From the opening moments of all of you in the first paris show, its obvious that whats happening onstage wasnt planned. Kind of blue is a studio album by american jazz musician miles davis, released on august 17, 1959, by columbia records. Kind of blue blue train miles davis and john coltrane 2 vinyl hq lp bundling 180 gram. Mar 23, 2018 these five european concerts find miles davis and john coltrane at both the apex and tail end of their musical relationship. Jazz, hard bop, classic 100, classic 100 jazz, jazz. Segundo listas publicadas por revistas especializadas em musica, os tres melhores albuns da historia do jazz sao.
Yet the music made for columbia by the davisled lineups round about midnight, milestones and, in particular, kind of blue defined an intellectual style of jazz others could only attempt to emulate. Tenor saxophone giant john coltrane recorded kind of blue with miles davis in early march and late april 1959, but when he returned to the studio as a leader in may to make giant steps, his first outing for atlantic records, he was after something different. The bass, horns, drums, cymbals have a sonorous timbre which is pleasing. Tenor saxophonist john coltrane was one of the most innovative, influential and respected figures in jazz history.
At this time, the two jazz giants were at the peak of their powers, exploring the music of the recently recorded kind of blue 1959. Whats your favourite coltrane solo on kind of blue. Recorded in may 1959 one month after completing davis kind of blue, giant steps is coltrane s first recital to feature nothing but his own original compositions, and is the. He also borrowed from bill evans, the principal creator of this album, the kind of blue that is reflected in blue in green. Aug 01, 2014 according to the chart album artist 116 john coltrane on the website, john coltrane has only two albums that went gold, a love supreme and blue train. For the last time, miles called back the pianist who had just left his quintet, and it was evans harmonic conceptions, inspired by early 20th century european music, that dominated kind of blue. It was recorded on march 2 and april 22, 1959, at columbias 30th street studio in new. Two months after his birth, his maternal grandfather, the reverend william blair, was promoted to presiding elder in the a. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. Recorded at the van gelder studio in hackensack, new jersey, it is the only blue note recording by coltrane as session leader. But it was also in 1959 that coltrane was prominently featured on davis influential modal classic kind of blue, and the saxman took the modal plunge in a major way when he became a fulltime group leader in 1960.
Its influence on music, including jazz, rock, and classical genres, has led writers to also deem it one of the most influential albums ever recorded. In the church of jazz, miles davis album kind of blue is a holy icon. The musical styles can range from electronics to postmetal, but the motivation remains intact. And, there is not one performance from kind of blue. Miles davis, john coltrane kind of blue miles davis. It features both davis and john coltrane and gathers five concerts from the spring 1960 jazz at the philharmonic european tour in a 4xcd set. Kind of blue in 1959, seven nowlegendary musicians in the prime of their careers went into the studio to record five simple compositional sketches. Miles davis 1959 kind of blue is a truly revolutionary concept album thats also. May 26, 2019 although this was john coltrane s debut for atlantic, he was concurrently performing and recording with miles davis. It was recorded on march 2 and april 22, 1959, at columbias 30th street studio in new york city, and released on august 17 of that year by columbia records. John coltrane blue train from the rough guide to john.
The album features daviss ensemble sextet consisting of saxophonists john coltrane. Davis trumpet is spare and astringent in its lyricism, while coltranes tenor sax. Blue train in my opinion is coltrane s best record. Download john coltrane 17 sacd albums 1956 1965 hires sacd rip 17x sacd rip iso dsd 1bit 2. These shows were among the last coltrane performed as a sideman, with two of the concerts recorded at pariss lolympia theater on monday 21 march. A titan of the 20th century, the saxophonist pioneered many of the jazz revolutions of the posthard bop era. I own the original recording of this masterpiece from columbia records and a cd of same. John william coltrane september 23, 1926 july 17, 1967 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. Blue train is a studio album by john coltrane, released in january 1958 on blue note records, catalogue blp 1577. Miles davis kind of blue wird 60 bytefm blog jubilaum.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of. Kind of blue 1959miles davisfull albumreproduction for educational use only. Find john coltrane discography, albums and singles on allmusic. He wants to explore both the kind of blue material still fresh on his mind while also satisfying the crowd with the type of exquisite. In the 1950s, coltrane s main focus had been hard bop giant steps, recorded in 1959, is considered bops ultimate blowing tune. Blue train john coltrane to stream in hifi, or to download in true cd quality on. Cobb added, you had to be strong enough to keep up with those guys. In 1960, miles was expressively as far from kind of blue as trane was. For one thing, the program consisted entirely of coltrane originals. By late 1958, davis employed one of the best and most profitable working bands pursuing the hard bop style. On kind of blue, there were longer durations between chords, opening up space in the music.
It was an occasionally volatile relationship with coltrane twice leaving and being replaced by rollins. The album features daviss ensemble sextet consisting of saxophonists john coltrane and julian cannonball adderley, pianist bill evans, bassist paul chambers, and. Okay so you had the likes of ornette coleman doing his crazy stuff but it lacked control and meaning. Im relatively new to jazz and dont even know which sax solos are coltrane on kob. Miles davis trumpet, julian cannonball adderley alto saxophone, john coltrane tenor saxophone, paul chambers bass, bill evans piano, jimmy cobb drums, wynton kelly piano. Some of the music does have a kind of film noir feel to it. Despite a relatively brief career, saxophonist john coltrane was among the most important, and most controversial, figures in jazz. It was recorded earlier that year on march 2 and april 22 at columbias 30th street studio in new york city. Miles davis kind of blue open source with christopher lydon. Despite his shortlived career, john coltrane was one of the most influential improvisers in jazz and there is a lot to be learned from his musical legacy, also by guitarists. Kind of blue the worlds greatestsounding music downloads.
