It's All Blues this week as we review and rank Kind Of Blue, the revolutionary instrumental modal jazz album by the legendary Miles Davis! Davis and his sextet (full of icons like John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley) abandoned the idea of chord progressions and studied scales, with minimal rehearsal. The result is a five-track improvised album that "changed the language of music." Its songs have become staples in the jazz canon, to the point that a certain chord is named the So What chord because it's so recognizable from this album. We'll talk about Miles' storied life and fluctuating career that led to his 1959 masterpiece... and then figure out why he later dismissed it as "warmed-over turkey."

James and Jazzy Connor talk about bearing Davis' torch into the future! As our resident trumpeter, Connor is quite familiar with Miles Davis. We learn how puffed up he can get. The Mixtaper is freestyling Fact Or Spin with tales about a vow of silence, a mysterious good Samaritan, and a Presidential Mix-Up that ended up Kinda Red. Then, get ready for a five-course meal as we examine the album track by track. Whether you're a decadent soup or an arugula dressed in regret, there's something on this album for every appetite.

How's this jazz album sit with you? Are there other foods you'd put in your five-course meal? Let us know if hard bop and modal jazz is music to your ears in the comments or on social media, and be sure to give us a follow! It's all no charge-- there are no Freddie Freeloaders here!

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0:00 Intro

4:01 About Miles Davis

16:34 About Kind Of Blue

28:18 Awards & Accolades

29:19 Fact Or Spin

30:52 He Took A Year-Long Vow Of Silence

35:05 He Had A Presidential Mix-Up

38:49 He Was Saved By A Famous Good Samaritan

45:34 Albino Loco Punched Him In The Face

50:25 Album Art

51:23 So What

57:01 Freddie Freeloader

1:00:41 Blue In Green

1:05:03 All Blues

1:09:18 Flamenco Sketches

1:12:37 Final Spin

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