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Which Jazz Albums are similar to Kind of Blue

Gents, please advice on picking up some jazz music. I am not so much into classic Jazz sound, but I found Miles Davis' Kind of Blue to be impressive. I would say the same thing to the song "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.

I have so far sampled "Steps to Heaven", "Someday My Prince Will Come" and "Miles Ahead", but none of them come close to "Kind of Blue", IMHO. Can you point me to similar albums - Miles or others?

Thanks
planckscale
episteme
55 posts
 
the Cannonball Adderly album is a good suggestion.

I would also highly recommend two albums by Bill Evans (the pianist on most of Kind of Blue): "Waltz for Debby" and "Sunday at the Village Vanguard" (in that order). Awesome albums, and I think you will find them extremely enjoyable.

Check www.allmusic.com for info.
valinar
470 posts
 
Just a follow up to Celtic66's suggestion about finding a public radio station with an evening jazz show. Our local station has Bob Parlocha's show. His selection is quite good and he gives you thorough info about each set of songs; names of songs, performers, labels and more. I have found leads to some good albumns from him. You can also go to his website.
jazzwithbobparlocha.com
hifimaniac
508 posts
 
Sonny Rollins Saxophone Collosus; Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson. Miles Davis' Relaxin.
qdrone
1,039 posts
 
Something Else by Cannonball Adderly. If you have a turntable this LP is out in so many Audiophile pressings by Blue Note,Classic Records and some others out there if not get the re mastered 24 bit version.
Also Dave Brubeck Time Out is a breezy romp too.
fishboat
245 posts
 
You might listen to Pandora.com and set up a "radio station" based on Miles Davis....playing similar music is what Pandora does. I have a Pandora/Davis station set up in my account...good stuff.
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