Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue 2xLP

180-gram pressing. Recorded in 1959, "Kind of Blue" remains one of the most celebrated and influential jazz albums ever made. It combined the talents of such soloists as Miles Davis, the leader, on trumpet, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.

Limited edition high definition premium 180gm vinyl LP repressing of this classic Jazz album. Originally issued on vinyl, the ongoing popularity of LP pressings and repressings has ensured the longevity of this format for years to come. Jazz Wax Records. 2010.

A minor audio complication with Kind of Blue has been addressed with our UHQR edition, and now with this 331/3 RPM double LP reissue.The motor on the studio's 3-track master recorder was running slowly the day of the album's first session. This speed issue affected the album's first three tracks, 'So What,' 'Freddie Freeloader' and 'Blue in Green,' making them a barely perceptible quarter-tone sharp. Before now, it was only addressed in 1995 for the Classic Records edition and by Columbia Records - or their latter-day parent, Sony Music - on a CD reissue in the late '90s. This edition also contains on Side 4 'Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)' cut at 45 RPM.Legends have a way of sticking around. If there was ever an album awaiting a high-fidelity, custom-pressed vinyl treatment of the level you now hold in your hands, it is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. The top-selling jazz album of all time, it has been lauded, entered into 'Best Of' lists and Halls of Fame, and universally acknowledged as a landmark recording - a five-track masterpiece of melancholy mood and melody.It continues to be one of the most listened-to and studied recordings of all time, a required primer for many young musicians, and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley with Wynton Kelly playing piano on 'Freddy the Freeloader.'Kind of Blue is more than Miles Davis's most enduring recording, it's a testament to Miles' experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. 'The music has gotten thick,' Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. '... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.' Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody - and atmosphere.None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session. Miles also stuck to his old recording procedure of having virtually no rehearsal and only one take for each tune.Miles remained proud of the album, performing at least two of it's tracks - 'So What' and 'All Blues' - for years after, until his musical path took him in a different direction.History was on the side of Kind of Blue; it was born in 1959, at the peak of the golden age of high-fidelity, featuring innovations in studio equipment (magnetic tape, high-quality condenser microphones), matched by advancements in home audio reproduction (long-player records - LPs; high-end turntables, and other stereo components). Kind of Blue also benefited from Miles' being signed to the leading major record company of the day - Columbia Records, a part of the CBS media conglomerate. Columbia had the means and wisdom to invest in cutting edge recording technology, and their own professional recording studio.This LP pressed on blue vinyl (limited to 1,500 copies) bridges the time span since the album's original recording in the best way possible, struck from the master reel of Kind of Blue, free of speed issues and replete with all the instrumental detail, sonic environment and minimal noise. All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment.180-gram double LP 33 1/3 edition (Side 4 will be 45 RPM)Side 1 Speed Corrected for recording adjustmentPressed at Quality Record Pressings using Classic Records parts that were mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original master tapeIncludes 4-panel insert with corrected speed information and liner notes by Robert PalmerStoughton Printing Old Style tip-on gatefold heavyweight jacket with scuff-resistant matte finishBlue vinyl edition limited to 1,500 copies!Tracklist:Side 1 (Corrected Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 2 - 33-1/3 RPM1. All Blues (11:33)2. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)Side 3 (Original Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 4 - 45 RPM1. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

Regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis's masterpiece. This 1959 album's influence on music, including jazz, rock and classical, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums of all time. This septet features Jazz heavyweights John Coltrane, Bill Evans and Cannonball Adderley. Newly remastered and pressed on 180g vinyl.

180-gram pressing. Recorded in 1959, ""Kind of Blue"" remains one of the most celebrated and influential jazz albums ever made. It combined the talents of such soloists as Miles Davis, the leader, on trumpet, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on drums.

