Which Davies' Kind of Blue CD sounds better?

This isn't going to be very helpful for you, but the absolute best CD copy of this album I've heard was a recording of the original mono LP a friend of mine made. This smokes the old Sony Gold CD from the 1990's (which is good, as well). You can hear some slight ticks on it now and then, but it is absolutely gorgeous--full and with nice presence.

-d

Get a $50 sacd player and the sacd version.

Get the Columbia/Legacy 1997 or later reissue. A tape speed error is corrected on the '97 reissue for the first time. Even the original vinyl had one side at the wrong speed. It also includes the one alternate take from the session, a second take of Flamenco Sketches. That's how you can tell you're getting the corrected version.

If you want to stay with CD and not SACD, the Sony Super Bit Mapping (SBM on back of case) is very good in my experience and better than the first re master done on this great work. I can't say if this version is still available as I purchased it many years ago.

Contrarian view. I have both the first digitally remastered CD (much reviled) and one of the last ones (CK64835). I honestly tend to like the first one as well or better. I also have the SACD and 3 LP versions including the two-disk Classic, so I know this thing pretty well. Still looking for the reel-to-reel tape version if anyone out there wants to sell one for less than the current going rate (~ $135). Dave