Kind Of Blue

So this is consistently ranked as one of the best albums of all time. There is a major influence in the course of music history that can be attributed to Miles Davis at this time and in this album, his best selling. Known for its modality, different artists had different scales to play within allowing for more creative freedom in their melodies.

I can see why this album is considered one of, if not the best, jazz albums of all time. The musicianship is incredible, and it manages to sound effortlessly timeless despite being 65 years old.

5 stars

In recent years, I began to rediscovery an interest in Jazz. I have a small collection of Jazz albums, given to me from other people and thought I should be mature enough to fully "appreciate" the genre better, I decided to seek out some Jazz classics. A good place to start is Miles Davis and it's easy to hear that, Kind Of Blue, is a must-hear Jazz record and is said to be one of the great jazz albums of all time. Immediately, it sounds familiar and the music carries it from there, an incredible listening experience. The playing is fabulous and his band, including John Coltrane, "Cannonball" Adderley and Bill Evans are all legends (on their own) in the Jazz world. If I knew Jazz was so good, I would have listened a long time ago.

Have listened to this album quite a few times just recently. Such a lovely record and one which introduced me to Miles Davis. This LP kickstarted my jazz phase.

A masterpiece

How do you rate one of the greatest jazz albums of all time? Easily.

Como queda claro en la portada, la banda es legendaria: al saxo el incomparable John Coltrane, Paul Chambers al contrabajo, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley en el saxofón alto, Jimmy Cobb a la batería y Bill Evans al piano. El disco más vendido de la carrera de Davis y el más vendido de la historia del jazz. So what es imprescindible, una joya eterna. Disco legendario, rodeado de leyendas.

I loved every moment of it. Fav song: all blues

10/10 no notes

If there’s one jazz album you should listen to, it’s Kind of Blue. This was one of the first jazz records I ever listened to in full and it will always be one of my favorites. As many others have said, it’s an album that works in so many contexts. For a close listen, there’s so many little things to pick up on (one obvious one and my personal favorite is how the opening of Flamenco Sketches loosely resembles the opening of So What?, providing a sense of familiarity and completeness to the record.) The record also serves as excellent background noise, effortlessly setting the mood in almost any situation. I’ve played this record more times than I can count and I’ll never tire of it, truly one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed.

One of the greatest ever. I once got stoned and put this on and just got hooked on the ride cymbal, that's how good it is, just the ride cymbal hooked me.

Not much that needs to be said to be honest, one of the greatest of all time.

nice instrumental.. had to be there

Gorgeous. One Christmas day at my grandma's I dug through her CD tower, sifting through the Englebert, the Bocelli and the Bécaud, before finding this diamond in the rough. Those sax solos elevate me just as much now as they did back then.

Smooth

I'm not that into Jazz. That being said, this album is cool as hell.

A masterpiece.

I remember hearing NPR’s Robin Hilton talk about how he would play this for his newborn son every single morning for the first 2 or 3 years of his life, hoping he would absorb the beauty humans are capable of when they’re at their very best. I think he might have been right. 5/5

the GOAT

The first time I 'got' jazz was listening to this album as a teenager. It's been a long time, but I found myself humming along to so many beautiful moments. Really enjoyed this, and won't neglect it so much in the future

Kind of Blue is Miles Davis' masterpiece - or, one of them. It is regarded as the greatest jazz album of all time, and one of the greatest albums in modern music. This is an incredible set of songs with Davis experimenting with modal improvisation - which does not involve a chord progress like much of traditional jazz, but instead worked with scales to explore solos. Davis believed that this gave musicians more space to explore. Davis assembled a group of remarkably talented musicians, who take turns leading the band with impressive solos. These are all incredible songs, from one of the most talented and influential musicians in jazz, and in all of popular music.

benefits greatly when viewed as an individual work; this has always paled in comparison to Miles' later work...the mid to late period is just too varied and complex and electric...but i have to admit i was wrong to write off something this subdued and exceptional in that mode...with the exception of his own In a Silent Way the man himself has never been more singularly compelling, pulling off a record in which the solo is so consistently front and center aint exactly easy! 10/10

5 STARS!

Classic jazz record, Davis' virtuoso trumpet playing and the different flavors of modality are something else.

The musicianship is impeccable. I'm still not a huge jazz guy, but this is a great album.

Yea baby .... This is j a z z

Much like Headhunters a few days ago, this is another undisputed 5 star jazz classic. Phenomenal soloing from some of the best performers of all time with some gorgeous and catchy heads, resulting in one of the most accessible but also fulfilling jazz albums ever

Auténtico y merecido clásico. Jazz en 1959; insuperable

yes

I listened to this whilst taking a walk and the combination of light rain, autumn weather and the sun going down together with this album was magical. I love this album anyways but it made me love it even more.

He’s the GOAT for a reason

Favorite Track: Freddie Freeloader

No better record has ever been made – in any era or genre. The playing on "All Blues" and "Blue in Green" are just otherworldly, with Evans and Coltrane in impeccable form throughout. Miles' ingenious vision and exquisite soloing make the thing a milestone in music history. It's remained a best-friend record, a dessert island disc for decades.

I loved everything about listening to this amazing album. Truly, it is a timeless, classic work of art. Davis is remarkable and the supporting musicians are brilliant. This is one of those albums that I feel like I could go to in any situation and while it might not please everyone in the crowd, I can't imagine anyone wanting to turn it off. This should easily be one of the top of the "in case of emergency play this album" list.

I had not knowingly listened to Jazz before my late teens/early twenties. I stumbled across a radio station one day, and All Blues was playing. Life changing, I genuinely feel sorry for people that aren’t in tune with this music.