A minor audio complication with Kind of Blue has been addressed with our UHQR edition, and now with this 331/3 RPM double LP reissue.The motor on the studio's 3-track master recorder was running slowly the day of the album's first session. This speed issue affected the album's first three tracks, 'So What,' 'Freddie Freeloader' and 'Blue in Green,' making them a barely perceptible quarter-tone sharp. Before now, it was only addressed in 1995 for the Classic Records edition and by Columbia Records - or their latter-day parent, Sony Music - on a CD reissue in the late '90s. This edition also contains on Side 4 'Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)' cut at 45 RPM.Legends have a way of sticking around. If there was ever an album awaiting a high-fidelity, custom-pressed vinyl treatment of the level you now hold in your hands, it is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. The top-selling jazz album of all time, it has been lauded, entered into 'Best Of' lists and Halls of Fame, and universally acknowledged as a landmark recording - a five-track masterpiece of melancholy mood and melody.It continues to be one of the most listened-to and studied recordings of all time, a required primer for many young musicians, and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley with Wynton Kelly playing piano on 'Freddy the Freeloader.'Kind of Blue is more than Miles Davis's most enduring recording, it's a testament to Miles' experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. 'The music has gotten thick,' Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. '... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.' Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody - and atmosphere.None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session. Miles also stuck to his old recording procedure of having virtually no rehearsal and only one take for each tune.Miles remained proud of the album, performing at least two of it's tracks - 'So What' and 'All Blues' - for years after, until his musical path took him in a different direction.History was on the side of Kind of Blue; it was born in 1959, at the peak of the golden age of high-fidelity, featuring innovations in studio equipment (magnetic tape, high-quality condenser microphones), matched by advancements in home audio reproduction (long-player records - LPs; high-end turntables, and other stereo components). Kind of Blue also benefited from Miles' being signed to the leading major record company of the day - Columbia Records, a part of the CBS media conglomerate. Columbia had the means and wisdom to invest in cutting edge recording technology, and their own professional recording studio.This LP pressed on blue vinyl (limited to 1,500 copies) bridges the time span since the album's original recording in the best way possible, struck from the master reel of Kind of Blue, free of speed issues and replete with all the instrumental detail, sonic environment and minimal noise. All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment.180-gram double LP 33 1/3 edition (Side 4 will be 45 RPM)Side 1 Speed Corrected for recording adjustmentPressed at Quality Record Pressings using Classic Records parts that were mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original master tapeIncludes 4-panel insert with corrected speed information and liner notes by Robert PalmerStoughton Printing Old Style tip-on gatefold heavyweight jacket with scuff-resistant matte finishBlue vinyl edition limited to 1,500 copies!Tracklist:Side 1 (Corrected Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 2 - 33-1/3 RPM1. All Blues (11:33)2. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)Side 3 (Original Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 4 - 45 RPM1. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

SACD edition. A minor audio complication with Kind of Blue has been addressed with our UHQR edition, and now with this 331/3 RPM double LP reissue.The motor on the studio's 3-track master recorder was running slowly the day of the album's first session. This speed issue affected the album's first three tracks, 'So What,' 'Freddie Freeloader' and 'Blue in Green,' making them a barely perceptible quarter-tone sharp. Before now, it was only addressed in 1995 for the Classic Records edition and by Columbia Records - or their latter-day parent, Sony Music - on a CD reissue in the late '90s. This edition also contains on Side 4 'Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)' cut at 45 RPM.Legends have a way of sticking around. If there was ever an album awaiting a high-fidelity, custom-pressed vinyl treatment of the level you now hold in your hands, it is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. The top-selling jazz album of all time, it has been lauded, entered into 'Best Of' lists and Halls of Fame, and universally acknowledged as a landmark recording - a five-track masterpiece of melancholy mood and melody.It continues to be one of the most listened-to and studied recordings of all time, a required primer for many young musicians, and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley with Wynton Kelly playing piano on 'Freddy the Freeloader.'Kind of Blue is more than Miles Davis's most enduring recording, it's a testament to Miles' experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. 'The music has gotten thick,' Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. '... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.' Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody - and atmosphere.None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session. Miles also stuck to his old recording procedure of having virtually no rehearsal and only one take for each tune.Miles remained proud of the album, performing at least two of it's tracks - 'So What' and 'All Blues' - for years after, until his musical path took him in a different direction.History was on the side of Kind of Blue; it was born in 1959, at the peak of the golden age of high-fidelity, featuring innovations in studio equipment (magnetic tape, high-quality condenser microphones), matched by advancements in home audio reproduction (long-player records - LPs; high-end turntables, and other stereo components). Kind of Blue also benefited from Miles' being signed to the leading major record company of the day - Columbia Records, a part of the CBS media conglomerate. Columbia had the means and wisdom to invest in cutting edge recording technology, and their own professional recording studio.This LP pressed on blue vinyl (limited to 1,500 copies) bridges the time span since the album's original recording in the best way possible, struck from the master reel of Kind of Blue, free of speed issues and replete with all the instrumental detail, sonic environment and minimal noise. All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment.Tracklist:Side 1 (Corrected Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 2 - 33-1/3 RPM1. All Blues (11:33)2. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)Side 3 (Original Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 4 - 45 RPM1. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

