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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.
good jazz
It's a nice album. Jazz just doesn't hit me hard, I like as a smokey background song
The third Miles Davis album I've been presented with. And while not something I love, this was the best of the three. The first two earned a generous 3 and a 2. This one gets an easy 3. 3.33 if we had decimals. Pretty cool
A kind of solidity that is rarely encountered these days.
Not a big fan of non-vocal jazz it seems too monotonous. Respect for this guy tho
After a hectic week, getting to sit back and relax with Miles was so nice.
Pretty, pretty, pretty good
This is the best jazz album I’ve heard so far.
I dunno. Maybe it deserves more. Wasn't in the mood.
I love jazz (Charles Mingus is my all time favorite artist and one of my favorite composers, full stop) and I love Miles. I've collected every major studio and live album compilation from him. The Complete Live At The Plugged Nickel is in my all-time top ten recordings and I'm listening to it right now as I type this. I bought Kind of Blue some 30 odd years ago, and when I first listened to it, I didn't really understand it. I've listened to it at least once a year since then, waiting for the penny to drop. I've read countless reviews and analysis of the album and what makes it great. Intellectually, I understand what's going on here. Emotionally, I still have to catch up. What I love about jazz is the improvisation, the interplay between instrumentalists, the emphasis on the rhythm section being an equal part of the conversation. It creates something that isn't really found in other kind of music, how structuring a song around a specific set of chords or in the case of this album, a set of scales, and letting it go wherever it goes. I just find that Kind of Blue doesn't really go anywhere that I'm excited to be. It is too staid, too controlled, too lacking in what I love about the art form. It is searching for a particular form of perfection, and maybe even finding it. But nothing is more boring than perfection. I do appreciate it now more than I did back then. I've come to enjoy my annual visit to relistening to All Blues and Flamenco Sketches and Coltrane's solo on Freddie Freeloader. And then I will inevitably throw on a Miles album I enjoy even more and bask in all it's glorious imperfections.
Kind Of Blue, by all acounts, is the gold standard jazz album by which the rest are measured by. But I'm not a fan of jazz, so it's hard to appreciate this as more than chilled background music for when elderly family members come round for afternoon tea. However, you can't fail to be impressed by an album that was so improvised yet is so hugely accomplished. These musicians were at the absolute top of their game whether you're a fan of the genre or not. It might get played again when my mother-in-law comes around, but it doesn't really move that much in me. So What and All Blues are my favourite tracks and I respect the talent in giving it 3 stars.
pretty good, relaxing..
It's good, but also... nothing?
(2.75)
It sounds great but it’s not for me.
i actually really liked the last two songs
This is an expertly-recorded and beautiful-sounding record and the players here are obviously gifted but at times the soloing leaves me cold, especially when it goes off into the ozone.
244. nice
An overestimated album in my opinion. I'm not a jazz connoisseur, but there are enough other jazz albums I enjoy more. This one isn't bad, but it's not memorable enough for me to ever be in the mood for this specific album. Also, not fan of the blues harmonic turns, I find them too predictable and cliche. Track number 3 is pretty great, the rest I could take or leave.
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
its babies first jazz
This is supposed to be the jazz album and if you don't like this then you just don't like jazz, but I don't really think it's fair to say one album can represent a whole genre. I'd say you should hear at least 3-4 different bands before you say a whole genre isn't good. Anyway this is just okay. There's not much to dislike here but there's also not much to like either. Nothing interesting really happens except for the intro to So What which is pretty cool. The songs are very samey and (though I've never listened to jazz besides as ambience in public or in an elevator or something) they also all just sound like every other jazz song I've ever heard. Not bad but not worth listening to alone. Like the salad of music. You'll eat it if it's there but it's not really filling and it only tastes good enough to be better than nothing. It just left me thinking..... "So What?" yeah that was pretty clever no one's thought of that one before when they thought the album with a song called So What on it was just okay and "so what" is a thing people say when something is mediocre or they don't really care about it. so they say "so what" to express dissatisfaction
Not really my style but still good
perfect chill background funky business
Pretty. And that’s about all I’m qualified to say.
é um soft jazz gostosinho
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
its ok
2026.06.11.
I don't like jazz at all
Somewhat bemused by the stratospheric rating, I mean it's obviously good but it's just a bloke playing a trumpet!
Era hora. Pendiente lo tenía de hace bastante y fue esto lo que me hizo darle play. Lo único que tengo que decir es: "Que puedo saber eu de esa situación?".
I don’t get what makes this album better than other jazz albums. It was decent though
When I listen to jazz, I often feel like I’m looking at an abstract painting. I’m sure it’s great and took a lot of skill to produce, but I just don’t have the understanding to fully appreciate it. I’m sure a jazzman could explain why this is perhaps the most seminal jazz album, but it wasn’t something I could pick up from my listen. Pleasant enough to listen to, but didn’t feel that different from a lot of the other jazz I’ve had on this list.
This is what every Starbucks sounded like in the year 2000
I know this record is just about universally admired and enjoyed. And I don’t think I dislike it; it operates really well for me in the background. I love the skill and artistry…but this also isn’t something I’m going to go out of my way because the music doesn’t really inspire or excite me. I think it’s the genre, really. I’ve always struggled to connect with jazz. I’ll feel a little guilty for this, but I’m rating it lower than I know it actually deserves because I’ll probably never go out of my way for this record again. 7.5/10
Very pleasant and soothing. Might listen to more in the future.
I enjoyed it, but am not enough of a blues aficianado to be able to analyze it
It’s jazz *shrug*
No standouts, just genuinely chill
Obviously great music but I'm just not into jazz enough to appreciate this
It's a nice jazz album, very mellow and enjoyable.
Not a bad album. I just prefer his later albums over this one.
Not quite my kind of stuff, yet anyway.
I’m not a real jazz aficionado, but this was a pretty good album.
Smoother, more background music than his other stuff I listened to. Plus, John Coltrane! Still, just a 3. Every jazz album solidifies that I'm just not a fan
Never understood the greatest jazz album ever hype, but then again who tf understands jazz anyways
Listened during train travel and at ASP.
Obviously a great listen if you like jazz. Was a nice background tune but doesn't exactly do anything for me. I can still appreciate how important Miles Davis is.
Second miles Davis album. Pleasantly surprised with the first. High hopes for this one. Cool piano to start. Awesome horns. Super relaxing song. I like how there a clear jump from one sign to the next. Freddie freeloader is the same as in it a great musical piece, but different enough where it doesn’t sound like the first song. Just an incredible trumpet throughout. Piano isn’t as good in this one. Much better piano in blue in green. Cool horn too, very 50s/60s. This one is much slower. All blues is more of the same. This one is fun. I like the background production a lot. Love the hints at 5:30 on. Saved the beta for last with flamenco sketches. Best production so far. Really nice piano. Enjoyable album for sure but I wouldn’t say it was life changing. Really good music to work to. Definitely better than most to all jazz. Last song helps a ton. 3.3/5.
The first song reminds me of music played in a fancy places lobby or during the credits of an older superhero film or perhaps the Incredibles. I do enjoy wind instruments and precision, I personally wouldn't label these songs as jazz 100% but they've got good elements from that genre. Overall I'd give this album a 3.5 out of 5 It's not my type of music but it's not bad at all and I would enjoy listening to it on the occasion
good jazz for jazz listeners (not me)
It's good for listening as a background music, nothing sticks out tho
I kinda wish I was a jazz guy. Don't get me wrong, i enjoyed it, but I dont think im getting it.
Background dinner music
1959. Sextet. Based entirely on modal jazz.
It’s Miles Davis. Great when in the mood but not often in the mood. 3/5
3*, but more enjoyable than "In a Silent Way"
Music is subjective.
i can only go so far with jazz..... this is good but it's just not my kind of good :)
call me gen z but i don’t possess a deep appreciation for jazz…
This album is famous enough that I am aware of it being important to listeners of jazz. I listened all the way through for the first time and it is okay for me. The first track was probably my favorite. I find it challenging to actively listen to it because I'm not sure what makes it stand out from other jazz. It's an uninformed take and I own that. I'm going to go with 3 stars.
It was good for background music tho it did feel fairly repetitive and not engaging but that’s ok.
Iha nice, todella pitkiin biisejä. Hyvä aamun junamatkalle sillä syke laskee.
Nice and peaceful
not really my style but still a good album
Para escuchar de fondo es buenísimo
suena bien y es como una sensacion relajante pero como 1que estoy acostumbrado a buscar emociones mas fuertes en la musica y mas cuando escucho algo nuevo, algo que me despierte emociones, siento que es musica para escuchar tranquilo, trabajando haciendo algo pero no me despierta tantas emociones solo tranquilidad 7/10
Very nice jazz classics. A bit too boring for me cuz I was in the mood to listen to crazy lyrics, but it gives off rainy slow evening in a restaurant. Or studying in the library in the evening. While listening to this album I let all my thoughts to play in my mind, especially contemplated a lot about the recent situation with that one person. Don’t feel sad tho, I think it’s supposed to be like that
at first I couldn't really understand why people like jazz, but than I read somewhere that "in jazz people not speaking the same language could come together and create something great". That alone gave me an bigger appreciation for the genre, but still at this moment, not my type of music.
I listened to it under a garden umbrella in the rain while reading. Immaculate vibes, but I‘d be lying if I said a lot of jazz doesn’t blend together for me. It largely (with rare exception) sounds the same. I listened to Duke Ellington & John Coltrane‘s self-titled album in the morning for years. If you played it for me, I would not be able to identify it.
Great
I honestly don't know how to rate this. I just don't think I get it.
I’m probably rating these all wrong but part of my rating is based on the probability of ever listening to the album again. I used to work at a job where jazz was played all the time and so I just don’t reach for a jazz album when I want to listen to something. That said this feels like it’s an “important” jazz album…but what do I know?
Dou 3 pq não consegui escutar o álbum direito. Futuramente volto e reviso a nota (!)
Again not my usual thing but it was appreciated
no hay mucho para analizar, sino para sentir y meterse en la música. minimalista pero expresivo
Not sure what will get me over the hump with jazz like this. I want to like it so badly, but just get bored. That note in “Freddie freeloader” duuuun duuuuuun, just sounds like they’re taunting me. Obviously it’s smooth, obviously they’re talented. I guess it’s just me!
Marko i Sara -3
Cool jazz
Pleasant enough.
I’m not that into jazz
3 stars for being iconic. But I’m just not a jazz guy
Appreciate the art but not my cup of tea
Perfect background music. I've come to realise jazz isn't a genre that appeals to me, but I don't love it or hate it. I appreciate it for what it is, but it's not something I'd listen to in my own time. However, I can imagine seeing this kind of music live would be a lot more enjoyable than through a speaker. I'll give this a down-the-middle 2.5/5.
its definitely something different from what i usually listen to, but it was refreshing and surprisely relaxing, jazz is so…smooth and elegant, it was interesting starting this journey with something with no lyrics, it actually made me pay more attention to the estructure and the progression of the accords and the instruments involved, thats something that ill prob try to check more often, and again…it was relaxing thats the best way that i can describe it rn…i’ll prob get better at this in a couple of days or weeks
the thing is, i am never going to be the kind of girl that just sits down and listens to jazz. this is perfectly good background music and if i needed jazz for a function this would be a go-to, but ultimately with this list i am sitting down and listening to the albums, which this is just not the vibe for. very good for what it is though
I wasn't completely unfamiliar with this album, I've heard one track before, so I knew what to expect. However I've never really listened to the genre. I feel like I don't really get jazz yet, I can't rate this any higher. For me, jazz is dinner music, just something that quietly plays in the background. I can't imagine listening to it with my undivided attention. Overall, it was a nice listen.
It was jazz. Jazz is fine. Played it on spotify, so dunno when this album ended and Spotify started playing just more jazz.
hmm jazz isnt really my thing, i prefer lyriced music so this was a bit new for me. it generally sounds nice though! would maybe put it on for background music some day. liked freddie freeloader, blue in green and flamenco sketches!
Muy chill, me bajo 10 cambios 🎷
It was like having a soundtrack for my morning chores
Plaisant à mettre en fond mais j’ai pas réussi à être touchée par le côté spleen
Melódico, no me gustó
Lo escuche completo, y la verdad estaba bueno, creo que en casi todos los temas se repetía la misma vibra pero definitivamente es un álbum para escucharlo mas de una vez, y prestar atención a cada canción diferente, me gusto mucho para ser el primero y además me hizo salir de mi zona de confort respecto a la música porque no es un genero que suelo escuchar
A really good album, I liked Freddie Freeloader the most.
Most jazz fans know this album. I find it self indulgent. Clearly he has skills that exceed most musicians, but so did Dave Brubeck, or even his band mates here. They still wrote songs that let the music shine rather than just technical skill.
