Product Description
Brand New ~ Sealed! Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Special Hand Numbered Limited Edition Audiophile 45RPM 2LP Box Set ~ Remastered From The Original Master Tapes! Plated & Pressed On 180 Gram High Definition Vinyl! Includes 8-Page Booklet. (This Particular Set Is Limited Edition Number: 15774)
The Best-Selling Album in Jazz History Has Received the Prestigious Mobile Fidelity Full Treatment. The Definitive Analog Version ~ Absolutely SUPERB SOUND!!
‘Kind of Blue’ is the most-referenced, and arguably, most important, jazz recording of all-time. This sumptuous box set is a must have ~ even for fans that already possess multiple versions. Such is the illuminating transparency, reference dynamics, organic warmth, and instrumental detail exposed by the thoroughly scrupulous mastering process. The blueprint for melodic improvisation and vamping, ‘Kind of Blue’ simplifies tonal organization and chordal progression into an eminently beautiful, introspective tapestry stitched with swinging poetry, mellifluous soloing, compositional lyricism, transcendental harmonies, and group interplay of the highest caliber.
An audiophile favorite from the day it was issued, ‘Kind of Blue’ takes on nirvanic sonic proportions via Mobile Fidelity’s reissue. The expressive warmth, imaging clarity, frequency extension, and window-on-the-world breadth afforded by this new edition places music lovers right in the studio with the sextet. Close your eyes and, no matter how many times you may have heard it before, your experience will parallel that of the players that recorded these gems. Everyone shares in the excitement of not knowing what will happen and, as the music begins to lie out in front of you, you’ll feel as if you’ve been whisked away to a jazz holy land. Quintessential!
Side 1:
So What
Side 2:
Freddie Freeloader
Blue in Green
Side 3:
All Blues
Side 4:
Flamenco Sketches
Please Note: The Limited Edition Number Shown In Photos Is Of Previously Sold Copy.
AMG –
An album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album. To be reductive, it's the Citizen Kane of jazz -- an accepted work of greatness that's innovative and entertaining. That may not mean it's the greatest jazz album ever made, but it certainly is a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps it's that this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of "So What." From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It's the pinnacle of modal jazz -- tonality and solos build from chords, not the overall key, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn't quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they've memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band - Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Wynton Kelly -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes and chords before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous, filled with performances that still crackle with vitality. Few albums of any genre manage to work on so many different levels, but Kind of Blue does. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don't like Kind of Blue, you don't like jazz -- but it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection.