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I don't understand Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"

I'm new to Jazz. While I enjoy Amstrong and Fitzgerald duo and some of Amstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven pieces, I fail to appreciate "Kind of Blue" which is praised by many as cornerstone CD in jazz. What I hear from the CD is background music that is repetitous throughout the song and seemingly random saxo, or similar instrument - pardon my ignorance of instruments, in the front. The background music bothers me because it's simple and repetitive. Perhaps this is not my type of music. Or should I listen to other CDs before appreciate this one?

Can someone educate me what is great about this CD?
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john_l
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Recorded in one take ? Who cares.

It's one of the best pieces of music I've heard. Absolutely brilliant. Hearing that album was the entry point to jazz music for me. I never 'got it' until I heard KOB. I find the spontaneous creativity of the album to be it's major strength. The solo's just lock in and come out 'like magic'.

Question/Note: I have a version that has the original and an alternate take of flamenco sketches at the end. I prefer the alternate take. Other's ?
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