Good jazz no singing
Some black jazz! Makes a change from your Getzs and your Brubecks. Enjoyed this, not usually my thing but this was pretty mellow and accessible.
Nice! I liked it. Reminds me working for Indigo (shudder) but nothing against Mr. Davis of course. SWANKY/CHILL/VIBEY/SOULFUL/RELAXING
Ok
Miles Davis didn't do much for me with this album, not entirely sure why. But it's still very good.
It's fine
Good instrumental jazz
Throw a symbol at my head.
I know he is meant to be one of the greats but I cannot get into jazz.
Listened to half. No lyrics so wasn’t matching my freak at the time
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO REVIEW JAZZ, IT SOUNDED GREAT, a TOE TAPPER
It is played wonderfully, quite soulful, but I would never listen to this kind of music on my own.
Like, perfectly pleasant in a background, low-engagement kind of way. But it doesn't really pull me in. I would ultimately like it or dislike it more depending on the setting I'm in or what I'm doing, so, vibes-based. But I mean, I’m a zillennial, so anything I say on 50s-60s albums should be taken with a grain of salt as I’m probably not refined enough to fully grasp the importance of this album. For me, it’s the musical equivalent of a slow head nod and a slight lip pucker like, “yeah, this is alright,” but I’m not going to put this on on my own any time soon."
Another jazz album to have in the background. It’s fine but nothing was particularly intriguing
Jazz of course. More Coltrane-y than I expected (he did perform on this album) This and A Love Supreme would make a great double-bill. Not much else to say, but it's an easy listen, not as challenging as ALS. Hard to choose best track.. Maybe All Blues Flamenco Sketches shows off the trumpet skills nicely, goes from screeching to sounding as gentle as a woodwind in a breath. Best track - So What, All Blues 3 stars
Enjoyed the music as background music. Never felt tired of it or like I wanted to turn it off. Would listen to it again, but probably wouldn't seek it out, out of the blue.
I liked parts of it but struggled at times
Not a jazz guy really
I just imagine sitting in a jazz club/bar listening to this. Quite nice, peaceful. Love it.
Appreciate the talent but still not a jazz fan.
Cool & Blue. Listened to this at work and kind of made me spacey and stare, which is good as mood music, but not productive. Has a similar even more wee hours vibe than Frank Sinatras Wee Hours album, like the afterparty for that album. Very laid back, low energy if that is the mood.
-the songs flowed into each other very well and I didn’t notice when one ended and the other started -it was great background music -would listen again
Listening to jazz always makes me feel like a knuckle-dragging thoughtless hopeless joyless ape. Too sleepy for this anyways. Highlights: "Blue in Green"
Me gustó. Le daría un 7/10, no soy tanto de escuchar jazz así que no podría calificarlo con mucho sabiduría.
Objectively, this is really good. I don't enjoy this music at all. I sit there saying "can this be done yet?"
I don’t really have the musical knowledge to enjoy this kind of music as an active listener but I did like having it on in the background.
听不懂，只想睡觉
It's all right
slow and easy, 5 songs and a perfect simple album
Way better than Bitches Brew. This music was actually chill and nice to listen to. Nothing extraordinary about it though.
I can tell this is great musicianship, but this type of jazz is really not my thing. I don’t really like the saxophone, and I find it is a bit too intense to be mellow background music, but not exciting enough to be foreground music.
Loved blues, cool influential music but isn’t necessarily my thing
3.3 It's such easy background music, but never really ventures much further than that. I'm therefore hesitant to call it "good", but it's definitely not a negative or ambivalent emotion I have to it. Better than the cool jazz one, but not as interesting as Bitches Brew.
This doesn’t really blow me away like I was thinking it would. Kind of Blue is a subtle listening experience that takes some time to appreciate. Certainly the playing on here is second to none—everyone is ok their A-game. Both Davis’ and Contrane’s solos on every track are classic as hell. The whole album gives a much more dreary sound compared to something like Giant Steps. As a result everything is very steady and tempered, so some patience is required. A great listen though with some awesome jazz tunes.
I think this way cool. I'm getting into Jazz but don't know much about the genre. It kind of all sounds the same so I'm not sure why this is an important record but it's good and I enjoyed it.
Beautiful instrumentals
not my cup of tea but sounds good
Im not a jazz head, but i have started my journey and have context if not understanding. This is a well known classic and you can see why. High quality playing and such a density of ideas it gives you no room to relax. And thats probably my issue with it: i didnt relax, i found it too dense. I prefer Coltrane, but that may change in the future.
