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Kind Of Blue

Import, Extra Tracks, Remastered

Miles Davis Format: Audio CD

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.7 x 14.61 x 1.14 cm; 90.72 Grams
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Columbia Legacy
Item model number ‏ : ‎ 8 3 00064935
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Label ‏ : ‎ Columbia Legacy
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000024F6G
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: 5,624 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
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- 21 in Modern Post-Bebop

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Format: Music CD, Columbia Records. Jazz music CD release from Miles Davis with the album Kind Of Blue. Released on the label Columbia Records. Jazz music CD. This hard to find pre-owned music CD is fully guaranteed.

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This is the one jazz record owned by people who don't listen to jazz, and with good reason. The band itself is extraordinary (proof of Miles Davis's masterful casting skills, if not of God's existence), listing John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley on saxophones, Bill Evans (or, on "Freddie Freeloader", Wynton Kelly) on piano, and the crack rhythm unit of Paul Chambers on bass and Jimmy Cobb on drums. Coltrane's astringency on tenor is counterpoised to Adderley's funky self on alto, with Davis moderating between them as Bill Evans conjures up a still lake of sound on which they walk. Meanwhile, the rhythm partnership of Cobb and Chambers is prepared to click off time until eternity. It was the key recording of what became modal jazz, a music free of the fixed harmonies and forms of pop songs. In Davis's men's hands it was a weightless music, but one that refused to fade into the background. In retrospect every note seems perfect, and each piece moves inexorably towards its destiny. --John Szwed

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Nick Mack

Sadly one of the few

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 January 2016

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My review is for the Legacy edition only and only with concern for the quality of the recording as the content is legend.
Like just about every other historic album, there are many different CD releases on the market of the same thing, well not quite.
Older digital recordings are often flawed by a rush to market philosophy, combined with early digital recording technology. Later so called remasters using state of the art equipment, are more often than not much worse due to over compression and equalisation. It has been a marketing con of record companies and corporations to promote these louder dynamically squashed rehashes as remasters. I have been caught all too many times by what should have been a better quality sound recording, to find it was in fact much worse.
Back to Kind of Blue (Legacy Edition). Recorded back in 1959 on 3 - track tape and remastered for this edition by Mark Wilder, who was clearly on a mission to produce not only the best quality of sound but also an authenticity of the sound at that time, the result is stunningly good. It is hard to believe it possible that a recording made on 3- track magnetic tape 56 years ago could sound so alive, alive in a kind of magical way that almost takes you back to that time and place. There are so many works of great musical art now available to us all, sadly there are so few that do justice to the original recording of that art, it is I believe criminal, but a crime to which this recording is not guilty.

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The Best Jazz Album (Ever)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 September 2018

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Though I have a huge collection of jazz greats, this album remains at the very top of the pile, with its status as the best ever jazz album still securely intact. Like Citizen Kane in film and Fitzgerald’s Gatsby in literature, this album is up there right at the very top. Only a handful of albums come close to this one, but they still haven’t knocked it from its pinnacle of pure pleasure and excellence. One day, however, they might and some albums now come very close to doing so, like Kamasi Washington’s recent album: The Epic. But we are quite not there yet, and still some way from it, in my opinion. Every track on Kind of Blue is beautifully done and all are absolute exemplars of perfection, though (if pushed) my favourite track would be the final track Flamenco Sketches (#5), by which time you are floating through the air with the album’s sublime melodies. If you are new to jazz you cannot go wrong with this fabulous album by Miles Davis. Highly recommended and still the best jazz album ever, without question.

I hope you find my review helpful.

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robinandalf

Try it on your cat

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2018

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Really weird but I was taking my cat to the vet and Desert Island Discs came on. My cat continued to cry until a track from this cd came on, whereby he settled down. Unfortunately when the record finished he started crying again. I bought the cd and things are much better.

