Kind of Blue

Summary

Kind of Blue is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,152 views/month, #171 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kind of Blue received the SNEP double gold album^[3].
• Kind of Blue's instance of is recorded as album^[4].
• Kind of Blue's genre is modal jazz^[5].
• Kind of Blue's genre is jazz^[6].
• Kind of Blue was produced by Irving Townsend^[7].
• Among the performers on Kind of Blue was Miles Davis^[8].
• Kind of Blue's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[9].
• Kind of Blue's place of publication is recorded as United States^[10].
• Kind of Blue is part of Miles Davis's albums in chronological order^[11].
• Kind of Blue's language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[12].
• Kind of Blue was distributed by 33 RPM 12" vinyl^[13].
• Kind of Blue was distributed by compact disc^[14].
• Kind of Blue was distributed by music streaming^[15].
• Kind of Blue's review score is recorded as 5^[16].
• Kind of Blue's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as CBS 30th Street Studio^[17].
• Kind of Blue was released on August 17, 1959^[18].
• Kind of Blue's tracklist is recorded as So What^[19].
• Kind of Blue's tracklist is recorded as Freddie Freeloader^[20].
• Kind of Blue's tracklist is recorded as Blue in Green^[21].
• Kind of Blue's tracklist is recorded as All Blues^[22].
• Kind of Blue's tracklist is recorded as Flamenco Sketches^[23].
• Kind of Blue's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kind of Blue'}^[24].
• Kind of Blue's has characteristic is recorded as instrumental album^[25].
• Kind of Blue's different from is recorded as Kind of Blue^[26].
• Kind of Blue's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3316'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 1959-08-17^[29]

• Genre(s): cool jazz, hard bop, jazz, modal jazz, post-bop^[30]

• Community tags: cool jazz, discogs/the most popular album released every year from 1950 to 2020, hard bop, jazz, jazz instrument, modal, modal jazz, modal music, post-bop, trumpet jazz^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8e8a594f-2175-38c7-a871-abb68ec363e7^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Kind of Blue was Miles Davis^[8]. It was produced by Irving Townsend^[7].

Publication

Kind of Blue was released on August 17, 1959^[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as no linguistic content^[12]. Genres include modal jazz^[5] and jazz^[6]. It is part of Miles Davis's albums in chronological order^[11]. Recorded distribution format include 33 RPM 12" vinyl^[13], compact disc^[14], and music streaming^[15].

Reception

Kind of Blue received the SNEP double gold album^[3]. Its review score is recorded as 5^[16].

Why It Matters

Kind of Blue ranks in the top 0.28% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,152 views/month, #171 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

FAQs

What awards did Kind of Blue receive?

Honors received include SNEP double gold album^[3].