Released on August 17, 1959, "Kind of Blue" it was recorded the same year, from March 2 to April 22 in New York. The recordings were made in two sessions with the Miles Davis sextet, composed of saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, drummer Jimmy Cobb and double bassist Paul Chambers. The recordins has been considered by many critics to be the greatest jazz album, Miles Davis' masterpiece, and one of the greatest albums of all time. Its influence on music, jazz, rock and classical, has led composers to recognize it as one of the most influential albums ever recorded, cited by many authors and music critics as the greatest jazz album and is placed at the top of lists of best albums in different musical genres.
This release is part of the New Ermitage collection available from January 2024: 18 jazz and soul titles reissued on yellow vinyl with new codes and renewed graphics.
