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
I find it quite funny that I found this thread because I've been asking friends and co-workers for the last two weeks what kinda Jazz out there sounds like Kind of Blue and Dave Brubeck's Take Five. Since reading all the posts listed in this thread I've just bought 6 disc's (mostly what Planckscale like as well) off of Amazon.ca ranging from Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor to Miles Davis. I like that oldschool laid back jazzy sound. A few people have recommended me some jazz-fushion stuff that I absolutely detest. Hopefully I'll enjoy all the new music i just bought.
Miles Davis ESP. This pre-dates Kind of Blue by less than a year, the lineup is essentially the same. The music is a little more up-tempo, but there are some significant nods towards the modality of KOB to come. Also, IMHO the recording quality is better, as KOB seems to have suffered more than the usual number of mishaps along the way.
There have been some excellent suggestions made here. I would also recommend recordings from the same era from Harold Land, Benny Golson, Tina Brooks, Kenny Dorham, Art Pepper. If you're looking for a really "cool" and laid back sound, you must check out "Blue Hour" on vinyl or "The Complete Blue Hour Sessions" on CD...Stanley Turrentine w/ The Three Sounds.
KOB was released in 1959 -The Best Year in Jazz History-
Miles Davis
Dave Brubeck
Charles Mingus
Ornette Coleman
...and other honorable mentions.

all released Jazz masterpieces.