Miles Davis Celebration - Kind of Blue
Saturday 27 May 2006 14:00-15:00 (Radio 3)
Miles Davis' 1959 album Kind of Blue is one of the most significant achievements in the history of post-War jazz. Geoffrey Smith dissects the different numbers on the album to discover what makes them such landmark pieces.
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Miles Davis Celebration - Kind of Blue. The online audio of this programme is truncated for rights reasons. Duration 54 mins.
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Miles Davis: So What
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Sony 64935
Track 1
R Robinson/C Conrad/SM Lewis/J Young: Swinging the Blues
Ken Burns Jazz
Frankie Trumbauer & his orchestra feat. Bix Belder
Verve 5493522 / 5
Disc 1 Track 21
A Razaf/T Waller/H Brooks: Ain't Misbehavin'
Ken Burns Jazz
Louis Armstrong & Orchestra
Verve 5493522 / 5
Disc 2 Track 5
J Gillespie/K Clarke: Salt Peanuts
Charlie Parker Jazz
Charlie Parker
Verve 549 / 084-2
Track 2
Miles Davis: Freddie Freeloader
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Sony 64935
Track 2
Miles Davis: Blue in Green
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Sony 64935
Track 3
Bill Evans: Peace Piece
Everybody Digs Bill Evans
Bill Evans Trio
Riverside OJCCD / 0682
Track 7
Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Sony 64935
Track 5
Ma Rainey: See See Rider
Don't Fish in My Sea
Ma Rainey
Snapper Music SBLUECD / 015
Track 3
Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches (Alternative Take)
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Sony 64935
Track 6
Miles Davis: All Blues
Kind of Blue
Miles Davis
Sony 64935
Track 4