Kind Of Blue

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

Sick album reaaaaaaally caught some awesome vibes off of it, will defo listen again! It's defo more than a 4, but can't give it a 5 because of other albums which have played a huge role in my life and connected with me on another level. Still really sick though!

Master at his peak

Incredible musician(s), hugely influential, a huge power of social and cultural importance, ticks all the 1001 boxes. Feel like I should give 5 but, on a purely personal level, it's not entirely my bag as something I would consciously sit down and listen to. 9/10

Easy, good listening. I think I like jazz but probably won’t ever love it.

Am amazed I knew the first song “So What”. He has several songs in the detective show”Bosch”. Very smooth...felt like I was at an old blues bar listening to him play through the night. The cupped trumpet was amazing. If you have ever tried to play a trumpet it is even more impressive listening to this album. Loved “Stella by Starlight”. Great change to have No Lyrics.

4 but mostly due to impact

7. Quite good, but I don't like Jazz enough for anything to really stand out to me about it

Super chill shit

A classic jazz album. Hadn't listened to it in years, but still solid.

4

Great making dinner group o jams

Not a huge jazz fan but this has some great vibes to it

I had this album in regular rotation back in high school but it's been a couple decades since I've listened to it. Today is now a jazz day and I'm listening to all sorts of old favorites

I dig it

Calming Contemplative Still kinda don’t understand jazz

Jazz gostosin

Great, but can be boring after a dozen or so listens

Very Beautiful, one of my first full jazz album listens. Very peaceful on rainy day drive with Cassie

love love love

the king of cool jazz. This is a very important album to the genre of jazz.

I dont know jazz well enough to differentiate it from other jazz. Case in point, I didnt realize the album had finished and Spotify had started playing Freddie Hubbard. It's all very pleasant though.

Calming. Listened to it whilst cooking and drinking a glass of wine!

Nice chill jazz album

Very fun background music. Didn’t even realize the album ended!

Wonderful album as always.

Jazz explosion

I love this album. It always feels comfortable, like your favourite trousers.

One jazz album to rule them all

JAZZ? JAZZ.

Mer klassisk jazz jämfört med hans andra i listan. Inte lika roligt men perfekt som bakgrunds-musik.

OTTIMA MUSICA DI SOTTOFONDO. NON RIESCO A VEDERE IL JAZZ COME COSA CHE VADA OLTRE A CIÒ. NON LO CAPISCO PROBABILMENTE. ALBUM MIGLIORE DI “BIRTH OF THE COOL” MA NON PUÒ RAGGIUNGERE 4 STELLE PER ME. 3/5

Hey it's Kind of Blue! Everyone's favorite jazz album! 5 stars! Quick! This was the first jazz album I voluntarily listened to (I imagine I'm not the only one), and back in the day I loved it. Felt so cool listening to this. After a few years and diving into a lot more jazz (and other genres) I am at the same time a bit puzzled by the status this album has but also somehow not surprised. It's great as an entry-level record as it's not too challenging or avant-garde, but that's also my issue with it: it sounds too safe. I might have enjoyed it back in the day, but listening to it now I know what I look for in jazz and this ain't it. I find this record highly predictable. Considering the amount of talent going into it, I can't help but feel disappointed. The compositions are very standard, there isn't anything about this record that makes it stand out across Miles' amazing discography. The rhythms are pretty dull, the horn sections are mostly just okay, the piano is so subtle that you can barely notice it. To me, the record flies by without leaving much of an impact. It's perfectly fine to play in the background, but even then I would chose different Miles Davis albums over this one.

idk, i find jazz kinda boring. this is nice enough though

Jazz, me. Me, jazz. It’s still not an ideal combo. I think this is my third Miles Davis record. Nothing heats Bitches Brew. I like the songs with John Coltrane. The second half of the album was too slow for my liking

Love the trompette on this album it’s pure jazz

Ta bien

371/1089 some v nice jazz, never sure how to approach this rating-wise but it was good, just not something i’ll obsess over 60/100

Not really my style but still good

perfect chill background funky business

I've tried this one several times. Trying again.

