Kind Of Blue

A masterpiece, obvs. Probably the greatest jazz album of all time? So, so smooth.

Loved it.

long ahh songs giving pizza shop in club penguin favorite song: so what

I know I was just saying I’m tired of the instrumentals but I LOVE jazz

'Kind of Blue?' More like kind of awesome, AMIRITE? Top tracks: "So What," "Freddie Freeloader," "Blue in Green"

feels like I'm a Mad Man character contemplating the possible fallout after cheating on my wife (complimentary)

GOATed. Come on now.

cool

I don’t know enough about jazz to give this a proper review, but it was a nice enough vibe on a Sunday morning.

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.

The first album I've rated 5 stars. More chill and relaxing than I expected from jazzy horns.

Coolest cymbal crash ever.

One of my favorite jazz albums. Amazing music from a man who probably has the broadest reach of just about any musician in music.

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

Motivated me to write an email I was putting off and get ready for the day ahead even though it was dark and miserable outside. I know it would feel so good to listen to this whilst working on something for yourself like art whilst the weather outside is rubbish.

Jazz 🤗

Ba duba duba duba du - derr duuu Top bass The only jazz album i like!

Kind of a masterpiece!

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.

Fuck off with your jazz. Just background music

A gold standard jazz record, but that can only equate to a maximum of 4 for me. I think if it had a touch less Wynton Kelly and a touch more James Cobb I could reconsider.

Iconic album, what can I say. Makes me want a steak and a bottle of wine.

No notes

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

Exactly what you think it is. Great background or studio music!

A perfect album.

The quality of toots on this album are unreal.

I don't know if this is the greatest Jazz album of all time, but it certainly sounds like the worst. I have heard this before and I have heard some jazz albums jazz fans say are bad, but there seems to be little difference. Also, it is clear the site is trolling me after my Screaming Trees review yesterday. It also seems like the site promotes lemming behaviour - the fact that early promoters voted this high means that later reviewers will give the album a cursory five minute listen, not really get it, but assume everyone else is correct, give it five stars, and congratulate themselves. I don't believe for a second so many people genuinely believe this is as good as the score it currently has. The good thing is, having heard this already I never need to hear it again, so consider today a day off. I suppose I should say something positive. That two note bit which pops in and out... That's almost like a hook you can almost remember. It is no doubt influential, but there is also no doubt that living in the 1950s must have sucked if this was the peak of music. Thank fuck for The Beatles. A two star album dropped to one star for the frankly ridiculous fake fawning over it.

Almost a 5, but have always thought that a couple of tracks don’t quite do it for me

Love it, somehow don't feel qualified to articulate further

More jazz, it’s “good” and I get why it’s on the list but it’s just not for me 2

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.

I love miles Davis. I can listen endlessly on repeat

Easy to see why this is the best selling jazz album of all time. Extremely accessible but not for a lack of complexity. Miles assembled his best sextant and the musicianship is the best it could ever get.

Such a peak album for smooth jazz. Only getting a 4 instead of a 5 for a lack of variety.

Blue in green is beautiful. I’m not a jazz gal but can appreciate how gorgeous this is.

Sublime.

This is like, the Jazz album. If you don't like this one, you probably don't like Jazz to begin with. Playing is excellent, line up is stellar as well. Doesn't really ever get boring and there aren't many situations where this is a bad choice to play. Do I have much to say about it? Not really, but it's just really good.

Álbum incrível. 4 estrelas pq não faz muito meu estilo.

Coffee shop music

A dream team's masterpiece. I always think his work is cold as ice, but not that hard to touch

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

Just an absolutely perfect record. For my personal tastes, think I prefer Sketches of Spain to this record. Some of the tracks sit on the same riffs and themes for a little longer than I'd like, but they're damn good riffs, so it isn't really that big a deal.

4/5

A recording that towers above it's contemporaries to the extent that it becomes the landscape against which everything that came afterwards is set.

I'm not a huge jazz fan. I was even disappointed to get another jazz album here. But this was fantastic, an excellent listen in the calm hours of the day. Its the best jazz album I've heard.

The goat

Did not give it a fair listen as I had it in the background while working. Was very pleasant to have on and could be worth a revisit.

I have a hard time with this one. I can't pretend I'm versed enough in jazz to really know how to talk about it. It's lovely music, though, which is about all I can really say.

