Ashley Kahn wrote the book on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue, the jazz album everyone owns if they one at least one jazz album. We talk with Ashley about the recording of Kind of Blue, and about its legacy. (Apologies for the audio issues.)

Guest:

Ashley Kahn
Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece

Show notes:

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue
Glenn Gould's 1955 and 1981 recordings of Bach's Goldberg Variations
Episode #1 – Songs to Albums to Songs
Miles Davis: Ascenseur Pour L'Echafaud: Original Soundtrack
Richard Williams: The Blue Moment
Ashley Kahn: A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltrane's Signature Album
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (documentary)

Our next tracks:

Miles Davis: Circle in the Round
Miles Davis: Bitches Brew

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