We’ve got chills! We hope you enjoyed that as much as we did. Thanks for joining us for this special broadcast of Kind of Blue to celebrate its 60th anniversary. It’s on catchup to listen to again right now. @ChrisPhilips is up next with some awesome new jazz heat #Blueprint
Final words go to the man himself: “Kind of Blue (was) done in that era, the right hour, the right day. It’s over; it’s on the record” Thank you Miles for such a life enhancing musical moment. #KindofBlue60
With Flamenco Sketches, the piece is a 6/8 12-measure blues form that produces its mood through only a few modal changes and Miles’ free melodic conception #KindofBlue60
On air is Flamenco Sketches, the final track on Kind of Blue. This piece takes a different approach. The mood is especially quiet, with the final sad notes hitting a broken place in our hearts #KindofBlue60
Quincy Jones says he plays this track every day without fail… wouldn’t you? @QuincyDJones
“Coltrane had a melancholy thing, to me” - @Dave_Liebman. We agree. That sadness was all part of the beauty and complexity of the track and ties in beautifully with the ending piece, Flamenco Sketches... up next on Jazz FM #KindofBlue60
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“60 years of the most important album in jazz history - in my humble opinion. For me the best, so much that I have tattooed, on the arm, the beginning of @milesdavis solo in #SoWhat. “
60 anos do álbum mais importante da história do jazz - na minha modesta opinião. Pra mim o melhor, tanto que tenho tatuado, no braço, o início do solo de @milesdavis em #SoWhat. #KindOfBlue60 https://t.co/6C5qp0ObQe
“You know that little fluttering figure I play at the beginning (of All Blues) is just something I threw in” Bill Evans, pianist and the master of casual improvisation #KindOfBlue60
Find yourself randomly singing along to All Blues? That’s because lyrics were later added to this piece by Oscar Brown Jr #KindofBlue60
All Blues is a series of five scales, each to be played as long as soloist wishes until he has completed the series #KindofBlue60
All Blues was the first song recorded at the second session at Columbia Studios on April 22nd 1959 for #KindofBlue60
Side two – Track One. “I’ll play it first and tell you what it is later.” – Miles Davis #KindofBlue60
Miles has been nominated for 32 Grammy awards. Of those, he won eight, one of which was awarded to him posthumously in 1993. Tune in to soak up more jazz, blues and Miles Davis from his legendary album #KindOfBlue60
We happen to agree… ”Miles Davis was a master. In every phase of his career, he understood that this music was a tribute to the African muse.” Cassandra Wilson @reallycassandra #KindofBlue60
So now you know what the Love Supreme Festival’s ethereal woodland bar is named after!! @LoveSupremeFest #KindofBlue60
Blue in Green: Who wrote it? Miles Davis says he did. Bill Evans says he did. Miles won the argument. Evans later told the tale of when he proposed the notion of entitlement to royalties to Miles... as a response, Davis wrote him a check for $25 #KindofBlue60
“Blue in Green is just the most romantic, ethereal, dreamy experience” Meshell Ndegeocello @OfficialMeshell #KindofBlue60
Blue in Green: The sleeve note says “the piece is a 10-measure circular form following a 4-measure introduction and played by soloists in various augmentation and diminution of time values #KindofBlue60
Kind of Blue is thought to be responsible for the conversion of more Jazz sceptics than any other! It is praised as the route into Jazz for any novices and for good reason. Coming up, the last track from Side A #KindofBlue60
This is the only track from the album that features Wynton Kelly on piano and not Bill Evans #KindofBlue60
The character of Freddie Freeloader was supposedly inspired by a real life character - named Freddie - who wouldn’t pay to see the musicians perform… also known as freeloading #KindofBlue60
Freddie Freeloader: The sleeve note says “ the piece is a 12-measure blues form given new personality by effective melodic and rhythmic simplicity.” Freddie Freeloader is famed for its simple yet effective melody #KindofBlue60
So What’s chord structure was later used by John Coltrane for his standard "Impressions." John took the modal template and ran with it to huge critical acclaim. #KindofBlue60
Supposedly, So What was not written for Miles Davis; it was written for Bill Evans by Gil Evans #EvansAbove ! #KindofBlue60
So What is instantly recognisable. With its catchy and almost nursery-rhyme melody echoing through, there is more here than meets the eye! #KindofBlue60
So What: The sleeve note says “the track is a simple figure based on 16 measures of one scale, 8 of another and 8 more of the first, following a piano and bass introduction in a free rhythmic style" #KindofBlue60
According to Bill Evans, the first complete take of each piece was used in the album #KindofBlue60
Jimmy Cobb thought he ruined the recording of So What: “I hit a downbeat on the crash and I thought I hit it too hard… I thought it was something I’d have to re-do until I heard it” #CRASH! #KindofBlue60
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“For me, music and life are all about style.” – Miles Davis #KindofBlue60
“It’s a cornerstone record, not only for jazz, it’s a cornerstone record for music!” Herbie Hancock on #KindofBlue60 @herbiehancock
Pictured are the two musicians working together as part of The Second Great Quintet
Kind of Blue was recorded in two sessions at Columbia Records' 30th Street Studio in New York City. The first side was recorded at a session in March 1959, while the other side was recorded a month later in April #KindofBlue60
Put your phone on silent, put the kids to bed, get yourself a warm/comforting/strong drink and tune in at 9pm. Up next, Jazz FM presents ‘Kind of Blue at 60.’ Featuring the LP in full from Miles Davis’ 1959 album, with audio from Miles himself and special guests #KindofBlue60
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Amazing Nitin, thanks for your insight with @lovenigel today.
60 years ago today #milesdavis first released #kindofblue on #columbiarecords Here’s a small tribute jam with myself on the opening track #sowhat #musicallife #chilling @lovenigel @jazzfm
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