my go to genre but it is nice to listen to as a chill out/easy listening to groove.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: So what

I put this on while making dinner tonight and I have never felt more classy. Also I was making chicken fingers

I like him

This is the kind of thing I could have on in the background all day. Incredibly pleasant but not the kind of thing I'm ever going to be thinking 'damn, I must listen to this right now'. Very nearly a 5 because it kicked off the chillest album radio for the rest of the day

So easy to listen to, I ended up listening to the spotify radio for this album all day. Fantastic.

I'm not usually a fan of smooth jazz, and I don't particularly love albums with no stand out tracks. It is therefore bizarre how much I enjoyed this, I felt relaxed and much more focussed throughout. Is it one of my favourite ever albums? No, but it's close!

I should listen to jazz more.

Excellent jazz

-I am well aware of this album's importance, but am not smart enough to analyze jazz -I like the doo doot part in "So What"

Heard this once before, very nice soothing jazz.

If you've stumbled upon my review of "Kind of Blue" while scrolling through, you don't need me to explain it's a classic. A quick look at this album on any corner of the Internet reveals a unanimous outpouring of praise: it cemented modal jazz as a definitive form of improvisation, influenced generations of jazz and rock musicians alike, and stands outside of its genre as one of the best albums ever made. Its place as an all time classic in musical history is safe, and objectively it's without doubt a 5*. That said, I'm trying to be as subjective as possible in these rankings, and jazz has never been my favourite genre. In the past I've struggled to stay engaged, to give the music my full attention, to appreciate the depth of feeling and talent on show. With "Kind of Blue", this hasn't been the case: the virtuosic talent and unbeatable expression of the soloists is inescapable. Their lines are often dazzling, frequently captivating: it's definitely the best jazz I've heard. "So What" is the album highlight. Just listen to that iconic piano and double bass conversation that kicks things off: anticipation slowly builds via subtle modulations and variations on one figure, before the trumpet solo bursts in as the cymbal crashes in and the bass starts a-walking. We then cycle through the soloists of the album (including John Coltrane on tenor sax) and all of them lend their own distinct flavour to the proceedings. In particular, Davis gives the trumpet more street cred than I ever thought possible. The other songs progress in the same way: alternating solos, instruments wrapped in dialogue with one another, variations in dynamics and accompaniment to keep things fresh. "All Blues" and "Freddie Freeloader", being more tied to blues structures, feel more familiar and less groundbreaking: to me, they come off as the most repetitive, even if the musicianship remains excellent. The two ballads are notable for their sparsity, as well as their beautiful melodic lines. In "Flamenco Sketches", I stopped trying to analyse and just let the mood sweep me away to some distant horizon: a perfect way to close. Because I still need to go further to "get" jazz, I'm keeping this at a 4 for now, but the work required is all mine: one day I hope I can fully appreciate the beauty Davis and co. have to offer.

If you're in the m00d, Miles Davis is one baaaaad d00d

Jim KavanaghBlue heart @Jimbokav1971 · 16s Replying to @Jimbokav1971 87. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis 5 tracks, This is great, (it really is), but it's not something that you can listen to at any time. It's basically a buzz-killer after Little Richard, (and I don't want my buzz killed!) 4/5

good

2nd December 2021 Listened on my way in to the office on a grey London morning. Setting seemed perfect for this album, always liked the thought of jazz without actually liking it. But this is very atmospheric, and feels like new York.

Highlights the beauties of jazz; def an album you have to be in the mood for. 7/10.

Chill

This takes me back. It got overplayed somewhat, making it a bit hackneyed, but going back to listen to the full album again is a treat.

The coolest the office has ever been.

I loved the sequence editions

Really nice dinner music or late night by the fire with a wine or whisky

Great Jazz

gradevole se di sottofondo

Miles en John Coltrane, volgens mij de enige twee jazz-mannen waar ik wel van kan genieten.

Nice.....

Не большой фанат, неплохой ремастер.

Very nice.

better than the other miles Davis album. honestly could see myself listening to this every once in a while

esse tipo de som é fácil de gostar...... não terminei mas deixei na lista de favoritos do youtube

Just top notch jazz

Not a jazz guy, but good album

Love the trumpet, and enjoyed it all overall. Preferred "a silent way", but this was still a great listen.

Very good instrumental jazz music. Exactly what I would expect from Miles Davis.

Enjoyable and something I would not usually listen to. Not sure I'd be able to tell bad Jazz from good Jazz honestly but this seemed like good Jazz

's good. But I prefer "Something Else"

Short and sweet

A quintessential jazz album and amazing experience. It was edited in a way where all of the tracks blend together into a great experience with every instrument helping punctuate Davis' skills. Gotta love Bill Evans too!

On Day 1, my album was Birth of the Cool, and I said neither of these classics ever clicked for me. Well, I'm definitely enjoying Kind of Blue this time around. I always saw the skill... but first few times I heard it, I was just getting into jazz and was listening to it alongside Miles's fusion albums, which made it sound a little sedate. But it just has an energy of a different kind - a sort of rolling boil that never bubbles all the way over. I love how it's effortlessly laid back compared to bebop. My favourite jazz style is hard bop, and this has the same attention to clear melodic lines. Sidenote: I must be a hopeless ignoramus, because I still can't get my head around what "modal jazz" is in layman's terms. I gather that bebop used virtuosic chord progessions, whereas this uses modal scales for calmer, more expressive and melodic palette? However, I barely know what a chord is, and I can't get my head around what a mode is. It doesn't matter as long as I can enjoy the record, but it would be nice to work out what is happening, and be able to spot how it works in other jazz albums too. (I like a lot of Bill Evans, but again I couldn't tell you what exactly makes it modal...) Anyhow, this album is all quality. But I find it tapers off in excitement, beginning with the amazing "So What", then getting slightly less gripping with each track. 4/5 - glad I finally appreciated this one.

Like lounge jazz music. A lot of Miles on the trumpet. Don't really listen to this kinda stuff but it has a real classic/important feel about it, oozes class, undeniable. Boujee. Late night whiskey drinking cigar smoking feel. 4 stars just cos it sounded so classy

4.5 blue to green babyyy

not a big jazz person but this is one of the classics and rightly so.

Fantastic