The best for a reason. So freakin good.

Finally had a reason to crack open my vinyl of this.

One of the best jazz albums of all time

I have always loved this album and my appreciation for it continues to grow. Today, listening to it a bit more actively made me do a little research on modal jazz and I fell into a rabbit hole. Blue in green makes me stop in my tracks every time and just fall into melancholy for a while. Perfect soundtrack for a sunny yet cold afternoon in November.

The only jazz album I really listen to on a regular basis. Just an all-time great.

Absolut classic. Perfect album to just sit down, relax and just enjoy the moment.

Just a really solid jazz album. Kept my foot tapping the whole time and it was very relaxed. I usually only listen to guitar-heavy jazz, but this I could dig.

YES. im sorry i didnt listen to it, but ive listened to it many times in my life and i can just tell you its a masterpiece

First LP Dan sent us down here? Yes please.

My favorite trumpet, sax, piano, and bass players on one album. Yes please.

Still my jazz fave. Such a classic.

An absolute classic. I listen to this album at least 10 times a year anyway.

1959 was an amazing year for jazz albums, and Kind of Blue is the best of them all.

Really, really nice. Don't think I am versed in jazz enough to know why exactly this album sounds good, nor have I ever heard a jazz album that I didn't like, but I don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. All I know is that it's incredibly calming and pleasant. Makes me feel like a 80 year old feeding pigeons in a park in the fall with the wind blowing around me. Heat. Fav songs: Idk they all melded together, really liked the first track tho

Jazz perfection. Impeccable vibe. There's nothing one could add to or take away from the performances on this album without diminishing them. It's lightning caught in a bottle and a monumental recording by legendary musicians. I'm 365 albums into this project and this was the easiest 5-star rating I've given. One of my all-time favorite albums amongst all genres.

Classic jazz record

n 1959 Miles Davis decided to do something different, moving away from hard bop jazz. He assembled a crew of some of the best musicians around, gave them each a set of scales to improvise around, then lit the metaphorical blue touch paper. The result is like listening to a conversation as music is built up in real time with each player contributing to the piece. Music like this really should be heard live, but this recording is probably as good as it gets.

This is indubitably a masterpiece, with an impressive balance between experimentation and melodies, complexity and simplicity. This a music for the brain and the soul. The result is stunning, and you're carried away as soon as the iconic trumpet phrase of So What starts.

Fantastic album

I feel like this is the blueprint for this genre of jazz. Amazing work, I love it.

goat the first time, goat now

Game changing. This album is so magical and so natural all at once. Respectful of all that came before and a turning point for the future of jazz. Every solo is iconic, but Wynton Kelly's Freddie Freeloader solo alone would make this one of the greatest albums of all time.

Lovely album. The kind of album you listen to wrapped in a cozy blanket with hot chocolate, or in this case in a tent playing uno while it rains outside.

Banger. Einfach genial, nicht zu stressig. Gut als Backgroundmusic, aber auch wenn man aktiv zuhört, macht einfach Laune.

It's the sound of the night. I admit that I don't have the music theory or jazz history knowledge to understand its revolutionary aspects; I just know that it's a fundamental sound, an immediate and vibrant connection to other places and times and moods. It's distilled cool.

This is the album that turned me on to jazz. It is a timeless classic, and always feels fresh. The highlight for me is probably So What, but really it's great all the way through.

One of my favourite albums of all time! An absolute classic.

Simply a masterpiece of jazz, and worth all the hype it rightfully gets. Very good 5 in my book.

That’s a very very easy 5. Much like with “Birth of the Cool”, I’m not gonna be verbose about it – it’s just fabulous, fabulous jazz. What’s here is incredibly rich in its soundscape, and extremely blissful once it gets into rhythm. There’s not a missed note here, and it’s timeless. Fantastic compositions, great melodies, and a perfect mix to give each instrumental room to breathe. When we got Birth of the Cool, I said I’d be terrified once we got this album, because that one set the bar remarkably high – this is at that same bar. I can’t say for sure if it’s higher, but it’s certainly equal, even if the track count is much less. I enjoyed this just as much, I’ll come back to it as often, and it’s so very deserving of a 5.

god

One of the best albums of all time. It’s been almost 30 years since I first heard this and i find the music is still fresh and exciting now. It took me a while to ‘get’ it but once it clicked I was hooked. The first jazz album that I truly loved.

I own this album on vinyl. It was my introduction to Miles Davis. I find it to be the perfect jazz album.

Dreamy dates at Tornado

Bloody Brilliant.

This album is so good. Just gets ya in a nice feel.

This album is seamless.

Loved it!

Good

This is the vibe. 5/5

There is actually nothing more to say here. This is probably going to be the most studied piece of music of all time because it lacks lyrics and is truly art. It is a universal record that I would probably consider the best of all time. Maybe just objectively the best of all time.

An overcast autumn day was the perfect backdrop for listening to this.

Outstanding album which will make you feel cooler just for listening to it. 5/5

Fresh sounding even though it has been around forever. The modal long solos staying in a key for a while make it easily accessible to people who are new to jazz, while being something that seasoned veterans can enjoy.

I mean…one of the greatest jazz albums of all time by one of the greatest jazz musicians with some of the other greatest backing him up? Yeah. It was pretty good.