Miles Davis & John Coltrane on one album? That’s just unfair to the rest of the world of musicians. I don’t need to explain how iconic this album is, it’s literally one of the most listened to and most respected jazz albums of all time. It’s the reason many people start to listen to jazz. Miles Davis is an icon, not only by playing but by being himself. With Iconic quotes that perfectly describe this album such as: “Don’t play what’s there, play what’s not there.” or “The thing to judge in any jazz artist is, does the man project and does he have ideas.” The amount of artists Miles Davis inspired is beyond what you can imagine ranging from jazz artists like Herbie Hancock, to Rock artists like Radiohead, David Bowie, Brian Eno. Prince and even with genres like pop, R&B or Hip Hop the influences don’t stop with artists like Lana Del Rey, D’Angelo and Kendrick Lamar all being inspired by the legend. I don’t really have anything to say about the music because it’s either already been said by countless before me or it’s way above my musical knowledge. It deserves to be a 10/10 only because of the effect the album had on the music industry. Bonus: I saw so many more iconic quotes I never heard of until today that I want to add a few of these here: “A legend is an old man with a cane known for what he used to do. I’m still doing it.” “Anybody can play. The note is only 20%. The attitude of the mother****er who plays it is 80 percent.” “Jazz is the big brother of Revolution. Revolution follows it around.” “At least one day out of the year all musicians should just put their instruments down, and give thanks to Duke Ellington.”

Absolute classic!

Long time coming to listen to this one. I put the headphones in for this for the full effect. I surprisingly recognized the first song but that was about it. Legendary talents with generational creativity and influence. Jazz isn't my usual genre but can appreciate the skill that went into making this album. Davis apparently only told the musicians the modality or scales to work within and then let everybody improvise the rest. With historic greats like John Coltrane (sax), Cannonball Adderly (trumpte) and Paul Chambers (bass) they made a classic.

1 out of 5 I am not cultured or something because this was not for me. It is too bad because I understand he is the greatest but this music did not do it for me.

Ya like jazz?

KIND OF BLUE

A technically impressive but subdued album that doesn't do anything crazy. Good for a chilled out night.

I don't know what makes this album good. It just sounds like too much trumpet to me. I know it's lauded as one if the best and most influential albums of all time, but I don't get it. It probably deserves to be on the list but I never want to hear it again.

Kind of Blue, Kinda cool 😎 - p.s. I like jazz thanks Miles 👑

Wait i kinda fuck with this

A classic, enjoyable, iconic album that shaped jazz as a whole. Not more that I can say that's already been said about this masterpiece.

Pleasant but not as mind-blowing as expected based on its reputation.

Interesting album, short but very listenable, really gave a vibe of like noire style detective music? I will listen to it again for sure

Easy listen - just doesn’t grab me

Can’t argue with what is considered the greatest jazz album of all time!

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.

Very good but rather asamey for a whole album

day seven

Nice modal jazz!

arvici romeli sad mtavrdeboda da sad iwyeboda magram kai background album iyo

Perfection

Heard this one before, lovely!

2.0

The great Miles Davis. Jazz like no other jazz. Great album.

I really liked this album

It is a brilliant album , just easy to listen too

Musical simplicity does not mean a lack of reliance on complex theory, and a mastery of one's instrument, and that is demonstrated here better than almost anywhere else. This album is as harmonically rich as it is stripped back an minimal. Absolutely sublime 5*.

I mean it’s nice for calming down or some peaceful listening, but idk if my style

One of the greats from one of the greatest.

I don't think I'm ever going to 'get' jazz. This is a cool record with tons of swagger. It's just not for me though. I've heard the bass line of 'So What' countless times when I have tried to get myself into jazz before. The playing is immaculate and it has it's rightful place in music history, it's just not my cup of tea.

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.

5 KAO KUCA

It’s Miles Davis. Not sure there’s much more to say - if you like jazz then you absolutely need to listen to this album. If not then give it a go anyway!

2/5 Not for me. Too slow

Jazzy. Great, but don't know enough about the genre.

Andre sjangre med jazzpreg: mmmmm. Jazz alene: zzzzz. Det er i alle fall min nåværende, noe kontroversielle mening. Dette blir dessverre litt for kjedelig, til tross for at det nok var “revolusjonerende” sett i en tidskontekst. Behagelig bakgrunnsmusikk. Lyttet til albumet da jeg leste meg opp på matematikkvansker, og det funket utmerket. Top 3: So What, Flamenco Sketches, All Blues

No. 74 Not a jazz fan, but I enjoyed listening to this while I worked.

J'aime pas le jazz

1/3. Maybe I just listened to this at the wrong time, but it’s such a bore to me. The only memorable moments are the main themes in So What, Freddie Freeloader, and All Blues. Otherwise, I just tune out completely, it just sounds like noise with little dynamics.

Probably the definitive jazz album. A little overrated for me but sill very good, very memorable jazz and all the songs are very good

This is actually quite cool for what it. Didn't think I would enjoy it but I did

Wait.... no singing? Just jazz? Am I ready for this? OK so. I have never listened to a jazz album (or even jazz tune) before, so I wasn't listening to it with any idea of how it compares to other jazz tracks/ albums. This felt really sophisticated but not pretentious.

