Kind Of Blue

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.

(2.75)

It sounds great but it’s not for me.

i actually really liked the last two songs

This is an expertly-record 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

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"

good easy listening, unfortunately not a huge jazz fan 😞. i found it to be a bit repetitive, not much variety in the sound. still good tho

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

Find it hard to stay engaged.

Nije lose… svidja mi se sto je drugacije u smislu da ne slusam instrumentalnu muziku toliko ali ne mogu da slusam svoje misli po 10 minuta 😭. Ali dobro za background music

9 minute songs?!?! Wtf. I’m gonna be strong. Where are the words

Best Track - "So What"

Starts upbeat ends glumly Charlie brown and the gang could cut a rug to this

Nice and chill. Reminds me of the music played in the foyer of a classy hotel!

Not a big jazz fan but felt it here a little

3.0

i would’ve never listened to this album. i’m glad i am. its so cute and jazzy!!

Fint, stämningsfullt och lite svängigt. Kan tänka mig att lyssna när Maglarn slår på den en lördagskväll i vintermörkret.

Did the drummer from the Doors make this list?

I’m no expert, but I’d call this a jazz album.

- Do I know anything about jazz? No, but this album was pretty good. - I enjoyed the slower songs like Flamenco Sketches and Blue In Green - it felt like I was in a coffee shop listening to this or in a 1920s crime film trying to figure out who murdered the rich person or something. - will probably listen to this when I need to lock in and study

good background music :)

A nice jazz album. I don’t really have a favourite song but I also don’t have any complaints. 3 stars for me A nice album for the background, didn't really move me but i don't know much about jazz.

This is the album I used to try to get into jazz in 9th grade. I wanted to be sophisticated so badly. Didn’t work then and it didn’t work now.

Enjoyable!

Yes, I know, Miles Davis, Jazz, masterpiece, legendary album, yada, yada, yada, but I just wasn't in the mood for this today. 3/5

Nice times thx

Actually quite nice

Not a jazz fan, this was cool i can see myself playing this when i need background music

calming

Not my thing but listened to whole album

Well I don’t know much about jazz but I know enough to know this is the most famous jazz record ever. So it’ll get its three stars since it should be on the list. Now let’s see if I like the music. This is just one of those things. I can accept that this is an important and influential record and the musicians are top notch, I just don’t enjoy this music. First of all I hate the rhythm section, the drums and bass are lethargic and dull, not driving the songs at all. The music has its moments (eg the beginning of Blue in Green) though even at its best it sounds tacky (maybe it’s this album that made this kind of stuff universal and tacky? It actually doesn’t matter). It just drags on and I feel the musical ideas are taken to the point we get sick of them, long after a conclusion has been reached. Anyway three stars.

Best Song: Boplicity This was my second listen, it was recommended to me by a friend when I was in college because I mistakenly said I enjoyed jazz. This is jazz. And it is not really something I enjoyed. I can't say I disliked it because that is not fair to the genre, I'm sure as far as jazz goes, this is top of the line. I just can't really decipher what makes good jazz from bad jazz. 3/5.

I don’t think i’m at the stage in my life where I can fully appreciate all the components that go into jazz. However, I like the way the album sounded, it’s good study music.

clasiccccc

Another album where I'm not entirely sure I have the cultural hinterland to appreciate it fully. Some beautiful moments (for example, most of Blue in Green) but also times where it just felt perfectly pleasant but completely inoffensive. Possibly best appreciated in a dimly-lit jazz bar, drinking an Old Fashioned, surrounded by cigar smoke.

All blues was nice, the rest was pretty but just as background music for me.

Not my genre

I am not a jazz fan, and never have been. I know Miles Davis is wonderful, groundbreaking, talented, etc. Just not for me - but I can still appreciate why this music is important.

Beautiful music, but not very exciting. Much like the other Miles Davis album I had on here, I would absolutely love to see this live in a jazz club.

I've listened to this countless times over the years and I still can't make up my mind if it is genius or madness.

not my kind of music

42/1001 Okay. I know this is regarded as one of the greats but I’m going to need more time to come around to jazz music.This sounds like a Charlie Brown special to me. 5/10

6.5

glad i finally listened to this iconic jazz album, but i would be lying if i said i loved it. it was definitely a pleasant listen, but ultimately, like most jazz i’ve heard, it didn’t move me... i did like it more than In A Silent Way. that might have to do with the presence of John Coltrane’s sax, which makes sense since A Love Supreme is really the only jazz record i’ve connected with in this 1001 journey.