So What 3/5 Freddie Frealoader 3/5 Blue in Green 3/5 All Blues 3/5 Flamenco Sketches 3/5 Overall Album 3/5
Jazz 🤗
Pleasant. Enjoyable enough. Could easily have it on in the background. Can sorta 'appreciate' why its so appreciated in the jazz sphere. Or whatever shape Jazz is. Cant give it too high a rating, caus im just flirting around the Cuboid of Jazz. Plain omelette.
No es my cup of tea, pero si está bueno. El tema es que no se en qué instancia lo escucharía que no sea en un ascensor o en el lobby de un hotel jjajaaja
Alright, here it is. Definitive proof that unfortunately, I don’t like Jazz music. This is the highest rated Jazz album on the entire website and I kind of want to give it a 2, but it’s not notably worse than the 2 other Miles Davis albums I’ve rolled already. It’s weird to be the dissenting opinion for once, usually I do the opposite or agree with the majority. But here, I just don’t get it. It’s not for me, and that’s ok, but I don’t even understand why the people who do like it say they like it. Most of the Jazz I’ve heard so far I’ve at least given a 3, but coincidentally this is the Modal style of Jazz, as is “A Love Supreme”, another album I thought was borderline unlistenable and gave a 2. So, you know what, for all the Jazz that surprised me, I can tell you that something that won’t surprise me going forward is my unfortunate distaste for Modal Jazz. Furthermore, writing a complete review for one Jazz album is tough. Saying that is mostly just filler to pad out the length of this review, and I’ve mentioned it many times already. Coming up with a good review for what feels like 50 plus Jazz albums at this point is just unfair. I mean what do you honestly expect me to say at this point I haven’t already said before?? In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if I’ve done this bit before as well. The bottom line is that this album was boring. It bored me, it went on for too long, and I was happy when it ended. I gave it a few tries just to really try to understand why someone would enjoy this, and I couldn’t do it. I won’t be returning to this one, and I don’t care enough to pick a favorite, as even though it’s all improvised, it still just sounds the same to me. Boring background noise I wouldn’t even want as background noise. This is going to very probably be my biggest departure from the public consensus, but hey, everyone is different. I’ve enjoyed some things no one else liked, and I personally find this album to be just another boring and forgettable Jazz album like the majority of them are. It wasn’t offensively bad like some of them have been, but I didn’t enjoy it either. Sorry.
2nd Miles David album from the generator. I guess I do like jazzy things. I preferred In A Silent Way though, Kind Of Blue lacked something for me. But it still was just quite a good jazz album 3/5
A technically impressive but subdued album that doesn't do anything crazy. Good for a chilled out night.
Kind of Blue, Kinda cool 😎 - p.s. I like jazz thanks Miles 👑
Pleasant but not as mind-blowing as expected based on its reputation.
Easy listen - just doesn’t grab me
Malo mi je ovo previše jazz koji možeš čuti u stomatološkoj ordinaciji. Ali morao je neko izmisliti original koji će se zauvijek imitirati a to je bio Miles.
Non verbal
I can't remember how I've rated other Miles Davis albums in the past but I don't think I've been overly friendly. On the contrary, this is mellow, chilled and dead cool.
Jazzy. Great, but don't know enough about the genre.
maybe 3.4
Lindo, lo tuve de fondo mientras estudiaba. Medio triston
There's absolutely nothing wrong with this album. I just prefer jazz less harmless than this.
- i really liked - very enjiyable
first time personally listening to jazz, i did enjoy it but it’s not something i would put on when i’m doing something like cleaning or going for a walk. Maybe rather as background music for a chill hangout with friends. (maybe jazz will grow on me if i listen to more jazz)
3.0 RYM
Yesterday was Charlie Parker, today is miles davis. I know miles is considered a genius of his musical form, but this is mood music for me... and music for if I want to marvel at skill. I do appreciate musical skill but only in the context of great songs that blow my mind. I didn't get that feeling here. And there's too much saxophone. Really enjoyed the double bass though. I'll pass on this and go back to Charlie.
It's ight. I think "Blue In Green" is phenomenal, but past that, I don't really get what all the fuss is about. (3.5)
two great additions to my blue bate bue playlist
Still eh to jazz even if the greatest