A wonderful album throughout its entirety. It's soulful, introspective, and rhythmically astonishing the way all the instruments bounce off each other. It has all qualities of masterfully made album. Simply beautiful. Top 3 Fav: All Blues, Blue in Green, and Flamenco Sketches Top 3 Worst: no bad songs at all 4.50-4.75/5

I’m kind of blue da ba dee da ba die

+++++ Jos vihaat tätä iso kyrpä ja based kriitikko

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️/5

Pure bliss from the first bass note through every modal shift and unhurried deeply expressive solo.

I do think this album is a little overrated in terms of raw sound and catchiness – but then, I reckon that's an artifact of (most of) the jazz genre. That being said, Kind Of Blue is fantastic in just about every other way. The talent and virtuosity presented here is insanely good – easily putting it on par with the likes of "rock-equivalents" Led Zeppelin or the Beatles, in the sense that every member of the band is contributing equally interesting, impassioned, and creative parts. In fact, in some ways, Kind Of Blue (and well-played jazz in general) outperforms any kind of rock or pop imaginable. The restraint shown in the rhythm section, and in the horns, is undeniably tasteful. It makes you feel warm, comfortable, sophisticated... And, as other reviewers have mentioned, this music works in any setting. From close listening to a dinner party, from including it in a screenplay to playing it in the background while you seduce that girl you've had a crush on for years. It's pretty versatile. And its influence on both the jazz genre and the wider music scene cannot be understated. For specific tracks: the quirky, high-energy feel of the first two tracks outshines the rest of the album by a decent margin. So What and Freddie Freeloader are by no means overwhelmingly complex, but they're played so goshdarn well – especially the solos, which are simple, elegant, and playful – that you're still sitting there thinking, "Man, I could never come up with that." The trumpet solos in these two pieces, as well as the remaining three, are particular highlights. But then, as I'm relistening to the album, I'm realising that every instrument is a highlight. The bass, the drums, the sax, the piano... Shoot. So, even though it's easy to zone out to this music (and cite boredom as a reason), all the other factors bring this straight up to a 5. Plus, is zoning out really a bad thing? Key tracks: So What, Freddie Freeloader, Blue In Green

Love this album.

First album in a listening project. But this one is in my top ten favorites of all time already.

It was great!

Superb

Como Davis e sua banda criam tensão e resolvem harmonicamente é simplesmente hipnotizante. Embora o som seja suave e introspectivo, há uma energia subjacente que me prende à escuta. A maneira como os solos de saxofone e trompete se entrelaçam, criando uma textura sonora única e hipnótica!

Sometimes things are really popular and critically acclaimed for a reason. This is one of those. A great album that everyone should hear.

Incredible

Gorgeous

No additional commentary necessary.

Blueish

One of the beautiful, serene, and otherworldly albums ever recorded.

Even in an era of contemporary jazz music that derives influence out of the Drum ‘n’ Bass & Jungle world, or fast and furious fusion chops, you can neither fault nor deny the impact that Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ LP had on the world, let alone jazz music. Not only is it formative in the world of audiophiles looking to expand their musical palette in the jazz world, but also a fundamental for jazz musicians. As a member of Tomorrow’s Warriors, I have the great fortune of playing with my mentor Dr. Gary Crosby OBE (one of the UK’s most revered jazz musicians) of Jazz Jamaica and Jazz Warriors. All of us youngsters want to play those fast licks; tunes that have so many notes and rhythm changes that it hurts! Countdown by John Coltrane, Donna Lee by Charlie Parker. But he’ll always direct us towards the blues. Tunes like Freddie Freeloader, All Blues. It just goes to show how a 70 year old album has stood the test of time.

Miles Davis- Kind Of Blue. my first album looking foward to it!. i feel so calm and boppin my head and feet around following the tunes. even without any lyric i could feel the ryhtm as if they are having a nice and cozy conversation with each other. loving it! Date Listened to : 30/8/2024

very very good

Amazing

Anything that needs to be said about this has been said.

Great. 5

9/10

Mon album de jazz préféré ! La simplicité des thèmes, la musicalité de l'accompagnement, la beauté des improvisations continuent de me toucher après 25 ans. Un vrai plaisir à jouer aussi, quel que soit l'instrument. La walking bass sur So What, les impros modales qui laissent une grande place à la mélodie ... La quintessence de la musique ! =>5/5

Awesome album, no wonder it's the best selling jazz album if all time

Love it so thankful to listen to this after having to hear the black crows the day prior

Good album, great music, legendary all the way around....didn't add a lot to our playlist from the 1001 Experience because it's a front to back lp

Unimpeachable. A perfect record

So good. I might be biased, but there is no finer jazz album IMO.

There is a reason this songs makes so many GOAT conversations

I may give this 4 stars for me personally, as I'm not as much a fan of brass lead instruments like trumpet, but the saxophone parts are great, and the overall composition is amazing. And there is no denying the influence and power of the album.

It’s labeled as a Miles Davis album, but honestly it’s like The Avengers of Jazz on this thing. John Coltrane, Bill Evans…it’s like the dream team up, guys who are/would become established legends themselves. I personally love Bill Evans, I listen to him all the time to calm me down and soothe me, so I was super excited to hear him so heavily featured here. I noticed him interpolating “Peace Pipe” in the final track on this album, it almost took my breath away. This album is beautiful and soothing and fun and just a group of guys who are essentially perfect at what they did showing off. Extremely listenable, I will keep this in my downloaded records and probably listen to it 500 more times.

10/10. It’s cool to listen and picture them playing off each other naturally.

Good album. I liked "So What" the best.

THE jazz album. I also have it on vinyl so today's album was special!

Album 497 of 1001 Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue Rating : 5 / 5 Wonderful album. Rated a little differently than other genres. I just love the horns and this is some of the best.

