Miles Davis and his band recorded Kind of Blue in 1959... in two days. Shunning the traditional scale-based construction, Davis planned Kind of Blue as an experiment: he would use modes instead. (As a pop music point of reference, the distinctive sound of "Eleanor Rigby" comes largely by virtue of it being written in dorian mode instead of standard major/minor chords.)
Kind of Blue is my favorite jazz record. Just check out the band roster:
- • Miles Davis
- • John Coltrane
- • Cannonball Adderley
- • Bill Evans
- • Paul Chambers
- • Jimmy Cobb
What do you think?
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