Kind of blue

Davis, Miles.

CD 2008

Originally released in 1959, Miles Davis' magnum opus Kind of Blue is still considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of all time. Collector's Edition features the original album, plus a second disc that includes alternate takes.

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Jazz 1951-1960

Trumpet music (Jazz) 1951-1960

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Edition:

Legacy edition

Description:

2 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in
4 3/4 in
digital
optical
1.4 m/s
mono
digital recording

Notes:

Originally released as Columbia CL 1355 in 1959; with additional unreleased tracks
Program notes principally by Francis Davis ([24] p. : ports.) inserted in container; enhanced CD (disc 1) includes digital booklet and extended liner notes by Gerald Early and Ashley Kahn
Produced by Irving Townsend (disc 1), Cal Lampley (disc 2, tracks 1-5). Recording engineers: Fred Plaut (disc 1), Harold Chapman (disc 2, tracks 1-5). Legacy Edition produced by Michael Cuscuna
Miles Davis, trumpet ; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, alto saxophone ; John Coltrane, tenor saxophone ; Wynton Kelly, piano ; Bill Evans, piano ; Paul Chambers, bass ; Jimmy Cobb, drums
Recorded May 26, 1958 and Mar. 2 and Apr. 22, 1959, at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York; and live, Apr. 9, 1960, at the Kurhaus, The Hague, Holland (last track)
Compact disc ; Enhanced compact disc: system requirements: Windows: Intel Pentium III or equivalent processor; Microsoft Windows Vista; Windows XP Professional, Home Edition, or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2; Microsoft Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4; Windows 2003 Server; 128MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents); Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or 7.0; Firefox 1.5 or 2.0; Mozilla 1.7; AOL 9; Macintosh: PowerPC G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor; Mac OS X 10.4.3 to 10.4.9; 128 MB of RAM (256MB recommended for complex forms or large documents); 170MB of available hard-disk space; Safari 2.0.2

Contents:

So what (9:22)
Freddie freeloader (9:46)
Blue in green (5:36)
All blues (11:32)
Flamenco sketches (9:25)
Flamenco sketches (alternate take) (9:31)
Freddie freeloader (studio sequence 1) (0:51)
Freddie freeloader (false start) (1:25)
Freddie freeloader (studio sequence 2) (1:26)
So what (studio sequence 1) (1:53)
So what (studio sequence 2) (0:11)
Blue in green (studio sequence) (1:56)
Flamenco sketches (studio sequence 1) (0:42)
Flamenco sketches (studio sequence 2) (1:09)
All blues (studio sequence) (0:18)
On green dolphin street (9:48)
Fran-dance (5:48)
Stella by starlight (4:43)
Love for sale (11:46)
Fran-dance (alternate take) (5:51)
So what (17:28)

LCCN:

298348119

Control Number:

1893817

UPC:

886972710525

Other Authors:

Adderley, Cannonball
Chambers, Paul, 1935-1969
Cobb, Jimmy
Coltrane, John, 1926-1967
Evans, Bill, 1929-1980
Kelly, Wynton

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