This album is a staple. One of the top's in Jazz. It's a part of everything. Gimme gimme and let me bask in it's presence!

Slay

What a joy to listen to.

If you have one jazz album in your collection it should be Miles Davis — Kind of Blue. Ironically enough, I recently got my old MiniDisc player out of storage, and Kind of Blue *IS* my only jazz album. Davis is a genius and is accompanied by greats in their own right on the other instruments. A masterpiece, and the most iconic example of modal jazz improvisation. Where is the six stars button? 😁 5⭐️

Legendary. Just impeccable and hits the door every listen.

Chad jazz

I've already listened to this one, but I'm listening again. I really love this album and it's a great beginner jazz record. #livelaughlovebillevans

Smooth jazz horns and piano. A little before my time but thoroughly enjoyable.

I first picked this up on CD in 2003 in MVC on the way to Herefordshire. It was uni days and I was trying to broaden my horizons. It truly made me fall in love with this type of jazz which I think is 'modal jazz'. There are no stand out tracks it's all just incredible. Reading about all the individuals that played on it and the genius of Miles Davis really is a joy.

Okay, kind of obvious choice, but this is my favourite jazz album. Davis is an amazing performer and excels on this album. If you are wanting to start listening to jazz you can't go wrong with this as your starter album. 5/5

El tipo de álbum (o LP) que puedes dejar de fondo haciendo cualquier otra cosa, o dedicarte a escucharlo meticulosamente. Siento que en ambas situaciones se disfruta igualmente y realmente, nada sobra. El sonido es nítido y la producción no deja que ningún instrumento pase desapercibido, todo se hace notar y se escucha como supongo que Davis quiso que se escuchara. Nunca he sido fanático del Jazz, pero me veo escuchando este LP nuevamente ya sea como acompañamiento a alguna actividad, o simplemente como plato principal. La verdad no logro identificar nada negativo, o que no me guste.

Six stellar musicians at the height of their powers. Absolutely deserving of its classic status.

I mean, what can you say? Not the start of Modal Jazz, but certainly it’s perfection, and also one of the heights of recorded music. It’s Modality allows for a combination of complexity and simplicity that seems to heighten the emotions, and makes for an always engaging listening experience. Add in a stellar lineup, who all play off each other’s strengths and sounds, and it makes for genuinely one of the most perfect albums ever

...And so I end the list. Kind of Blue was first suggested on 20th July, 2024. I've been saving it, knowing that I would be finishing on a high note. I can't overstate how good this album is. It's a truly masterful piece of work; sumptuous, melancholic, contemplative - and many other multisyllabic words. Listening to it is divine. I love this album, and I love that it is included in lists like these, because even if you don't like jazz, it's hard to follow any thread of music in the past 60 years that isn't influenced to some degree by this. For a group of truly excellent jazz musicians to come together and just flat out improvise this, and have it come out as such a defining work - it's incomprehensible, almost incomparable. Beggars belief. It almost hurts that such beauty can exist in the world.

An absolute classic and a revolution in jazz world by the master of his craft.

I am not a huge fan of Jazz, I have some exceptions to that, usually Jazz with vocals. But there is just something special about Miles Davis! I could sit and listen to him play for hours on end. Kind Of Blue is without a doubt one of, if not the, greatest pure Jazz album of all time. Davis and Coltrane together is nothing but pure perfection! 5 stars every single day!

I may not know a ton about jazz but I know when a record sounds good and when music is impactful. This album is front to back both of those things. There really isn’t another album like it. This is the pinnacle of jazz. 9.5/10

Actually really enjoyed this. Nice chilled vibes. Maybe I was just in the right mindset at the time, but much better than any other jazz we've had.

I just love the motherfucker. Miles, Cannonball, Trane, and Bill Evans are some of my favourite jazz musicians and they come together so perfectly here. Just perfect.

As good as it gets

The gist of most of my jazz reviews before this one came down to "I am not sure I get it but I like it anyway". I'm sure there's plenty I'm missing here, but this album didn't feel that way at all. The first 90 seconds of this really set me up for a wonderful 45 minutes and I didn't feel like I lost the thread at any point.

I've heard this so many times that I really struggle to really listen fresh now. As a result it mainly gives an extremely relaxed, almost sleepy mood, so I rarely pick it these days. Still deserves 5 stars.

jazz classic, what more to be said.

Just beautiful

A great sounding jazz album a minimal sound but very beautiful.

I don't usually enjoy that type of music so I got bored with it, but the music itself is wonderful and I see the talent.

That’s some smoovvvv jazz

Not much to add about this classic. A group of amazing musicians being amazing.

Þegar ég byrjaði jazz-fasann minn var ég fljótur að finna þessa plötu og hún er eiginlega go to platan mín fyrir jazzfíling. Ég hef sett hana á og leyft henni að malla í bakgrunninum og ég mun halda því áfram. Algjört meistaraverk sem fær fimm stjörnur. Vúss!

This is desert island album for me. Countless times listened. Super accessible for non jazz people. Simply Beautiful. 5+

A timeless beauty and one of the most important and most influential records ever. There is nothing I do not like about this. Gorgeous. And frankly, any Mingus household should love this too, unless they never understood Mingus. Calling this elevator music simply discredits the listener as a bore, because they are not about music. They potentially drive a Benz that eats up half their income and think that an expensive car sound system is what music is about.

Yeah, I can't say anything bad about this album. All the reviews say what's good about it far better than I. 5 stars.

The perfect blues record. If you explore the blues, make this record be in your top 5 of all time.

Lovely. Classic jazz sounds, not jarring.