So What - At the beginning this sounds like what I would expect to hear in an upscale restaurant. Classic jazz sound from the perspective of someone with an untrained ear when it comes to the genre. I enjoy the atmosphere, but it doesn't stand out to me until around 3 minutes. The saxophone solo around 3:30 is particularly enjoyable. The rest of the song continues to not stand out a ton to me, but it makes me feel like I should be drinking wine and I don't even drink. 6/10 Freddie Freeloader - The piano feels almost conversational, lively compared to the more toned down brass instruments. Not much stood out beyond the piano to me on this one. 4/10 Blue in Green - This song immediately sounds familiar, is it wrong that it reminds me of Charlie Brown? According to Google, the Charlie Brown Christmas album by Vince Guaraldi is the second best selling jazz album after this. So that shows how amazingly trained my ear is. Either way, I like it the most. It sounds winter-y without being Christmas-y. This song feels like evening walks downtown and watercolor art galleries, less like stuffy restaraunts. It is also the shortest on the album, which is a little disappointing as I found myself enjoying this as a backing track to my writing of this review. - 8/10 All Blues - This track also feels a bit less stuffy than the first on the album, a more mellow and relaxed vibe. Unfortunately a bit too relaxed for my taste, as it all sort of blends together into what feels at times like a loop. It doesn't elicit much of an emotional reaction from me. I don't feel one way or the other about it strongly, it's just what it is. It is also the longest song on the album by a two full minutes which you would think would warrant something particularly engaging to happen throughout. Overall, it was meh, and somewhat forgettable. 3/10 Flamenco Sketches - This song has a melancholy, cool feel. Has me picturing street lights reflecting off wet roads, smoking a cigarrete in an alley, that sort of imagery. I could definitely see myself listening to this on a solo night drive. This is the type of song that could truly add atmosphere to a movie that otherwise was lacking. 8/10 Top tracks: Blue in Green, Flamenco Sketches Overall, this album feels like something I would hear in an upscale restaraunt that I couldn't afford. I enjoy it, it is pleasant to to listen to, and the technical abilities are far beyond what I will ever possess in any area of my life, musically or otherwise. When searching the album and trying to understand what it is that makes this album untouchable for many, most people point to the fact that it was the first to do exactly what it did, it was revolutionary, it inspired every jazz album and musician that followed, and that is respectable, but I have little to no interest in including how influental or groundbreaking an album is in my review of how much I liked it on a personal level. I don't see myself diving a whole lot deeper into jazz like this. For me, it doesn't engage me enough to listen to in my free time, and isn't mellow enough to become background music. Music like this for me is similar to visiting a museum, I like to witness it, I like to engage with it, and then I like to go back to my art for simpletons that I enjoy in my freetime. Jazz like this has always been one of those things I want to love, but I just don't know if my maturity is at that level. Similar to Opera or paintings made of 1000s of dots. Maybe 40, 50, 60 year old me will get to that point. For now, I will appreciate it as what it is to 23 year old me, technically amazing art that doesn't interest me much. I will likely give it a relisten and change my review at some point in a different environment. I want to test this album as something to create an atmosphere more than to be intentionally listened to with headphones on. I could see the rating being much higher in a different setting. Overall rating - 6/10 & - 3 stars

great! not super my thing but an easy listen

never been into Jazz, for that I liked it. I wouldn’t listen to it again, maybe only in a background way, because it felt like it is all the same in one way. I did not recognise the ending of the album, but can’t tell weather that was because everything sounded so similar or because I just have no idea what jazz is and don’t know anything about music at all and don’t deserve to have any opinion about this. It did not catch me but I didn’t hate it. It sounded like it would play in an elevator or another boring but very aesthetic place.

So far, great streak of me knowing at least one of the songs of all the albums I've gotten. Pretty chill and calm jazz album, great pick.

I'm not a jazz enthusiast, but it's nice to listen to as background music. I just can't see how this album could be as good as people make it sound

It's good Jazz, but can't see what so special about it.

Atmospheric but ever so slightly boring Makes me feel relaxed

I slept after 15 minutes ( my fault ) .

Okay.

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis.

I need more listens to really grow with this, it's good though!!

I liked it. is a good background music for a gathering or something to listen to in solitude to just decompress. I only rated it lower as it is not my usual style and I feel I didn’t have enough of an appreciation for the instruments themselves. However I hope this changes with further listening

It feels odd to rate this a 3 only because of how influential and large of a part of music history Miles Davis is, but I honestly don't think that pure jazz is for me. I absolutely love certain elements of jazz and think its an amazing ingredient when used in other genres, but never really gravitate to it on its own because it just sounds like elevator music, and this album is no exception. But it's really not bad in the slightest, just not memorable. 3/5

Finally listened at a coffee shop and this was a very interesting yet charming album! I liked how accessible yet progressive all of the songs were but all in all it very much felt like background music, one of the best examples of background music though!

Great jazz, man!

Good Jazz Album, pretty chill. I don't get the hype, though.

A nice jazz album!

Sounds good and refreshing but every song sounds the same 6/10

Silky cool and meh

Very calm album everything is sophisticated and the trumpets play a big part in this for me, just not to my taste definitely would play this at a gathering or a party though

I nice blues album.

No entiendo si es un Blues o un Jazz. A mi me pareció más Jazz, pero no se la tapa dice Blues. Me gustó, super tranquilon, tendria este disco para ponerlo de fondo, muy piola. 7/10