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I struggled through the watching just once listening to everyone being profound about.Blue. to buy it if you don't own it and NOT to tell anyone that I just bought my copy a month ago.Don't get me wrong.not unfamiliar with the music at all and certainly not Miles. I guarantee it will take you to a good place. No one needs to describe it.just to encourage you to have a copy, listen to it and see where it takes you. I just have a million unforgivable excuses why I didn't finally buy this. Trust me.jazz fan (Bill Evans fan), my head hangs oh so low with shame.I'm not sure if this is the cd with the dvd on the flipside--that's what I have and it really doesn't matter.
It is the greatest recording in the history of music. The english language does not allow me, or anyone, to fully describe what "Kind of Blue" is, or what it will mean to your Jazz experiance. This is the ONE. It is a must. Perhaps only the recording itself can. You do not have any interest in Jazz (beginer-intermediate-advanced) without this album in your collection. It is Jazz.
Miles lives. This became a classic the day it was recorded.there was only one Miles and he's still on the mountain playing and playing in that Celestial band. BUY this now and visit it often.
This one is especially good on speakers or headphones with a lot of bass, crank it up and listen to that double bass. The track "So What" would justify paying for this album on its own, but there are 4 other excellent pieces to sweeten the deal.
Even if you don't consider jazz your thing, don't discredit this album before giving it a listen. Though every tune on this record is "slow" and "quiet", the musicianship is so tight, and every note is played with such intensity and focus that keeps the listener on the edge of his seat in anticipation of the perfect (but never predictable) resolution that follows. All the tunes are solid and interesting.
Now, almost 3000 songs later (and a whole lot poorer), I would make the argument that not only is this the best intro jazz, it is also an album that no one should be without. This is just one of those magical moments in music history where a bunch of musicians at the top of their form tried to push past conventional music, and succeeded. My introduction to jazz was through this album.
This is some of the most soulful playing ever captured on a record. This is not Kenny G, this is GOOD music, and one of the most memorable recordings of the century. Folks, this is as good as music gets.
Whether you prefer Mozart, the Beatles, or Rage Against the Machine (all of which I enjoy), you will take away something from this album.
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