One of the best and most influential jazz records of all time. Amazing record.

Magical.

''Kind of Blue'' was een historisch keerpunt zoals de val van de muur. En zoals we al vaker hebben ervaren in de generator, komt dit sleutelmoment in de jazzwereld voor een groot deel op het conto van de heer Davis. De plaat leidt eigenhandig de post-bop movement in, waarin zelfimprovisatie de bovenhand nam. Dit hoor je goed in nummers als 'So What' en 'All Blues', die nog wel een dominante 'tonal chord' (de vertaling is vreselijk) hebben, maar dat deze voortdurend wordt bijgestaan door elkaar overtreffende improvisatiedelen. En man man man, wat is het resultaat smooth as fuck. En noem een instrument dat beter klinkt dan Miles' trompet in 1959. De plaat begint met mogelijk Miles' bekendste creatie, 'So What', met een melodielijn die zelfs voor de grootste jazz-leek herkenbaar kan zijn. Het zet direct de toon, want die compositie laat alle elementen horen waar de post-bop generatie op zou teren. De legendarische chord-progressie zou een ruggengraat worden voor later werk van mannen als Coltrane, die naast een dominante rol vertolkt te hebben op dit album ook gewoon goed aantekeningen heeft gemaakt. Toch moeten mijn favoriete momenten nog komen. Na het niet zo boeiende 'Freddie Freeloader' (los van het sterke pianospel van Wynton Kelly, die ook even mocht van de baas Bill Evans), was het tijd om je even helemaal onder te dompelen in een warm bad genaamd 'Blue In Green'. Zachter dan zijde, en sensueler dan suède. Het is één van de vele gloriemomenten van Bill Evans, wat voor mij de absolute ster van dit album is. Elke noot komt nog lekkerder binnen dan de vorige. En die vorm neemt hij ook mee in die andere fabelachtige compositie, 'Flamenco Sketches'. Het zijn de twee songs waar Miles zijn pen deelde met Evans, die er voor mij bovenuit springen. Deze afsluiter raakt de sweet spot tussen zoet en zuur, waar een mysterieuze en onheilspellende melodielijn soms opdoemt in een overwegend zachtaardig nummer. Een briljant einde van een even briljante plaat, die alleen tijdens 'Freddie Freeloader' en 'All Blues' even capituleert. Een album die in de kast zou moeten liggen van ieder zichzelf respecterend muziekliefhebber, als een historisch artefact, maar ook zeker als dé perfecte compagnon voor een goed diner. 9/10 Highlights: So What Blue in Green Flamenco Sketches

Wat is een Kind of Blue toch een verbluffend goeie plaat. De trompet solo's van Miles zijn ongeëvenaard en de toch complexe jazz wordt wordt subtiel en super toegankelijk gebracht. Ijzersterk 9/10 Highlights Kind of Blue Blue in Green

This album is definitely a gateway jazz drug for many. Haven't listened to for a while but what a start and what a line up. I just feel hipper listening to it and whilst it never puts you in a good mood, it feels like you are going somewhere. I imagine in 59 this was a bit of a game changer. Those lucky baby boomers, they got jobs for life, cheap houses and final salary pensions. You can't really give such a influential album less than full marks

The blues at its absolute classiest; jazz at its very most captivating and essential. I’d give this one to extra-terrestrials who were coming to explode our planet and then just shrug my shoulders.

Una vaina así iq no habrá nadie mejor que yo y mi banda, seré estudiado por generaciones de lo importante que fui para la música y la cultura type shit, 10/10 con sabor a 11/10 mejor que el sexo.

Otro de esos míticos 10/10 mejor que el sexo

I don't even need to listen to it again (but I will!) 5 stars. Great album! Love playing songs off this one.

Very very good

This is quite possibly my favorite jazz album

Blue

Just a few outrageously talented bros passing round the talking stick

Great, but not my style lol

One of the best jazz albums of all time. 5/5

Ooft Ooft Ooft That is all

This has made me enjoy jazz’

Quite possibly the perfect album

There are no words. So good.

such a classic go-to

This is my kind of jazz

Masterpiece, quintessential jazz.

5 jazz masterpiece

What a classic! I absolutely adore this album. I just feel cool putting it on. I'm sure this album spawned a million lesser jazz albums and is probably almost a stereotype now. I can imagine this was a breakthrough in 1959 and still holds up 65 years later. I always feel more relaxed after listening to this album.

Enig med Claus i at det er ret uprætentiøst selvom det er et Stort Værk (tm). Bare skønt at lytte til

"hvad mener du med at jazz er underrepræsenteret i den her bog, vi har både Kind of Blue OG en masse Barry Adamson plader" * ikke en kritik af Kind of Blue! det er en fantastisk plade!

Tunes from heaven

Love me some jazz, especially Miles Davis. He's another artist that I got into thanks to my parents’ CD collection. They have a compilation of his that includes "So What" from this album, which is a fantastic song. All the solos on "Flamenco Sketches" are so beautiful too. This album has a powerful lineup: Miles Davis on trumpet of course, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Bill Evans on piano, etc. I have his albums Round About Midnight on vinyl and Bitches Brew on CD, I need to pick this one up.

I’m biased bc this vinyl was always hanging in my high school band room and I listened to it the first time I did acid

Miles again… automatic 5 stars.