2013 Japanese pressing Blu-spec CD2. Audiophile BSCD2 uses phase transition mastering, the technology developed for mastering of Blu-ray discs. Playable on standard CD player. Sony.

CD edition. A minor audio complication with Kind of Blue has been addressed with our UHQR edition, and now with this 331/3 RPM double LP reissue.The motor on the studio's 3-track master recorder was running slowly the day of the album's first session. This speed issue affected the album's first three tracks, 'So What,' 'Freddie Freeloader' and 'Blue in Green,' making them a barely perceptible quarter-tone sharp. Before now, it was only addressed in 1995 for the Classic Records edition and by Columbia Records - or their latter-day parent, Sony Music - on a CD reissue in the late '90s. This edition also contains on Side 4 'Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)' cut at 45 RPM.Legends have a way of sticking around. If there was ever an album awaiting a high-fidelity, custom-pressed vinyl treatment of the level you now hold in your hands, it is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. The top-selling jazz album of all time, it has been lauded, entered into 'Best Of' lists and Halls of Fame, and universally acknowledged as a landmark recording - a five-track masterpiece of melancholy mood and melody.It continues to be one of the most listened-to and studied recordings of all time, a required primer for many young musicians, and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley with Wynton Kelly playing piano on 'Freddy the Freeloader.'Kind of Blue is more than Miles Davis's most enduring recording, it's a testament to Miles' experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. 'The music has gotten thick,' Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. '... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.' Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody - and atmosphere.None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session. Miles also stuck to his old recording procedure of having virtually no rehearsal and only one take for each tune.Miles remained proud of the album, performing at least two of it's tracks - 'So What' and 'All Blues' - for years after, until his musical path took him in a different direction.History was on the side of Kind of Blue; it was born in 1959, at the peak of the golden age of high-fidelity, featuring innovations in studio equipment (magnetic tape, high-quality condenser microphones), matched by advancements in home audio reproduction (long-player records - LPs; high-end turntables, and other stereo components). Kind of Blue also benefited from Miles' being signed to the leading major record company of the day - Columbia Records, a part of the CBS media conglomerate. Columbia had the means and wisdom to invest in cutting edge recording technology, and their own professional recording studio.This LP pressed on blue vinyl (limited to 1,500 copies) bridges the time span since the album's original recording in the best way possible, struck from the master reel of Kind of Blue, free of speed issues and replete with all the instrumental detail, sonic environment and minimal noise. All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment.Tracklist:Side 1 (Corrected Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 2 - 33-1/3 RPM1. All Blues (11:33)2. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)Side 3 (Original Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 4 - 45 RPM1. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

