Kind of Blue


This was the first Jazz CD I ever owned.  I currently have over 200 Jazz CDs and Kind of Blue is still #1 on my list.

What are your favs?

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Miles Davis:  Kind of Blue, Miles Smiles, A Tribute to Jack Johnson

John Coltrane:  Giant Steps, assorted tracks from LP's

Mahavishnu Orchestra:  The Inner Mounting Flame, Birds of Fire

Oz Noy:  Live in Asia

Jim Hall Trio:  Live!

Bill Evans Trio:  Complete Riverside Recordings

Gary Burton and Chick Corea:  Crystal Silence

Appreciate everyone’s recommendations!

@mahgister Always enjoy you sharing your experiences and music suggestions!

@tostadosunidos Crystal Silence is a classic!

I will add the French jazz pianist Claude Bolling as one of my favorite musicians.

I like "Kind of Blue" but I do have a  few Jazz Albums that I like better,  including:

Olu Dara, In the World: From Natchez to New York

Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D.

Abdullah Ibrahim - Yarona

Johnny Dyani - Angolian Cry

Macy Grey - Stripped

The Olu Dara recording just makes me smile.

 

Duke Ellington:  A Drum Is A Woman
Max Roach:    Freedom Now Suite
Count Basie:  too many to choose from
Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers:  Reflections in Blue
Supersax Plays Bird
Dave Pell:  Prez Conference
Blossom Dearie:  Give Him the Ohh-La-La
Catherine Russell:  Bring It Back
Clark Terry & Max Roach:  Friendship
Clifford Brown & Max Roach
John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman
Dexter Gordon:  Doin' Alright
Woody Shaw: Rosewood
Ella & Louis
Fats Navarro: Nostalgia
Woody Herman 1958
Sinatra at the Sands (with the Count Basie band)
Freddie Hubbard:  Hub-Tones
Horace Silver:  Song For My Father
Gal Costa:  Aquele Frevo Axe
Julie London:  About The Blues
Peggy Lee:  Come Rain or Come Shine
Real Vocal String Quartet:  Four Little Sisters