I have listened a billion times and studied this with several people and it endlessly has things to listen to. I'm not one for simply agreeing that a greatest album is a greatest album but if you actually like jazz and listen to a fair amount, it's so easy to find yourself continuously coming back to this album and losing yourself in the sound. The combination of musicians puts all of my favourite's into one room together and lets them explore an avenue of jazz that was largely untouched at the time. One of the greatest feats you can undertake as an artist is serving a regular music listening audience a piece that's in an odd meter, mode, or scale, and have it be digested as though it were nothing out of the ordinary. The players on this album weren't exploring modal jazz because they wanted to be cool (haha) and unique, they were doing it to chase after textures and sounds they hadn't had a proper chance to explore in tandem with a record-buying public yet. And all of these great minds and conflicting personalities, the dark and brooding Coltrane, the in-your-face, joyous Adderly, and the soft-touched and spoken, sparse, almost clinical Evans all come together with this want to truly and thoroughly explore an area of the world they inhabit as much as they can, and it shows. The chemistry and the sound come together to create something that, in jazz, is usually left to the wind and those standing directly in front of the musicians. By virtue of the music being improvised andchanging every time it's played, moments like this a rarely caught in such quality in the jazz world and holy fuck am I glad this one was.

"Kind of Blue" is a studio album by American jazz trumpter and composer Miles Davis. The music of this album was a departure from his earlier hard bop as he experimented with musical modes where he gave each performer a set of scales that encompassed the parameters of their improvisation and style. One day I hope to completely understand that but I was able to follow...somewhat. The sextet on this album included Davis (trumpet), John Coltrane (tenor sax), Julian "Cannonball Adderly (alto sax), Bill Evans/Winton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass) and Jimmy Cobb (drums). Woah, quite the band. This album is considered Davis' masterpiece and one of the best albums of all time. It did well commercially htting #3 in the US. And, in 2002, it was inducted by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry for its artistc significance. A melancholy-sounding Bill Evans' piano begins "So What." No, this is not a Ministry song. The other instruments come one at a time following similar notes. The horns take turns on solos and then back to the piano. There is a back and forth between the instruments. "Freddie Freeloader" has the horns upfront with the drum beat. Wynton Kelly is on the piano. The horns take turns with their improvisation solos. Bill Evans was credited with co-writing "Blue in Green" and the piano is prominent in this song. It's a ballad being both melancholic and subtle. "All Blues" has shifting drums and repeating bassline. A trebly piano. The horns play in unison and there's a piano solo. "Flamenco Sketches" is another ballad. This is soft sounding. Some fantastic sax solos in this one. This album is smooth and relaxing. There is a lot of excellent horn and piano solos. At times, you clearly hear them play off each other. No part of this album is "busy." I am by no means a jazz expert but the music is both complex with all the virtuosos and simple in that music is given space; there's no one playing over anyone else. This is obviously a great album that everyone needs to hear.

adore, adore, adore. just true love.

I took a trip down memory lane when I Kind Of Blue was the soundtrack to a London summer, when the album cropped up on the list. So much talent on that record.

It's the perfect album by the best jazz musician to ever do it.

Bardzo piękne. Nienachalna gra instrumentów pokazująca kunszt autorów. 5/5

The only jazz album I have ever bought. You can’t help but feeling good listening to this album.

The ultimate and ideal datum point of Jazz. Start listening to post war Jazz here. If you get into this when you are young, you have effectively won the lottery, there is a huge world of amazing jazz out there leading to and from this. If not, don't worry. There's time.

Þetta er jazzplatan, með ákveðnum greini. Stórkostleg í alla staði. Öll lögin eftirminnileg og sérstök, en um leið klassískur og heildstæður hljóðheimur. Bara æði.

One of the great jazz albums.

I mean, Miles Davis _AND_ John Coltrane? This can't be lower than a 4 just for the two of them alone. Unless you are not a jazz fan at all. Then why would you want to listen to this anyway? I feel there is a bit of sameness between the first two tracks, but that's probably quibbling. Most of the songs from this era have a similar feel: intro the theme, everyone solos, bring back the theme. But man, what those solos are here. Every single performer: Adderley, Davis, Coltrane, Evans, Chambers on bass and Cobb on drums... ALL firing on all cylinders. Quintessential jazz. Love listening to this one every so often, probably should listen to it more.

Easy 5 basic af though

Fantastic album, an absolute masterpiece.

I really don't know what it is about a jazz album that makes it great, but this one is great. It's considered to be one of the best jazz albums of all time, and I get it. Perfect Sunday morning listening (which is exactly when I listened to it). Great sound, interesting throughout, really pretty much perfect jazz album. I'm not going to attempt to summarize the influence that this seems to have had on later music, but it's clearly massive. Favorite song: So What Other: Freddie Freeloader, Blue in Green, All Blues, Flamenco Sketches 5/5/24

I used to play this album as study music all the time when I was back in college. Setting aside my mixed feelings about my time in college, the album was a great companion for when I needed to focus - smooth and elegant, but also dynamic and constantly changing. The sound picks you up gently and moves you through its narrative without ever needing to bash you over the head with its cleverness. It's creative and richly rendered, but accessible for listeners at any level. I've always felt Kind of Blue was the perfect jazz album, a perfect album really. Nothing I've heard in over 1000 days of listening has really changed my mind on the subject. This album is a thing of beauty that really exists in a class all its own. Fave Songs (All songs, from most to least favorite): So What, Blue in Green, Freddie Freeloader, Flamenco Sketches, All Blues

Blue in green is the perfect song. This is music.

A classic for good reason.

Proper good.

Classic.

An easy 5 for me and one of my all time favourite records. First got it on CD when I was about 20 and it promoted itself through to a nice ltd edition blue vinyl, which I listen to almost weekly. Not really sure what it is I love about it, I’m very much an entry level jazz fan, it just feels very soothing and flows together so well. Hearing this live in some blues bar in New York would be my ultimate experience.