Constructed jazz? Counterpoint? Formal structure? Or contemplative? Modal? Open chords? And long pedals? But is music really made for intellectual masturbation, you fucking onanists!? Long live Bill Evans, long live the spring of ’59! PS, ChatGGG suggested: Préludes: So What Voiles: So What La cathédrale engloutie: Flamenco Sketches Des pas sur la neige: Flamenco Sketches Pavane pour une infante défunte: Blue in Green Valses nobles et sentimentales: Blue in Green Le Tombeau de Couperin: All Blues Rapsodie espagnole: All Blues

maybe 3.4

If not the greatest jazz album of all time, this is top 5. It has the feel of effortless mastery

This a great jazz album. Again idk much about jazz or understand it enough to judge but I know sometimes it sounds to me like chaos and I don’t like that. This album is so smooth that I didn’t feel that way. It’s upbeat yet balanced. I first listened to it while working and I can definitely see myself listening to it in the background while cooking or listening to it intently and thoughtfully. Great album overall.

If liking jazz is cool consider me Miles Davis

Lindo, lo tuve de fondo mientras estudiaba. Medio triston

Apparently, I do *not* like jazz

too many songs bro

Smooth but lacked that one "aha" moment for me

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this album. I just prefer jazz less harmless than this.

An album you can listen to all the time.

I don't particularly care for jazz but since I am not an asshole, this is great music. I also know enough to know that I cannot possibly add anything to the discourse about this album other than to say it is great music.

Obviously very good but not really my style? I haven’t really worked out how to rate these yet. I guess I’ll do it based on my personal taste?

Smooth jazz, enjoyable to listen to in the background while working

Solid jazz, enjoyed the flamenco blues

the gentle sounds of blue. its famous for a reason. if you font like jazz, well, youre fucked here. anyway. truly a great album.

Needs to be listened to on a rainy night.

This album evokes the mild frustration of listening to a juicy story told by someone who is choosing their words carefully. Submit to he who knows better than you what is good for you.

King of cool. A classic.

Det kändes lite ofint att gå in och ge albumet som ligger på andra plats 5/5 direkt när jag kom in i gruppen. Men nu efter fyra dagar kan jag inte hålla mig längre! Kind of blue är nog det Miles-album jag både har lyssnat mest på och spelat mest. Simpla snygga kompositioner som är riktigt jamvänliga! När det spelas av dessa proffs blir det såklart magi. Bra album!

4.5⭐️/5 01.05.2026

piano sound like a rain drops, very good

8.5/10

- i really liked - very enjiyable

This album and a glass of wine would go so well together

It's pleasant enough, and the playing is obviously of virtuoso quality, but I'm afraid I found this largely rather dull. I don't know anything about modes or music theory and all I heard were a succession of instruments repeating scale themes, over a rhythm section that repeats scale themes. It's impressive this was largely improvised, but without anything that really challenges or excites, it's an empty excercise in showcasing musical skill for its own sake.

Interestingly my favorite bits of this are the saxophones which would explain why I prefer Coltrane over Miles if I am listening to jazz. Incredible musicianship is what garners this a 3 for me, would be higher if I were a Jazz Guy, but I'm not.

I liked it love jazz Only listen to one song… 8/10

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)

boring

Absolutely loved it. I recently got into this type of music so I am enjoying it a lot lately. Solid, 7.8/10

Would love to hear this in Ronnie Scott’s. I need more music in my life that makes me just sit still and be present, instead of listening to lyrics that keep me tugged to my sadness. Need to get into this sort of music more and really listen to it as it is fantastic.

3.0 RYM

Good! I have heard parts of this one before cos I use jazz for background music quite often. I don't have the musical understanding to process the more revolutionary aspects of this album I'm aware of, beyond that the ways it meanders and progresses feel right with my trains of thought. It is technically in the rotation, but i don't think I appreciate it as much as I will eventually. 1 - i have negative feelings 2 - i have no feelings 3 - glad i heard it *4* - "oh i like that album!" 5 - in the rotation

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.

Just hits the right notes for me. Smooth sound throughout.

Ah, straight after In a Silent Way, this can't be coincidence... My actual all time favourite jazz album - straighter and more accessible than what came later, but perfectly played, some all time melodies and solos, and it sounds so perfectly produced its hard to imagine it was recorded 65+ years ago. "So What" has pretty much everything I love in jazz in 9 minutes, and most of my favourite jazz musicians (Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans and John Coltrane in addition to Davis). Also makes me remember i need to branch out and listen to more jazz. Another easy 5 stars!

Oh yeah, that’s the good stuff.

