50 years of Kind of Blue

Miles Davis during recording session of Kind Of Blue

This year Kind Of Blue, turned 50. On Msnbc you can find a great article about this album which made jazz history.

Miles was the cool hipster with his designer suits, Italian sports cars and glamorous women; the withdrawn and bespectacled Evans had the rumpled look of a nerdy college professor. But both shared a passion for modern classical composers, a penchant for introspective spacious music with an emphasis on lyricism, and a willingness to experiment.

Miles could see that there was something new that he could do with this guy who was making new sounds on the piano (Chick Corea)

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