This a brilliant album. I have listened to it many many times, it never gets old.

Just fantastic

Has to be the most accessible jazz album ever - absolutely love Freddie freeloader

One of my favorite albums

Yep.

A landmark album. A gateway for jazz.

Any doubt as to this rating. Always a 5. It's miles Davis, the 🐐

Some of the best jazz, still. There’s nothing quite like Miles Davis. I love his music and I love this album. Such a tender, sweet, and snappy collection. Standouts: Blue in Green and Flamenco Sketches.

Blue in green is my fav.

Hmmm, let's see, what rating will I give an album that I own in at least three formats, and gifted to at least two friends... No, just kidding, easy five stars. Would give much more if allowed

Great thinking music

Classic - 5 Stars. Easy to see why some consider this the greatest album ever made. 5.0/5.0: Iconic

Realy Nice music

Can't think of a better album that captures four feelings of jazz in one album. This album feels like noir at times, up beat and swung, nostalgic, warm and toasty, but stiff and bold. Miles horn works to paint dynamic landscapes and like the album title tells it makes one feel blue and one feel green at different times. Drums tie and solidify quintessential and historic jazz sound.

Kind of perfect. Me and all my uni friends loved this album. Davis' sax is his voice.

Timeless smouldering jazz with excellent solos from all concerned. It's not the most exciting jazz on offer (one of the contemporary reviews called it sluggish) but it is the perfect accompaniment to a late night/early morning Scotch on the rocks, a fine cigar and good company. This is probably the most famous album by the most famous jazz musician and its status is well deserved. The iconic cover artwork is also amazing.

Quality abstract jazz nonsense, lovely on a summers day with beer amd breeze.

Nice

I thought I'd get bored of this, but nope, great album, classic!

own

One of the best jazz albums out from a year of jazz classics. In the top tier of albums on this list.

An incredibly smooth album, that can be listened to anywhere.

This is what happens when the music you make is so great, that even people indifferent to jazz will buy your album. Beyond its cemented status as one of the defining albums of the twentieth century, I find it impossible to think how an arrangement of trumpet, sax, piano, bass and drums can create such a supraliminal, fixating soundscape. But Miles pulled it off. Miles pulled off the best jazz album I’ve ever heard.

10/10

Classic jazz featuring some of the greatest of the greats. It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but for a musician it's gold

<3

Miles is a genius

Great sounding album.

There's not much more to say about this one. A nailed-on classic, always the highest jazz album on any all-time greats list.

So honored that the sounds of this album were explored and developed during the first year of my life on this earth. I could listen to this on repeat as the soundtrack of my life. Easy 5 stars.

Super!

Despite the fact this is the jazz album loved by 'people who don't really know a lot about Jazz', it's beauty and brilliance is beyond dispute. Apart from the stellar lineup, opener 'So What' is an indisputable masterpiece, though for me, the incredible 'All Blues' is the standout track on the album! An unforgettable collection of tunes that still holdup, 65 years after its initial release.

one of one

It’s just good man. Easy listening, worth a listen if your just vibing out

Who doesn't like this? I love it!

I'm sure it's been said already, but this is one of the most versatile albums of all time. You can choose to get lost in the sounds of the jazzy modulation/chord progression, or just throw this on as background music. Regardless of how you listen, 45 minutes goes by just like that and your time with Miles Davis & co. is over (until you replay the album of course!)

Gave it a listen because it came up, but I would never need to hear this album again to remember most of it and call it a 10/10 every time. Immensely revolutionary, so spacious and exploratory while still being a relaxing experience. An unmatched vibe. Every song is a favorite.

5 never gets old faves: so what, all blues

What can you say about something that’s had everything said about it?

One of the best pieces of music ever made

There aren't enough stars in the universe to rate how good this album truly is. I have the record and just kept playing it. Miles was the master.

What can you say about one of the greatest jazz albums of all time.

There is a limit to how much bad you can say about this record. It was immensely influential, and for a good reason. The modal approach to improvisation as well as the very distinct cool sound ended up affecting all jazz and a lot of other music that came after. The solos are iconic, the songs are well crafted and ALL of the musicians went on to form jazz in their own ways. The only negative is that I have heard it too many times to be blown away. This, however, gave me a chance to dig even more into the details of how great it truly is.

It works if you really want to sit and listen. It works if you just want something in the background. I did not know that it was Bill Evans on the piano on this album. I’ve become a pretty big Evans fan in the last year or so so that pushes this one to the full five stars.

Simply the best of jazz

Probably the greatest studio jazz album ever recorded, at least post-big band era. The Davis Sextet is everything great about bop and modal jazz: tight melodies and hooks quickly transitioning into extended, tasteful solos that ooze effortlessness and cool. Also, the mix of Davis, Coltrane, and Adderley, not to mention Evans, Chambers, and Cobb, is as unfair as it is magical. The skill of these musicians cannot be overstated; their ability to make the runs and solos they do, all at a laid-back and chilled clip, is unparalleled in modern music. A true sampling of incredible, authentic musicianship that extends far beyond the confines of their genre.

I know this record inside and out. It’s fantastic

It's the cliche Greatest Jazz Album Of All Time pick for a reason - this is so good. The third Miles album that's come up, each with it's own unique flavour - he is an undeniable genius, and one of the best musicians ever.

A ground breaking and genre defining album!

Loved this

Why did none of my music teachers introduce me to this album before? This is the perfect jazz combo.

