Miles Davis

•INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACK

WHY ANOTHER REISSUE 0F KIND OF BLUE?

More than a milestone in jazz, Kind of Blue is a defining moment of twentieth century music, one of those incredibly rare works of art that achieve equal popularity among musicians, critics, and the public at large. The rest of its might tend to agree with Jimmy Cobb, the drummer on the album, who commented of Kind Of Blue that it "must have been made in heaven " Don't we all enjoy a taste of heaven now and then?

If this is your first encounter with Kind Of Blue, be forewarned that its likely to become an indispensable part of your life. But chances are you've encountered Kind Of Blue before, and are wondering why you're holding yet another new reissue. One reason is the discovery and release of an additional performance from the sessions, an alternate "Flamenco Sketches." Another reason is much-improved sound. Earlier digital remasterings, on LP and later on CD, sounded thin and piping to these ears: this reissue was remixed on an all-tube three-track machine, an old Presto much like the one used for the original recordings.

Now the instruments sound rich and full, like real instruments rather than tinny simulacra. And finally, if you happen to be a must-clan, you may have already noticed another problem when you tried to play along with earlier versions of Kind Of Blue. Three tunes were in the wrong key, which means that the original album and all subsequent reissues (except for the recent gold Mastersound edition, which lacks the alternate "Flamenco Sketches") were recorded at the wrong speed making all the pitches slightly sharper than in "real life."

Here, for the first time, is Kind Of Blue complete, sounding big and rich and true to life and right on key. If you're going to heaven, might as well go first-class all the way.

PERSONNEL:

• Miles Dvis - (trumpet)
• Julian “Cannoball” Adderley - (alto sax)
• John Coltrane - (tenor sax)
• Bill Evans - (piano)
• Wynton Kelly - (piano on tracks 2 only)
• Paul Chambers - (bass)
• Jimmy Cobb - (drums)

TRACKS:

• 01. So What
• 02. Freddie Freeloader
• 03. Blue In Green
• 04. All Blues
• 05. Flamenco Sketches
• 06. Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) (*)

• (*) Bonos tracks not on original LP