4.5

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)

A great album for a great day

two great additions to my blue bate bue playlist

- Oh yay, another SA’er and self-declared pimp. - The first couple of songs & All Blues are not my jam (though, I liked and knew the melody of Freddie Freeloader) - they go on too long, the walking baselines are boring, the music feels cluttered, and I want the melody to stick around throughout - they both become more improv-y than I like. - I only enjoy trumpet if it hits every note perfectly, but when it squeaks, honks, or scratches up/down to/on a note, it puts me on edge. I get it’s supposed to elicit coolness, but I just always wish it was cleaner and more emotive. - Blue in Green and Flamenco Sketches were much more emotive than the others, so they were definitely more my speed. - Overall, the longest songs were the least enjoyable.

Just wonderful. I saw someone else describe it as the kind of music that's equally good heard through expensive headphones and totally focused on, or just in the background played however, and I totally get that. It's actually quite hard, as a non jazz person, to pinpoint*why* this is so much better than other jazz. I think it's because it's somehow surprising and interesting, but also all makes sense and flows melodically.

So mellow it was like an acute case of narcolepsy.

No skips 10/10

I don't really know enough about jazz to understand why this album is considered groundbreaking. But I do really enjoy it and I enjoy this kind of jazz. It feels effortless and relaxed even though it's underpinned by a lot of very technical and exact playing. I like that it's both precise and spontaneous. I like that you can just sit back and let it wash over you, or you can pay close attention and really appreciate what each part is doing. I like how the instruments have the back and forth with the solo parts, which feels like a conversation. It feels like it does a lot with relatively sparse arrangements (compared to say, big band jazz which feels like someone is trying to stuff the jazz into my ears by force). I like that it is exactly 45 minutes long, the correct and perfect length for an album.

Still eh to jazz even if the greatest

Virkelig godt!!!

Legendarisk!! Men bitches brew er bedre!

This truly is one of the greatest jazz albums ever made. It's enjoyable and accessible to anyone, whether it's the first jazz album you've ever listened to, or you're a super experienced jazz fanatic, this album will always be there to provide you with 45 minutes of some of the most perfectly crafted and performed music ever made.

Find it hard to stay engaged.

Sonically, the album is calming and smooth. It makes for great background music, but that makes it hard to truly engage with the music and write a solid review about how it made me feel. Very palatable, but jazz isn't my first choice when I'm looking for something to listen to while studying or relaxing. From a musical perspective, I can see why it's influential (supposedly, I don't know enough about jazz to back up that claim) and innovative musically. The Wikipedia article was interesting and I would like to learn more about modal jazz and explore similar albums in the future. tldr: The music student in me wants a video essay, the music listener in me wants a pillow.

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

It was good in terms of background music. The instrumentals are beautiful and very jazzy. However, there are no lyrics, which is what I was looking for. Couldn’t listen to this when needing music. Dnf.

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

I do quite like Miles Davis, and always have. Each instrument is highlighted and given a chance to shine. His trumpet is always ready to take over, but he gives the walking bass and piano center stage to remind you of their importance. I do think jazz is at its best when it leans into the blues and slows the tempo down, and Blue in Green is the perfect example of why I feel that. The trumpet is not a soft instrument, but Miles calms its boisterous nature to tell a sad tale with just notes. Plus, it features Coltrane which is always nice. While I get why many people don’t enjoy jazz, I truly appreciate how it asks for nothing other than to listen as closely as you feel like. Good Jazz will draw you in if you give it the chance, and Miles Davis is the best!

Per Ross: Jazz 101, one of his favorite albums of all time, all the solos are improv

Yeah. It's Kind Of Blue. The best jazz players of the time came together and made one of the best jazz albums of all time. Modal jazz. It's all that. Blue In Green remains one of my favorite songs ever.

Rather enjoyable and chilling instrumental that tells a story 🎺 No specific notes except that it has definitely expanded my horizons music-wise :)

It's a perfect experiment in modal jazz. It's where Miles reinvented jazz for the first time. No, it wasn't the FIRST modal jazz record but it is clearly the most popular and widely acclaimed example of it. Miles and the musicians on this album, who all went on to individual success, are so in sync with what he was trying to accomplish and the result speaks for itself. A completely undeniable record.

I’m just not into pure instrumental music

(5)

Best Track - "So What"

p42. 1959. 2 stars. Jazz. Technically proficient but soulless and meandering background music. No-one needs multiple +9 minute tracks of improvisation.

No lo escuché x,d

Not a jazz guy at all but I can appreciate this and always have

jazz, bez teksta, opuštajuće, dobro za rješavanje zadataka iz matke

Only a few years ago I would've struggled with this album, mostly because I didn't really understand Jazz. Especially this kind of structured modal Jazz, with its sections and solos and responses - this whole notion was very foreign to me. I'm very thankful for the guidance I was given that helped me learn to appreciate Jazz. Kind Of Blue is nothing short of a masterpiece, and it breaks my heart a little to think that there's a world where I may not have understood that.

