So What-with Miles Davis Solo Transcription
June 9, 2010 in Jazz Standards
This jazz standard is the first tune on Miles Davis’ classic record, “Kind of Blue.” It’s the top jazz album of all time as measured by sales. It’s sold over 20 million copies, and still sells about 5,000 copies a week. And it was recorded in 1959. You should listen to it. A lot. It’s one of the most important jazz albums in existence, perhaps the most important. It even made Rolling Stone’s list of top albums (at #12 all-time). Rolling Stone can hardly be known for paying attention to jazz, and so it’s an amazing testament to Miles’ album [...]