The wild card for many firsttime listeners likely will be kelly, who had joined the band in early 1959. Coltrane changed his style radically over the course of his career, causing a critical divide between the adherents of his earlier, more conventional if still highly i. John coltranes musical career only spans 12 years between 1955 the moment he first got noticed as a sideman and 1967 the year of his death. Get john coltrane blue train blue trane sheet music notes, chords. In 1959, miles davis was already the innovator who introduced hard. Direct from disc to wav, no nr or post processing was used. Check out kind of blue by miles davis on amazon music.
Certified gold, blue train is coltrane s second solo album and the only one he recorded for blue note as a leader although he was never formally signed to the label. Which are the bestselling john coltrane albums of all time. Zion church and moved his family, including his infant grandson, to high point, nc, where coltrane grew up. The sound quality on this recording has a very rich warm buttery sound. John coltrane s maiden voyage for atlantic records was the fulfillment of all the potential hed demonstrated with miles, monk and on his own prestige recordings. The tracks are all less than 8 minutes each, not so different from many of coltrane s recordings.
Within the space of less than three weeks, coltrane would complete his work with davis and company on another genredefining disc, kind of blue, before commencing his efforts on this one. John coltrane coltrane first trane 19572019 official digital download 24bit44,1khz john coltrane coltrane 58. Although never formally signed, an oral agreement between john coltrane and blue note records founder alfred lion was indeed honored on blue train coltranes only collection of sides as a principal artist for the venerable label. Certified gold, blue train is coltrane s second solo album and the only one he recorded for blue note as a leader. My favorite things coltrane at newport john coltrane. In 1959, a few albums changed jazz forever miles davis, john coltrane, dave brubeck, ornette coleman and charles mingus. Download miles davis mp3 songs and albums music downloads. From the opening moments of all of you in the first paris show, its obvious that whats happening onstage wasnt. The same year kind of blue was released, john coltrane came into his own and, with one foot already out of miles davis group, developed the charged, unbridled sound that would define the rest of his career. Tracing the relationship between john coltrane and miles davis. Possibly the greatest jazz album ever produced, miles daviss masterpiece kind of blue still sounds as fresh today as it did 60 years ago. John coltrane the atlantic studio album collection 2015. A music titan gets his cinematic due in chasing trane, a comprehensive, engrossing and, its tempting to say, worshipful account of the life of john coltrane, the tenor sax player and composer most aficionados would agree deserves a spot on the jazz equivalent of mount rushmore smartly shaped and vigorously tolda stellar cast of.
Download john coltrane mp3 songs and albums music downloads. John coltrane blue train blue trane chords, sheet music. It is regarded by many critics as jazzs greatest record, daviss masterpiece, and one of the best albums of all time. Joined by pianist wynton kelly, bassist paul chambers, and drummer jimmy cobb the rhythm section from the classic kind of blue, the two giants display vividly contrasting styles. Aug 01, 2019 his groundbreaking modal work with miles davis on kind of blue was still a few months into the future, which makes this set more historical than vital or transitional, although its pleasant enough, featuring coltrane on several standards, including a tenplusminute version of invitation. This 1959 masterpiece remains the biggest and bestselling album in jazz history. In fact, one must look hard to find any trace of miles davis heard only on the 1955 stablemates and the 1958 live version of two bass hit. He led at least fifty recording sessions and appeared on many albums by other musicians, including trumpeter miles davis and pianist thelonious monk.
So im wondering what your favourite coltrane solo is on kob, it would be helpful if you pointed out which solo in the song is him. In 1957, coltrane created a masterpiece with the release of blue train. Miles davis kind of blue 2014, 320 kbps, file discogs. Coltrane, a tailor and amateur musician, and alice blair coltrane. Best wishes cellojax miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Miles davis, john coltrane kind of blue miles davis 1963 mono release. The recording sessions featured daviss ensemble sextet, with pianist bill evans, drummer jimmy cobb, bassist paul chambers, and saxophonists john coltrane and julian. A profile of john coltrane saxophone and details of their recordings available to browse and buy. Modal playing, with its endless pedal points and onechord bass ostinatos, allowed by definition no harmonic progression or forward movement and resulted in a structural stasis. Listen free to miles davis kind of blue so what, freddie freeloader and more. The idea of this blog is share music difficult to find. That was to change soon, perhaps under the influence of the album that coltrane was cutting with miles davis. Sep 22, 2018 john coltrane coltrane first trane 19572019 official digital download 24bit44,1khz john coltrane coltrane 58.
Kind of blue is a studio album by american jazz trumpeter miles davis. Listen free to john coltrane blue train blue train, moments notice and more. Each of the four discs emphasizes a different aspect of coltrane s music. Jan 03, 2009 best wishes cellojax miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Oct 10, 2015 miles davis 1959 1997 kind of blue kind of blue is a studio album by american jazz musician miles davis, released on august 17, 1959, by columbia records. Kind of blue ist ein studioalbum des usamerikanischen jazztrompeters miles davis. Blue note blp 1577, bst 81577, cdp 7 46095 2, st46095 john coltrane blue train blue note cdp 7243 8 53428 0 6 john coltrane the ultimate blue train blue note bst 89903 various artists blue notes three decades of jazz, volume 1 19491959 blue note bnla159g2 various artists a decade of jazz, volume two 19491959. Studio album 21 compilation 3 live 10 the heavyweight champion.