Modal

Day 136 2nd Miles Davis album I’ve had and 2nd Miles Davis I really haven’t enjoyed at all. I’ve tried to enjoy jazz, and Kind of Blue is supposedly a really good entry point to do so but instead it just leaves me cold. The musicians are clearly talented, but the whole thing feels like a very long, very polite jam session where nothing actually happens to my uncultured ears. Definitely a me problem but I can only score on my own personal enjoyment so it’s a 1/5

Great jazz songs with some awesome improvising. Nothing I listen to regularly but still wish there were more songs on this album. Guess I have to listen through it again.

Pouring rain outside so this was perfect

When people ask me, "What album would you choose if you could only listen to 1 album for the rest of your life?" The answer is "Kind of Blue".

Modal Jazz So What - 7/10 Freddie Freeloader - 9/10 Blue in Green - 9/10 All Blues - 8/10 Flamenco Sketches - 10/10

nice

Coooooool.

what a great experience! mi lov jazz

I can't even say the number of times I've listened to this album, both for jazz education and pure enjoyment. I can sing all of Miles' solo on "So What" right along with him. The piano accents on "Freddie Freeloader" were some of the earlier accompaniment licks I learned. And there have been many insufferable times where I tell people, "there's a real argument here that this is the greatest album of all time." Okay, hotshot. What's that fucking argument? In a sad but understandable commonly held view, basically everyone hates jazz. Now, I think this is a pretty stupid view, but it's real. People think it sounds like a mess of noise, that it's confusing, and the fact that there generally aren't lyrics to ground you doesn't necessarily help. But here, those problems are mostly solved. Because it's modal, the chords aren't flying all around. It's stable. The solos are slower, more intentional -- without turning into sleepy background noise. It's a perfect spot, right in the middle: gentle and tame without ever losing your attention. I think that's why it's the greatest -- it's the zenith level of musicianship needed to make jazz music in the first place, on full display; and he somehow managed to pack it up and make it palatable to the masses. Add to that the prowess of Coltrane, Adderley, Evans, Chambers and Cobb, and it's hard to challenge this record's place at the top. There is simply no one else like Miles Davis.

Superb

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

As someone who grew up with a grandfather who was an avid jazz listener up until the day he passed, hearing this album all these years later filled me with so many emotions, almost like hearing it for the first time again.

allthough i have listened to this album tens of times before, it felt like i was discovering new parts in every track.

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

Good

it was nice, soothing. i found a good song out of playing this album, "it never entered my mind". which is actually on a different album but a win is a win!

ouvir

Not a big jazz fan but felt it here a little

Easily one of the greatest albums of all time.

I wish I could like jazz. I feel if I could like jazz then this would be good jazz

3.0

This was pretty, chill and a great way to start the day. The music had happiness, sadness and movement.

This project has made me realize that in the same way that there is a lot rock music (some I like and some I don't like), there is alot of Jazz music (some I like and some I don't like). Although I haven't especially enjoyed Miles Davis's other albums, this one is pretty good. I like the mood.

Easiest 5 in jazz. I recently bought this on vinyl on a whim at Cracker Barrel and I gotta say it is worth every freaking penny. It’s a mood…I clean to it, and scroll on my phone, and lie around staring at my Christmas lights or off into space. It’s as easy and cool as a slow Sunday and Christmas morning. It’s the beginning of a long vacation. It’s a treasure of an album and definitely worthy of all of the accolades heaped upon it.

This is perfect music for a winter solstice Sunday morning. This is the type of jazz I’ve been looking for throughout this project and confirms that I do actually love some jazz! This whole thing was just lovely from start to finish. There’s so much life in its gentleness, and I love how unhurried the instruments are. Over and over, each one waits patiently in the background to let another one shine, until their next turn. They all have such a life of their own and speak to each other in a beautiful way. Gorgeous album.

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

very relaxing, i remember listening to this awhile ago when i first started dabbling in jazz and i thought it was a great intro into the genre

Magnificent.

Haven't I already had this album? Eh, not for me.

I don’t listen to jazz much but I might after this album. Some of the melody themes were catchy but I was able to listen while working without getting distracted and it made for a pleasant atmosphere. I love the drums — the symbols tapping lightly in the background were awesome. 5 stars, would listen again.