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Mr. K. R. Fallon-Norris

Great album poor pressing (Blue and Black Vinyl)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 April 2019

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This is a great album, but unfortunately this vinyl had pressing defects, so I returned the album, I then went onto purchase the blue vinyl version, this had a scratch at the start of track one and also had pressing defects. I also have this album on Cd and SACD, the SACD is far superior to the CD, and very close to the Vinyl cut, but for now it looks like I’ll have to stick with the SACD or until I can find a decent vinyl pressing.
Update 13th May 2019:
I have now had 3 copies of this album, the last 2 on blue vinyl from Norman Records, both copies had pressing issues, so these were returned. I think I just disgusting, considering this is one of the best recordings ever made. Quality control is none existent, the blue vinyl was advertised as 180g, it certainly wasn’t. If anybody out there knows where I can get a good pressing please let me know at keithfnis@btinternet.com.
Update 18th May:
Found a late 1970's pressing on Ebay, guess what, it was in mint condition and played perfectly. I have now also decided to get a copy of the MOFI 180g 45rpm edition, (not from Amazon) as this gets really good reviews, but rather expensive. finger crossed.

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WOW music but a recording of its day with audible tape hiss and occasional high frequency distortion

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2021

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CD – Columbia Legacy from original masters recoding/version

There may be great versions of this recording, sadly this is not one of them. The drums are on the whole disappointing. The high frequency distortion whilst sporadic is annoying and intrusive on headphones. The tape hiss is audible on speakers.

The double bass is outstanding and very enjoyable if a little “light” in presence. The limited atmosphere and and presence makes this recording feel a bit limited and restricted on headphones, it was much better replayed via loudspeakers.

For all of the problems the music is marvellous. I will be seeking better versions whether on CD or vinyl as on track 5 the hiss is very audible but not consistant.

I need to hear an all analogue version of this recording as the music was so enjoyable.

I have not set out to write reviews of the music content as “beauty is in the ears of the listener”. These reviews are about the quality (or not) of the recorded sound. To read about how the reviews are done please see my profile.

• Clarity – very clear with excellent transparency, but this may be an issue in itself
• Channel separation – very good, clear left and right channels
• Channel balance – a very good mix, instruments can be clearly placed and their positions are stable
• Sound Stage – reasonable, quite wide but not particularly deep
• Distortion – there is a hint of high frequency distortion on the upper registers and high frequencies on some tracks. It is only audible on the trumpet occasionally when listening on very resolving high end headphones. It appears to be limited to the first 2 tracks and may be due to the mastering rather than the original recording. Track 4 also has high frequency distortion and the tape noise is particularly noticeable on both channels. Later tracks have no audible distortion. There is also the issue of what sounds like constant background tape hiss which I found annoying by the end of the recording.
• Compression – There does not appear to be any significant frequency limitation. The cymbals are a long way back in the mix and lack shimmer.
• Atmosphere – there is little sense or feeling of space in the recording, there is a slight sultry feel. The recording space sounds a touch cold and a little sterile.
• Bass – low frequencies – the acoustic bass I excellent, the rounded rich “wood” tones are clearly audible and very enticing. The drums are in the background much of the time and rather soft.
• Treble – high frequencies – the piano has a very natural tone as do the saxophones. The cymbals are weak having little shimmer or attack. The trumpet has good edge and when there are only a few instruments the recording space is more audible. The snare drum is often inaudible on some tracks especially when played with brushes. It is as if the high frequencies got away from the recording or mastering engineers as the hiss becomes annoying after awhile. The saxs have an enticing depth and warmth which make this recording a joy to listen to were it not for the “noise”.
• Vocals - none

As a general rule of thumb recordings from the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s are nearly always better on the original vinyl. Remasters often fail to please as it’s just not possible to make a silk purse from a sows ear, i.e. the original recording lacks the necessary detail to be processed digitally and show an audible improvement. Indeed such processing can make the sound worse.

Modern recordings which have been processed digitally from start to finish can be as good as vinyl. CD’s are often unfairly criticised for being poor quality. This is not the case, it is the original recording or the process which is to blame. Modern “remasters” can both enhance and degrade a recording. The statement GIGO (Garbage In Garbage Out) is the limiting factor. Ignore this at your cost.

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