Always enjoy this type of jazz.

The album I first used to hook my hootie

Een van de beste albums aller tijden.

oh absolutely. 5

Look up the definition of 'Cool' in any dictionary and you should see a picture of Miles Davis just being his badass self. And then you add the rest of this murderer's row of musicians and it is no surprise with just how fantastic of a sound they get. So What is one of the best jazz tunes ever written. All that build up at the beginning, so tense and restrained, then finally release to float off into the groove. Titans of Jazz here just laying down the good stuff.

Ive owned this LP for years. Masterpiece of Jazz. Flamenco sketches is probably my favourite piece of jazz. Bill Evans solo is perfection.

How do I think I am to evaluate it?

The first “1001” album that I was familiar with. One of my favourites… it’s so perfect. Tried to listen to it imagining it’s effect in 1959, pretty hard to do.

So fabulous- love Miles Davis!

Impeccable

I didn't like Bitches Brew and I thought that Miles Davis wasn't for me. This album makes me feel relaxed and strongly nostalgic for Hey Arnold, in addition to giving me an appreciation for the depth of jazz.

Det legendariske... Det er ikke kafemusikk, og fuck alle som tenker det.

Kind of Blue is a perfect album, and the best Jazz album ever made.

I acquired this many years ago. It's one of my favorite jazz albums.

Fuck yeah finally some jazz. This album was 🔥🔥🔥 loved it

Absolute banger! Household regular around here. Jazz is the superior genre.

I imagine this album will be polarizing between casual listeners and those more into music theory. But this album is groundbreaking. Full stop. The birth of modal jazz. By transitioning from playing within chords to playing within modes, the players were suddenly much more free to explore atmosphere and feeling. And who were those players? Cannonball Adderley on alto and John Fucking Coltrane on tenor. Flamenco Sketches is so perfect and Coltrane’s solos on the album are some of the most beautiful put to record. The freedom of modal jazz quickly worked itself into R&B, soul, and rock, setting up the musical revolutions of the 60s. But it started here first.

cool as hell. never listened to it. loved it.

A classic with some of the greatest jazz musicians ever. Hard to believe it is only five tracks.

This album immediately has me bobbing my head and swaying a little. Fun!

Kind of Blue was like a warm fuzzy blanket - soothing and relaxing. Timeless jazz - hard to believe this album is from 1959. Love Miles Davis and Kind of Blue did not disappoint.

Perfect music while reading a book. Currently looking up flights to New Orleans :)

Absolutely phenomenal. This is something you must hear before you die, it is utterly delightful.

Super solid jazz album. Short and sweet with some very nice ambient tracks. Good for casual background listening while working on school work. Very nice

Used to think of myself as an "anti-jazz guy", but I think I'm more of an "anti-jazz guy-guy" upon reflection. This is rain wetting the sill of an open window at night, a good book , a bottle and a pack of cigarettes-music. Cool as cool gets. Like!

Absolutely incredible vibes for checking your email first thing in the morning... I feel cured.

Legendary status for a reason

Absolutely lovely. So relaxing. The best jazz saxophonist ever. Fabulous 👌

One of my favourites. Timeless. A classic. Everyone musician on point. Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans on the same album is having 3 jazz gods on the same album. Bill Evans is my favourite jazz pianist and he does not disappoint. His is of almost blocky chords is just so incredible. Obviously Miles Davis's playing just out of the world. This album makes me feel like I'm floating in the best way possible. The improvisation of this album is stellar and is spontaneous in an artistic and calculated way. I cannot say anough about this album. Everything is exactly what is needs to be while being adventurous and interested.

Wild, man!

This album is already one of my all time favorite albums and captures several masters of the genre coming together while at the top of their game. Miles tied them all together but in my opinion and gave framework for each track, but the real glue in my opinion was pianist Bill Evans. The classically-trained-turned-swinging-jazzman plays an almost maternal role, weaving around these seasoned musicians with his own gravitational pull, meeting their needs either with notes chosen, silence, or rhythmic comping. The best part of this album is that you can be the biggest jazz nerd in the world and find endless layers to this album, or you can put it on quietly and eat dinner and it slaps either way. From the first bassline of this album -- one of my favorite basslines ever-- to the sublime bliss of "Flamenco Sketches", this album is perfect.

I had just relistened to this a month ago. Always soothing to my soul.

Great jazz album

Outstanding

Perfect album 10/10

Absolutely perfect. That's it.

If you're a casual fan and only own one jazz album, Kind of Blue is probably it. I can't expound on how great this album is. Genre defining.

Really beautiful album. I didn't care at all for it my previous 2 listens, but something clicked here and I finally got the hype. Wonderfully played all the way through

Kinda makes you wanna smoke a cigarette or somethin

A beautiful album for a Friday morning

Love him sm always such a vibe

I don’t think I appreciate jazz as much as I should. I will definitely listen to this more later. Excellent performances from all involved. Favorite song is Freddie Freeloader

As a jazz lover - amazing

I'm not sure if I'm willing to say it is the best jazz album ever, but the line up says plenty. Its' focus on modal music can be tough to work through at times, but there is much to be appreciated and learned just 46 minutes. To this day a masterclass

Impecable. Duro y triste el cabron. Muy potente

CANONICAL. The Way It Is Done. At the mountaintop of formative albums for me. I love every second of it, and it is ever fresh.

Awesome! This is JAZZ with a smoke filled room, great cocktail, and a gorgeous lady in a silk dress.

Miles has always been one of my favorites. Funny this was the 1st album to pop up for me. Nothing more to be said that hasn’t already been written.