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I wonder if this site is sentient and suggests albums that fit the season (I mean Norah Jones around Christmas??). This album is perfect for the holidays. Mostly because Kind of Blue is really that magical. I could listen to this on repeat. Thank you to this site for making it a weekend album. The magic comes through in that similar to some great classical music, instruments here behave like characters in conversation, while also telling a story. But also, they set up the moods and rhythms that set the foundation for so much of modern music and what "cool" means. C'mon, this came out in the 50's! I was not a jazz band person (I was a snooty strings player), but I envied my brother and friends who played Miles Davis classics for their ensemble showcases. I wondered if they got "lost in the music" while playing as much as I would get lost while listening to them live.

I really want to give this a 5 in defense of one of my favorite genres, but this is not one of my favorite jazz albums. Too often I find myself zoned out and forgetting it's playing. Yet it has done great moments and smooth songs, so it's still a 4

It sounds like good jazz, yes, but I don't really know how I would distinguish good and bad jazz. I'm aware that this is a personal failing more than a failing of the album, but it's hard for me to see giving it more than 4 stars. I wrote a bunch more but reviews don't save well in history mode.

I can't think of a single occasion in which I would be mad if this was on in the background. It's just such a good album. But I also wouldn't mind sitting down with good audio equipment and listening to this over and over and over.

My Rating 4.6

Smooth

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

För att vara fem horsejonkare som spelar lite vad de känner för så är det här faktiskt riktigt bra!

Känns nästan oseriöst att ge ett betyg. Som att gå runt och titta på museum och stanna vid en klassisk tavla och säga "hmm jag ger den en trea". Stor konst som kom väldigt rätt in i decemberstrosandet! Mycket stark fyra.

Ouff.

Ballaste som gjorts. Stinker. 5/5

Äntligen mer jazz!! Solklar femma. Brukar tycka att han kan bli lite väl kaotisk men här är det raka motsatsen. Mumma!

Drömmen e ju att bli jazzkatt. Behöver bara musikalitet, rytm, talang, teori etc Nåväl. Vilken skiva. Miles Davis med ensemble gör så mycket med så lite. Mycket är typ basic blues och sen har vi ju "So What" som i grunden bara vandrar mellan tre ackord. Förvandlar det till magi 👊

Idel ädel jazzkattsadel. Inte ett klink är fel. Inte ett tut landar snett på Mangeörat. Åsså dom tissetassande trummorna som retsamt pockar på min uppmärksamhet (som för att påminna mig om att magi finns på riktigt).

fint som fan!

Sammetslen lyssning. Slappnar av och mår bra av det här. Varenda ton slås an eller blåses med precis rätt styrka. Som Bill Evans känsliga ackord där i början, för att inte tala om Miles! Man blir sugen på att rota fram farsans trumpet på vinden. Börja om sitt liv på jazzskola i new york. Fast ändå inte för den här musiken gör att jag är tillfreds i 45 min. The shape of jazz to come, for at parafrasera Refused.

High quality Jaaaazz

A test of an album in the 1001 listening format for me is whether I'll make room to listen again. Kind of Blue falls into this category

Kind of fabulous

Where do you start? The album that first got me into jazz. And made me determined to understand modes before I shuffle-off my mortal coil. Still sounds as good as it did first time I heard it, 40-odd years ago. And beyond Miles' obvious brilliance, what a band. Listen to any album by anyone else on the credits and chances are you're in for 40 minutes of pure joy. An easy 5*

Did the drummer from the Doors make this list?

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

Sounds like a dark smoky room with mysterious characters moving about.

I don’t get it

That was very enjoyable. I didn't think it would be but I was very pleasantly surprised.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

- 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

very nice tho i don’t listen to jazz but maybe it’s my sign to get into it ;)

como que hasta cae gordo x ser EL disco de jazz y quisiera no ponerle cinco pa llevar la contra pero qué cosa tan bien hecha, puro cabronazo y una claridad en las melos, nambre

good background music :)

Perfect for my morning commute

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.

Enjoyable and chill! Was very nice to listen to while it snowed outside. "All Blues" and "Blue in Green" were favorites on here.

masterclass!! This deserves to be on this list. It's a standout. It has poise, calm, simple yet meticulously crafted orchestration, and I want it on repeat. Chapeau

If I was asked what Jazz is this is what i would reference. Right down the middle of challenging and accessible. Perfect music for a night walk, which is what I just did. This time a few things stood out. First is the very subtle sound of apprehension. Each note feels as though the player may somehow break the song if they don’t handle it with the ultimate calm and caution. I can’t think of any music I’ve heard that has this quality, and in my experience having any level of hesitancy usually results in failure, but in this case they created a jazz masterpiece. Second, is the outstanding sound of Coltrane and Davis. Just sounds perfect. Last is that there’s a great through line to this album. The signature step down on So What comes back in a new form on Freddie Freeloader. (Fun fact: it was pulled for the funk classic Cold Sweat) Flamenco Sketches feels like a perfect counterweight and almost a response to So What on the other side of the album. I think it’s doing the same weird mode changing. There’s probably so much of this that’s over my head, but that’s what makes it great. Great for a passive listen, but if you wanna go deep there’s plenty here.

