UUSI MILES (DAVIS) KIND OF BLUE T-PAITA (XXXL)

Kind Of Blue isn't merely an artistic high-
light for Miles Davis, it's an album that to-
wers 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
is innovative and entertaining. That may
not mean it's the greatest jazz album ever
made, but it certainly is a universally ac-
knowledged standard of excellence. Why
does Kind of Blue posses such a mysti-
que? 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 mo-
ment 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 qua-
lity. All of this doesn't quite explain why
seasoned jazz fans return to this record
even after they've memorized every nuan-
ce. They return because this is an excep-
tional band - Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans,
Cannonball Adderly, Paul Chambers, Jim-
my Cobb, and Wynton Kelly -- one of the
greatest in history, playing at the peak of
its power. As Evans said in the original li-
ner 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 we-
re 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 ad-
vanced music that is extraordinarily enjoy-
able. 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 ot-
her than a cornerstone of any jazz collec-
tion.

The epitome of cool an eternally evolving
trumpeter who repeatedly changed the
course of jazz between the 1950s and
'90s.

Throughout a professional career lasting
50 years, Miles Davis played the trumpet
in a lyrical, introspective, and melodic sty-
le, often employing a stemless Harmon
mute to make his sound more personal
and intimate. But if his approach to his in-
strument was constant, his approach to
jazz was dazzlingly protean. To examine
his career is to examine the history of jazz
from the mid-'40s to the early '90s, since
he was in the thick of almost every impor-
tant innovation and stylistic development
in the music during that period, and he of-
ten led the way in those changes, both
with his own performances and recordings
and by choosing sidemen and collabora-
tors who forged new directions. It can e-
ven be argued that jazz stopped evolving
when Davis wasn't there to push it forward.

Miles (Davis) Kind Of Blue T-Paita (XXXL)

Paidan teksti:  Miles * Kind Of Blue

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Kuva:  sinivalkoinen

Koko:  XXXL

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