Released in August 1959
Genre considered - Modal Jazz
Personnel -
John Coltrane - Saxophone
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley - Saxophone
Bill Evans - Piano*
*Wynton Kelly - Piano for "Freddie Freeloader"
Paul Chambers - Bass
Jimmy Cobb - Drums
Kind of Blue is considered to be Miles Davis's masterpiece.
"...greatest jazz album ever recorded..."
"...one of the greatest albums of all..."
One of the most influential albums ever made
National Recording Registry (2002, inaugural year)
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
No. 12 (2003) ... No. 31 (2020)
Review Scores -
AllMusic - 5/5 Stars
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music - 5/5 Stars
Entertainment Weekly - A+
MusicHound Jazz - 5/5 Stars
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings - 4/4 Stars
Pitchfork - 10/10
Q - 5/5 Stars
The Rolling Stone Album Guide - 5/5 Stars
Sputnikmusic - 5/5
Track List -
Side One -
1. So What
2. Freddie Freeloader
3. Blue in Green
Side Two -
1. All Blues
2. Flamenco Sketches
Charts 1959 - 2025
No. 7 on Croatian International Albums
No. 29 on French Albums
No. 100 on German Albums
No. 13 on Hungarian Physical Albums
No. 42 on Irish Albums
No. 45 on Italian Albums
No. 40 on Norwegian Albums
No. 82 on Polish Albums
No. 26 on Portuguese Albums
No. 7 on Spanish Albums
No. 58 on Swedish Albums
No. 17 on Swiss Albums
No. 63 on UK Albums
No. 1 on UK Jazz & Blues Albums
No. 3 on U.S. Vinyl Albums
Certified Gold in Belgium, Denmark, & Germany
Certified 2x Gold in France
Certified Silver in the Netherlands
Certified 2x Platinum in Australia, Italy, Poland, & the UK
Certified 5x Platinum in the U.S.
No comments:
Post a Comment