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.

TPE => SEA Series: A three album binge on a 11 hour flight (Evermore, Kind Of Blue and Transformer). 3 yuge albums for VERY different crowds This is an album I keep in a special place like many other folks do. It’s the perfect jazz 101 class. Its an approachable masterpiece (which sounds oxymoronic). An absolutely legendary lineup: Bill Evans, Adderley, Davis, Coltrane, Chambers and more. Its modal and drops the annoying parts of Bepop. Amazingly entertaining to listen to and somehow flexible to be background music. For me, Miles is at his peak around ~58-65. The fusion stuff that comes after this is cool, but I dont listen to it like I do with this period. Ive plugged this before and ill do it again. Miles is a strange human being. Dick Cavett does some remarkable interviews with him.

If peeing your pants is cool, consider me Miles Davis

Sean you nailed it - perfect review. Challenging but accesible. When we got that last Miles album, I was like this isn’t the Miles I know! This is it! Just an absolute dream team of players too. Yeah, that step down motif in so what pops up all over, and so does pieces of the first solo. I heard a lot of callbacks and little variations in All Blues, and I’m sure it’s elsewhere. Need to put this in more frequent rotation than it is today, so much here. During Covid, before kid, things were slow at work, we were living in Tahoe for a few months, I would ski in the mornings or at lunch and then spend an hour or so playing guitar most days. (I love my son but that’s a painful sentence to write.) It took me like a week but I learned/transcribed by ear that first Miles solo in So What. It’s just remarkable, so simple and singable, but the way these guys follow the changes while still building real lines is just frustratingly cool. Like Sean, a perfect night time album. I had to run out to the grocery store to go get bananas for my addict monkey child, and found myself singing along to that So What solo like the Driving Crooner. I GOTTA FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE MONEY ON THIS.

Just not my thing

happy jazz day. had a moment during "all blues" where i GOT it. not an album i would listen to everyday but i will keep this in my repertoire as i can see how many different situations in which it would fit well.

Timeless. That’s all there really is say about this one. 5/5

Never been so inspired and concentrated in my work so well. This whole album carries everything that I personnaly enjoy of this genre, more precisely the aerian beat and a surrealist vibe that I'm sensing. Of course, I'm not a big jazz listener so my description is probably not the most detailed one. Sorry for my bad english !

I'm not into jazz by any means, but this album is extremely pleasant to listen to and I cannot imagine how anybody would dislike it. That being said, I listened to this while doing laundry and it made doing chores much nicer, and active listening would probably be difficult for me. It doesn't do anything for me emotionally and I'm not enough of a music theory nerd to analyze everything that's going on, even if I can recognize the brilliant musicianship in this.

What a legend.

I understand why people like it, but it's just not my thing.

Enjoyable!

I realize the impact. Miles Davis pushed jazz and ventured into what is known today as modal jazz. To me though I’m more of a Motown, fast pace, swing jazz guy. Overall I liked it but not something I would listen to again unless I’m studying or working.

Very chill jazz. As a fan of purely instrumental music I enjoyed it.

Good intro, kinda long, but I can deal with it Good cohesive musicians, not jumping all over each other like One Night Stand GREAT background music to get ready with No lyrics? Peanuts music Feels like pure background music in a kids' show Blue in Green is so depressing, I love it Looooong songs (11 minutes in the 50s???) Flamenco Sketches is dinner music fs Spotify shuffles songs after, and I couldn’t tell when John Coltrane started playing

So what was beautiful the transition into freddie freeload was immaculate. The green blues walked me through a mental storm and all blues was good but I prefer the green. The background got a bit repetitive but wasnt bad. Flamenco sketches was amazing and a phenomenal closer eating cheese and crackers while i listened only heightened the experience

I'm not a big fan of this kind of jazz. I like Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald that type of jazz. However, I have always made an exception with this album. It's the only jazz album besides Louie and Ella that I have ever owned. It's the perfect music for getting stoned and relaxing. Definitely the best thing that Miles ever did.

Почти целый час рандомной игры на трубе - это точно не моё понимание приятной музыки.

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

Incredible. The essential jazz album. This is always my recommendation for people who have never listened to jazz before.

Perfect score. One of the coziest albums I know

Sensacional. O tipo de disco que você toca e é completamente transportado. Seu corpo e mente são plenamente absorvidos pelas notas aqui tocadas. É quase que hipnotizante. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans… o supra sumo da perfeição. Impossível apontar qualquer tipo de falha. É um disco infalível do começo ao fim. Peça exemplar de seu gênero. Mas nada disso é mistério, todo mundo sabe. Esse álbum já possui vida própria, de tanto que é dito sobre ele. 5/5

classic, 4.5

Not a big jazz fan but Miles just hits. No notes just a good album.

