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Kind Of Blue
RecommendedMiles Davis (trumpet), Julian Cannonball Adderley (alto saxophone), John Coltrane (tenor saxophone), Paul Chambers (bass), Bill Evans (piano), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Wynton Kelly (piano)
Certainly, Kind of Blue must be measured by musical influence. Ask any number of influential music-makers who have been around, such as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, and the like, they all agree.... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Rolling Stone, Best Jazz Albums of All Time
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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An adept at solo recitals (his Facing You for ECM in 1970 was a strong harbinger), he began a series of in-concert recitals for Manfred Eicher’s label that attracted acclaim and increasing public... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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[…] Out To Lunch represents another side of the Dolphy genius, showing him as a musician-leader intent on involving his entire group in the improvisatory process at every level and at all times. —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Time Out
RecommendedThe Dave Brubeck Quartet, Paul Desmond (alto saxophone), Eugene Wright (bass), Dave Brubeck (piano), Joe Morello (drums)
[…] It’s also important to stress Brubeck’s commitment to collective invention within his group: still an unusual thing in jazz in 1959. Put that all together and the unusual time signatures... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Core Collection
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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The binary 34-bar ‘Dolphin Dance’ and the modal 32-bar ‘Maiden Voyage’, with its pre-arranged rhythmic structure that is maintained throughout, will probably be played as long as jazz itself.... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Although late-50s Rollins may be the stuff to get the critics panting, this was the template for all future Rollins creative ventures, whether they be avant-garde or retro or just plain Sonny.... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Next 100 (Pre-1980)
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At its core is the brooding central movement from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, but the poignant lyricism and incandescent colours Miles and Gil invest the other pieces, including a rare... —
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Mingus Ah Um
RecommendedCharles Mingus (bass), Shafi Hadi (tenor saxophone), Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Booker Ervin (tenor saxophone), Horace Parlan (piano), Dannie Richmond (drums), John Handy (alto saxophone), Willie Dennis (trombone), Shafi Hadi (alto saxophone), John Handy (clarinet), Charles Mingus (piano)
Just as with the Monk at number six, this classic album also represented a career breakthrough. […] Ah Um’s release came in the same year as his first evening appearance at the Newport Festival... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Penguin Guide to Jazz, Crowned
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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For the five years he held his Junior Cook-Blue Mitchell quintet together, Silver had the perfect combination of his high-quality tunes and a band that had a magic interpretative touch. They... —
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Presto Music, Classic Jazz Recording
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The New Yorker, Top 100 Jazz Albums
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
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Ghost Song
RecommendedCécile McLorin Salvant (creative director, piano), Ben Tousley (designer), Paul Sikivie (electric bass, synthesizer, bass), Sullivan Fortner (piano, fender rhodes keyboards, background vocals), James Chirillo (banjo), Keita Ogawa (percussion), Alexa Tarantino (flute), Marvin Sewell (guitar), Burniss...
This set features everything from theatrical and folk elements to the kind of rapid-fire Sprechstimme pithiness associated with Garfunkel and Oates (search YouTube), yet its overall themes –... —
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Jazzwise, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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AllMusic, Editor's Choice, March 2022
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Downbeat, Editor's Pick, April 2022
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th March 2022
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BBC Music Magazine, May 2022, Jazz Choice
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Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Album
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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