Summary
[Richard Williams] recounts first hearing Kind of Blue "coming through the speakers of a valve radio in the family kitchen." His book, The Blue Moment, [Miles Davis]'s Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music (Faber and Faber, $29) is, naturally, a love letter. But as often happens in a love affair, we can lose sight of reality.
Williams makes a strong case for Kind of Blue's impact on listeners, especially in 1959, the year that saw the release of [John Coltrane]'s Giant Steps, Dave Brubeck's Time Out and Charles Mingus's Mingus Ah Um.What is ironic about all of this, of course, is that Miles himself didn't spend any time looking back at Kind of Blue (or any other recording for that matter); it's just jazz fanatics like us who obsess over the album.See the full content of this document
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Miles to Go Before Davis Fanatics Sleep
There has been a lot written about Miles Davis and Kind of Blue, his 1959 seminal recording that has sold many millions of copies and never been out of print.
And Columbia/Legacy has just released the latest in the ...See the full content of this document
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