Kind Of Blue (studio album) by Miles Davis
Best album of 1959 (Miles Davis bestography
Kind Of Blue is ranked as the best album by Miles Davis.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 89 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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95/100  | 5 days ago |  ScrumpyArbuckle | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 04/17/2024 22:52 |  colonelchibbers | | 77/100 |
100/100 | 04/12/2024 17:46 | Aitch | | 78/100 |
80/100 | 04/06/2024 09:55 | Dalyararslan | | 80/100 |
95/100 | 03/29/2024 16:31 | robtinkham | | 86/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 89.1/100, a mean average of 87.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Truly a classic. Flawless from start-to-finish.
A stunningly beautiful album filled with complexity and subtlety. A definite must-own for any fan of Jazz. 10/10!
Non sempre le composizioni più difficili sono le più belle e questo disco ne è la dimostrazione vivente...in grado di far avvicinare generazioni alla musica jazz ma apprezzabile anche da ascoltatori più rodati. Per me questo è il DISCO JAZZ.
Fantastic!
It's simply the perfect jazz album.
98/100
With Kind Of Blues, Miles Davis shows that he was clearly going further than anyone else, so much so that this album will be a first inspiration as much musically as aesthetically that will allow other jazzmen (like Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman for example) to make very great albums like this one
Perfection
My introduction to Jazz! Great smooth stuff!
Moody, melodic, genre-birthing jazz.
A masterpiece in music that is phenomenal right from the start all the way up to the closing moments of Flamenco Sketches. As this album unravels you can only sit there and marvel at the genius and artistry of Miles Davis and he makes it near impossible to not get lost in the music. The ensemble he has formulated is possibly the greatest personnel list we will ever be treated to with everyone performing at their peak. At the helm is the mastermind himself in Davis whose trumpet guides us through the record giving us the best performance I have ever heard from him. Next up is Bill Evans whose soft piano moments adds a more delicate side to the proceedings on tracks like Flamenco Sketches and Blue In Green. Then there is John Coltrane on tenor sax whose performance is stellar as always. He provides flourishes giving the sound a vital edge and the quality he provides us with is outstanding. Finally, there is the two most under appreciated performers on the record which is Jimmy Cobb and Paul Chambers on double bass and drums who maintain the flow and keep the pace while allowing the others to shine with their solos. There are no weak tracks on this album and I really do think I could endlessly spin this record and I would never become bored. Overall, this is an album that has to be listened to by everyone as it transcends both jazz and music making it one of the greatest and most important albums ever released.
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