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jazzy_daveAshley Kahn "Kind Of Blue: Miles Davis and the Making of a Masterpiece" (Granta Books)
Kind of Blue is probably one of the most important and influential jazz records ever made. Recorded in two sessions, in March and April 1959, by one of the most outstanding jazz combos of all times (Coltrane, Cannonball, Bill Evans, Chambers, and Cobb, under Miles leadership) it was recognized as a masterpiece shortly after its release. A hauntingly beautiful, mesmerizing, trance-inducing performance whose successive listening are always rewarding, those forty-five minutes of exquisite beauty have now a fitting literary companion in this book. With two first chapters on the early career of Miles, and two last ones on the selling of Kind of Blue, the central part of this work are the two chapters with the detailed account of the two recordings sessions, based on a number of interviews with some of those present, and on the addition of the complete master tapes, including the studio chatter, some of which is reproduced. A beautiful, well-conceived book that, however, should only be read in tandem with the music.
Kind of Blue is probably one of the most important and influential jazz records ever made. Recorded in two sessions, in March and April 1959, by one of the most outstanding jazz combos of all times (Coltrane, Cannonball, Bill Evans, Chambers, and Cobb, under Miles leadership) it was recognized as a masterpiece shortly after its release. A hauntingly beautiful, mesmerizing, trance-inducing performance whose successive listening are always rewarding, those forty-five minutes of exquisite beauty have now a fitting literary companion in this book. With two first chapters on the early career of Miles, and two last ones on the selling of Kind of Blue, the central part of this work are the two chapters with the detailed account of the two recordings sessions, based on a number of interviews with some of those present, and on the addition of the complete master tapes, including the studio chatter, some of which is reproduced. A beautiful, well-conceived book that, however, should only be read in tandem with the music.
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