Kind Of Blue (Album Review)

Miles Davis is a legend, and for good reason. The man had a way of playing jazz music like no one else on this planet. Nothing backs this up better than his 1959 album "Kind of Blue". Featuring John Coltrane on tenor sax, every song on this album is incredible. The opening track, "So What", is a classic. "All Blues" is another amazing piece, as it is Blues music, but not in the common fashion that many think of Blues. It's hard to describe the creative genius that is contained in this album to somebody who does not listen to or appreciate jazz music. However, that's part of the beauty of this record; it's a great place to start for someone that's never listened to jazz before. The music is able to evoke certain feelings and emotions out of me that not a ton of music is able to do. It's beautiful. It's a critically acclaimed album (In 2003 Rolling Stone ranked it #12 on its list of 500 greatest albums ever), if that matters to you. If you enjoy different kinds of music and are looking for something new and fresh to check out (new and fresh to you that is), then this is the record for you. You can always chill out to it, no matter what time of day it may be. I can listen to it in the morning when I'm preparing for my day, or late in the evening when I'm relaxing after some long hours. I'll just come out and say that if you check this record out, chances are you'll become at least ten times cooler than you were previous to giving it a listen.

-N.G.