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dscheide's review against another edition
5.0
This was a wonderful book, but I made the mistake of buying the paperback. (I had checked the hardcover ed. from the library before). The beautiful design of the original looks like crap in the pb ed.
andee1112's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
Amazing details for experts or total jazz newbies
mjanssen's review against another edition
4.0
Solid and informative read about the creation of a classic jazz album. Lots of wonderful details to eat up if you are a fan of jazz. I can't really find a flaw with this book, other than that there is a slightly disorienting approach to inserting some mini-chapters about various aspects of the album's production into the flow of a larger narrative. I found myself having to read a ways, flip back to read one of these inserts, and then page forward again. It was disruptive to the otherwise engaging flow of the creation story.
Reading this is food food for thought about why this album is such a bestselling classic, whereas overall the public is disengaged with jazz. (Sales of jazz albums are the lowest they've been in decades.) Maybe it's just the album's simple beauty, the invitation to bask in melodic expressions that are not intimidatingly showy or layered. It's like singing.
Reading this is food food for thought about why this album is such a bestselling classic, whereas overall the public is disengaged with jazz. (Sales of jazz albums are the lowest they've been in decades.) Maybe it's just the album's simple beauty, the invitation to bask in melodic expressions that are not intimidatingly showy or layered. It's like singing.
mjb2022's review against another edition
3.0
This a really nice background information for the Kind of Blue Album and how Miles Davis formed the band that recorded the music. And like the book says it more of tribute to an ending of an era rather than a start to a new jazz age. However, many of the modern jazz has it roots to this album and warns that young musician need to have solid music education before trying to go into modal improvisations. Would recommend this book to anyone who has interest in music, history, and jazz.
joshloftin's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
4.5
This is an interesting behind-the-scenes look at the making of an incredible album and the time period it was made. There’s a lot of fascinating insights into the players involved, the production techniques, and the musical choices made my Davis, Bill Evans and others.
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