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EPISODE · Aug 27, 2024 · 22 MIN

Blue in Green and Miles Davis' Kind of Blue Album

from The Jazz Real Book · host Jay Sweet

36- “Blue in Green” and Kind of Blue Standards Rating 7 Difficulty Rating 6 "Blue in Green," a track from Kind of Blue (Columbia Records 1959), is a unique piece whose authorship has been questioned as it is sometimes credited to Miles Davis and/or Bill Evans. The song creates a lush, ethereal sound by featuring a 10-bar form and employing Dorian, Mixolydian, and Lydian modes. The musicians (soloists)—Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans—deliver performances marked by spacious phrasing, improvisation, and focus on mood and texture. Kind of Blue is a groundbreaking jazz album often hailed as the greatest of all time. Embracing modal jazz, its simplicity and harmonic richness contrast with the complex post-bop style of the era. The album captures a perfect, irreplaceable moment in jazz history, with the collective brilliance of its performers creating a timeless masterpiece. This configuration of artists never recorded together again in the studio, further solidifying the album's status as a singular achievement in jazz. Miles Davis https://youtu.be/TLDflhhdPCg?si=HQCQ6EzO4AMn3dKF Bill Evans https://youtu.be/3XpjOXsf2zg?si=AVn_PhIVpjn7aTNU Chet Baker's “Alone Together” with “Blue and Green” Intro https://youtu.be/p0zIbYCu7Yc?si=bP9OeUgcoOUSXMik Curated Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bla6DuepTMq3kdzUlXTy7?si=74cb49b3f0834ee5

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