Classics: Kind of Blue

Miles Davis trumpetJulian “Cannonball” Adderley alto saxophoneJohn Coltrane tenor saxophoneWynton Kelly piano (“Freddie Freeloader”)Bill Evans piano (all other tracks)Paul Chambers bassJimmy Cobb drumsRecorded March 2 and April 22, 1959, at Columbia 30th Street Studio, New YorkEngineer: Fred PlautCover photo: Jay MaiselProduced by Irving TownsendRelease date: August 17, 1959 I learned to love jazz on ECM records. I heard Jan Garbarek before I heard John Coltrane, and Tomasz Stanko before Miles Davis. I liked the way a bass line could change the harmony under a note the lead was still holding. Sometimes a drummer would answer a phrase with a mere tap of a cymbal, and I’d replay the track just to catch what he’d picked up on. After years of writing about the label, I’ve decided to swim upstream back through the canon and dive into the records my favorite players have taken to heart. And so it is that I come to Kind of Blue with a fondness for musicians who have demonstrated the value of…

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