First impression; Decent background music. But not really something I'd actively listen to. I get why people like it, but I'd prefer some more melody with my rhythms please. If nothing else, it's very chillax. 3,0/5

Well. Not my thing but coming at the heels of bob Dylan this is like a breath of fresh air. Will I listen to this again? Nah. Not the worst thing on this list though.

I don't understand this album. I listened to it three times just to confirm that I don't understand it. It just isn't very interesting to listen to. Maybe it's a great read?

I got “Birth of the Cool” yesterday! I don’t really know how to rate jazz albums, but I liked this one more, so I’m giving it 4 stars. I don’t know that I would have done that if I’d gotten this one first. EDIT: I've been thinking about this rating for several months now. I got "Ellington at Newport" the next day, which I liked so much more. Taking that into consideration, alongside the fact that Davis was a shitty person, I'm downgrading "Kind of Blue" to 3 stars.

Decent jazz album but not to my tastes

Good vibe for a rainy day

Not bad for doing work

Here we go. Another jazz album. Somewhere along the way, I had gotten the impression that Miles Davis was an avant-garde jazz musician, though I was pleasantly surprised to discover that In a Silent Way wasn't the sordid outing that I had been expecting. It was an alright album, though I'm not a jazz guy. I anticipate that this album will be more or less the same thing. Generally competent, but with nothing that engages or resonates with me. Yeah, not bad. The instrumentation is pretty decent - the piano and sax are consistently pretty good, and I appreciate the restful atmosphere that these songs have. Like I mentioned previously, I'm not a jazz guy, so I felt like a lot of this album was lost on me and went on for much longer that it needed to. Still, I had an decent time. "So What" is an alright opener. The piano and sax make for a good, relaxing soundscape. The percussion is pretty good, too. "Blue In Green" was also pretty relaxing. I'm always ashamed by the length of these track discussion sections whenever I'm talking about jazz albums because they only ever have a handsworth of songs on the entire album. I'm pretty sure this album is classed as one of the all-time greats within the jazz genre, so I'm not gonna check the book for why this is in here. I cosign the inclusion.

good jazz that unfortunately blurs together. its like the run-on sentence of music. Still enjoyable at some points though! Miles Davis is a legend for a reason, those horns!

Not the worst jazz I’ve ever heard but certainly not life changing. It all just kind of mushed together and while some of it caught my ear every once in a while… overall I forgot it almost while listening to it. I know this album is iconic and praised as one of, if not the, best jazz album… maybe I just don’t love jazz? Eh take your 3 stars and leave me alone

Rating: 3.3 Almost made me crash and die due to being so relaxing. I can’t really rate it any higher because it’s just a casual listen for me, I’m not understanding the spiritual experience many claim to have while listening to this.

Overrated, i prefer bitches brew

Enjoyable (: would like to have it on in the background

It’s good. Tbh I think it’s overrated tho

I'm not old enough to be in my jazz era yet so in order for me to really enjoy a jazz album it has to be in a supporting role. I need jazz to be my wingman to a good time. This album joined me on a solo walk in the woods. Not a single other person in sight just me, this album, and the reds and oranges of fall. Shoutout to the teens who left an empty bottle of green apple vodka in the woods. You guys had a great time.

6/10 Some people don't like jazz, but score it 3 stars cos they recognise that it must be good somehow. And they want to look like they "get it", they just don't "Get It".

Very chill. Pleasant in the background. Doesn't grab attention exactly. I can see people enjoying this more.

Well this was refreshing, since I really disliked the last Miles Davis album I listened to.

Just some ok jazz. 3 stars

I like jazz and live instruments, but this all sounds kinda the same to me

I liked this. Jazz can be a funny one for me because if it's too abstract and avant garde, it loses me and sounds like music being made for the person playing it rather than the listener. I thought this had a great combination of structure and improvisation.

I have never really listened to jazz, and I probably don't have the right appreciation of how good this is/isn't. But I enjoyed my listens but it didn't create that sense of something special.

7/10.

Thought I'd like this, going by the title. Alas, it was more jazz than blues, in my opinion. Lifeless, likely to put me to sleep if I heard it played in a bar or nightclub.

Modal jazz isn't my genre (definitely prefer New Orleans style), but I do appreciate the horns. I guess it's pretty good background music. Listened before? N Saved to library? N Favorite track(s): So What ⭐⭐⭐: Liked it.

I've tried to listen to this album a couple of times over the years. I guess I'm not a jazz guy. It's alright, I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again.