Nice times thx

73/100

Not my thing. 2/5

Nice. Was surprised.

Actually quite nice

This is the kind of jazz I think of when I think of jazz

Good album. Absolutely timeless.

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

calming

Listening to this while squinting at a computer screen trying to focus on my work made me feel like a dollar store version of Carrie Mathison from Homeland (complimentary)

Not my thing but listened to whole album

ICONIC 5/5

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.

This is jazz when you think of jazz

The coolest of COOL. It’s one of 2 jazz albums I own. Just jaw droppingly great. I don’t even like jazz, but this record is undeniable perfection.

All time great, but overused in other media.

I personally love jazz, and this was my first full album listen using this website, and it did not disappoint. This album is intrinsically beautiful and very immersive. I listened to it while completing a final assignment, and it was perfect! 10/10

We all know or have an idea of what jazz sounds like but before this album it likely was a lot harder to define. This sounds ground breaking and amazing

Super duper smooth album and a great relaxing collection of songs for my morning!

I personally prefer Davis' more experimental later works, but this is still a really nice listen. A perfect album to put on in the morning to ease yourself into the day. And it was a departure for him, from his earlier style, so experimental in its own right, I suppose. Ah hell, I can't give this less than 5.

Chill jazz

Wow, back-to-back Miles Davis, what a treat! This album was much shorter but still very solid. I'd recommend it. It gives strong charlie Brown jazz vibes.

Kind of Great

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 know, I know, this one is *the* jazz album that even people who don't get jazz are supposed to like. I've listened to it a couple times a year for a while now, hoping eventually it's something I'll come to get, but it never happens. I tend to give jazz albums an "it's not you, it's me" rating, but I'm not going to do that here. Like, yes, it's me, but it's also that I just like this album a lot less than any of those other random jazz albums that the generator has assigned me over the past year.

Well, it's a classic, not much more to say!

vibes

I've not been rating jazz/blues very highly so far, but this one was very approachable. Still can't say much about any individual track, but as a until it compells.

12/7/25 i have probably heard this album dozens of times either through dad playing it or it coming up on spotify. relaxing

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

What to say about this? Probably listened to it more than 100 times over the years and it never gets tired. Miles and the ‘59 crew in great form changing the sound of jazz again. Fabulous! 5* and then some.

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.

jazz is fine for background, but I never really want it to be the main event

Come on now, tuning up for 45 mins does not make for a good album. I'm not a jazz fan, i tried, i'm still not a jazz fan. Actually overran by 40mins into a random jazz playlist and couldnt tell. Had to relisten to the last 2 tracks to make sure I gave a proper review, which was annoying.

Jazz isn't my thing but a couple of the tracks were easy listening. Hes definitely talented. Ideal music to listen to in a smoky jazz club at 3am!

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

I realized while listening to this that there a probably people out there that cannot tell the difference between a trumpet and a saxophone...

3,5/5

Not my genre

This has to be the finest Miles Davis album on the list. This is my fourth Davis album and definitely my favorite. To no surprise, Davis is one of the finest jazz musicians ever, as proven by Kind of Blue. His music is so smooth, engaging, and lovely. Instrumental music has to be engaging without any lyrics, and of course Davis excels at that. And the song titles are amusing! What more could a gal ask for?

Soooo smooth, effortless, and cool. Each instrument is played to perfection and sets a remarkable mood. This is the kind of jazz I can get into. Absolutely timeless.

There was a time when I tried very hard to get into jazz. I got the "best" albums according to all of the lists. This was one of them, and I've listened to it quite a few times. I got the love for the record, finding it extremely melodic and the playing is top notch (played by some of the greatest musicians). I can't say that I love the album, but I definitely respect it. It made for an enjoyable listen, but I wasn't blown away by any song other than So What, which I've saved to a favorites playlist.

Super phenomenal. Would listen to at a fancy dinner.

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.

З цього альбому власне залетів в джаз. На першому чи другому курсі універу вирішив, що тепер я буду слухати джаз) Перша спроба була через дискографію Луі Армстронга (не робіть так ніколи) і була дуже невдала. Для другої я знайшов на якомусь форумі типу джаз.ру якісь списки кращих альбомів і цей завжди був або першим, або дуже високо. Поруч з Time Out мені складно придумати кращу вхідну точку у жанр. Все супер топ, дуже зрозуміло, чуттєво, грув є (який бас в So What). Хоч і супер попс, але періодично переслуховую, завжди отримую задоволення.