A minor audio complication with Kind of Blue has been addressed with our UHQR edition, and now with this 331/3 RPM double LP reissue.The motor on the studio's 3-track master recorder was running slowly the day of the album's first session. This speed issue affected the album's first three tracks, 'So What,' 'Freddie Freeloader' and 'Blue in Green,' making them a barely perceptible quarter-tone sharp. Before now, it was only addressed in 1995 for the Classic Records edition and by Columbia Records - or their latter-day parent, Sony Music - on a CD reissue in the late '90s. This edition also contains on Side 4 'Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)' cut at 45 RPM.Legends have a way of sticking around. If there was ever an album awaiting a high-fidelity, custom-pressed vinyl treatment of the level you now hold in your hands, it is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. The top-selling jazz album of all time, it has been lauded, entered into 'Best Of' lists and Halls of Fame, and universally acknowledged as a landmark recording - a five-track masterpiece of melancholy mood and melody.It continues to be one of the most listened-to and studied recordings of all time, a required primer for many young musicians, and one of the most transcendent pieces of music ever recorded. Davis played trumpet sublime with his ensemble sextet featuring pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley with Wynton Kelly playing piano on 'Freddy the Freeloader.'Kind of Blue is more than Miles Davis's most enduring recording, it's a testament to Miles' experimental approach, drastically simplifying modern jazz by returning to melody unlike the chord complexity more often heard at the time. 'The music has gotten thick,' Davis complained in a 1958 interview for The Jazz Review. '... There will be fewer chords but infinite possibilities as to what to do with them.' Kind of Blue is, in a sense, all melody - and atmosphere.None of the musicians had played any of the tunes before heading into the first of two recording sessions in early spring of 1959. In fact Miles had written out the settings for most of them only a few hours before the session. Miles also stuck to his old recording procedure of having virtually no rehearsal and only one take for each tune.Miles remained proud of the album, performing at least two of it's tracks - 'So What' and 'All Blues' - for years after, until his musical path took him in a different direction.History was on the side of Kind of Blue; it was born in 1959, at the peak of the golden age of high-fidelity, featuring innovations in studio equipment (magnetic tape, high-quality condenser microphones), matched by advancements in home audio reproduction (long-player records - LPs; high-end turntables, and other stereo components). Kind of Blue also benefited from Miles' being signed to the leading major record company of the day - Columbia Records, a part of the CBS media conglomerate. Columbia had the means and wisdom to invest in cutting edge recording technology, and their own professional recording studio.This LP bridges the time span since the album's original recording in the best way possible, struck from the master reel of Kind of Blue, free of speed issues and replete with all the instrumental detail, sonic environment and minimal noise. All-in-all this edition of Kind of Blue meets the highest audiophile standards and offers the truest sound for the most enjoyment.180-gram double LP 33 1/3 edition (Side 4 will be 45 RPM)Side 1 Speed Corrected for recording adjustmentPressed at Quality Record Pressings using Classic Records parts that were mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original master tapeIncludes 4-panel insert with corrected speed information and liner notes by Robert PalmerStoughton Printing Old Style tip-on gatefold heavyweight jacket with scuff-resistant matte finishStandard black vinyl pressingTracklist:Side 1 (Corrected Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 2 - 33-1/3 RPM1. All Blues (11:33)2. Flamenco Sketches (9:26)Side 3 (Original Speed) - 33-1/3 RPM1. So What (9:22)2. Freddie Freeloader (9:46)3. Blue In Green (5:27)Side 4 - 45 RPM1. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (9:32)

Kind of Blue is a studio album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, originally released on August 17, 1959, by Columbia Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at Columbia's 30th Street Studio in New York City on March 2 and April 22, 1959. The sessions featured Davis's ensemble sextet, with pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. After the entry of Evans into his sextet, Davis followed up on the modal experimentations of Milestones (1958) by basing Kind of Blue entirely on modality, in contrast to his earlier work with the hard bop style of jazz. Though precise figures have been disputed, Kind of Blue has been described by many music writers not only as Davis's best-selling album, but as the best-selling jazz record of all time. On October 7, 2008, it was certified quadruple platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has been regarded by many critics as the greatest jazz album of all time and Davis's masterpiece. The album's influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical music, has led music writers to acknowledge it as one of the most influential albums ever made. In 2002, it was one of fifty recordings chosen that year by the Library of Congress to be added to the National Recording Registry. In 2003, the album was ranked number 12 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.