Nice love me some blues

2.75

All I know is I took a jazz appreciation class in college to fulfill some useless credit and the guy teaching it was pretty cool. He always told us that Miles Davis was a really good trumpet player but was a way better bandleader. I use that every once in awhile to try and sound like I know what I'm talking about and hope no one presses me for more information. I don't really like jazz all that much. I've listened to this before, but whatever. Not sure what sets this apart and makes it some amazing album, but it's here and I listened to it again and it's fine.

The equivalent to a cabin full of passengers applauding after the captain successfully lands the plane. Miles Davis is undoubtedly a master at his craft, but it’s all jazz to me. ✨

Pretty nice listen. Lots of good solos by most instruments. Would maybe have liked the drummer to share a bit more of the spotlight perhaps.

Mile Davis is a legend and this album is staple. I don't like a lot of jazz, but this album is perfect for the background or chillin'

Not really my kind of music but nice as backroundmusic

It's hard for me to listen to jazz, but if one is going to do so, this is the album. Has Coltrane on as well. I just don't get it. But it's cool. We don't have to talk about this. And please don't tell anyone about what I said above. And also: please make sure no one sees this review.

Good album but I was not able to give it a fair listen yesterday. Obvious Miles Davis is extremely talented.

it's a fine jazz record but something doesn't work for me here

Kind of Blue really feels like the king of jazz, the album everyone thinks of. But to me, it still feels too sophisticated for me, and I end up listening with a kind of tension. I just hope one day I can enjoy it more effortlessly. By chance, I listened to a Stan Getz album the day before, and honestly, just comparing the saxophone sound, I might actually prefer Getz over Davis.

Ha ! Back to Back Miles Davis, yesterday was Bitches Brew (1970). This one is more chilled and structured. Each instrument's sound kind of washes over you and bathes you in relaxation. I'm not even a Jazz fan, or am I now after these last two albums !? Very enjoyable.

Not being even remotely a jazz fan, I cringed when I saw this one pop up. I am however very impressed by the listener counts, no song has under 40M listens, that's bonkers! "Blue In Green" has over 180M listens (used as a sleep aid, maybe?). So to my untrained ear this is just background music in a bar I won't spend more than 30 minutes at, but to an aficionado this is the nectar. I get it, to each his own, different strokes for different folks. I respect that. 3 stars for being the most listenable jazz album that's been presented in the T1001 so far. Only 3 stars cause I don't get it, and I don't understand how to compute the meandering horns, the background drum fills and piano licks. 9 minute songs? Ugh. I was bored out of my mind for 45 minutes! One drink and I'm gonzo from this jazz club.

Bosch

I don't think I'm cultured enough to get this, it sounds like jazz

Review two of the Easter blitz, Miles Davis. A couple of years ago I could, on a working day, put on a long YouTube video, instruct my laptop to remain active indefinitely and just walk off for a few hours. Work would happen, I just didn’t have much of it and no one was watching me. When selecting a video, I’d invariably find myself drawn to the jazz cafe playlists. And in those virtual cafes it was always this sort of jazz; cozy, comforting, wistful and cuddly. The sound of a story going through its motions without any jeopardy – a soundtrack befitting the world’s all-time greatest low stakes figure, Dr Frasier Crane. As a panacea for glumness, I adore this record. Perhaps because like so many listeners before me, it puts me in mind of the good old days. It just so happens to be that the days in question were, for me, skiving WFH days.

Good, easy listening

great background music

Chill background music

Just not for me

No wonder this kids went mad for Elvis if this was the alternative. Call me unsophisticated but this is just nice background music. Brings to mind The Fast Show sketch. No doubting they are accomplished musicians but I find it all a bit tedious. Sorry jazz lovers.

Good for a dinner party

Pretty good

Klassikko, jota ei oo tullut aikaisemmin kuunneltua. 3/5.

3.5 really

Jazz is not my jam but it’s obvious that Miles Davis is on another dimension on this album. While it was an enjoyable listen it just wasn’t for me. But I would recommend to anyone to give it a listen.

De chill super chill musica negros 50’s

It was nice. Probably the most enjoyable of Miles Davis albums I’ve heard so far. But I’m still not that big on Jazz.

Pretty nice sound

Some classic jams from one of the greatest but I can only handle small doses. Jazz is a language I don’t fully understand.

IF I liked jazz it'd be a 5. But I don't. Man it'd be cool to like this, wouldn't it? I'm not cool. But at least it's not Pink fucking Floyd.

Perfect ambiance album.

I feel like this is a treasured family heirloom someone has brought into a pawn shop, and I'm the surly guy behind the counter, shrugging and saying, "three stars, that's as high as I can go."