Miles Davis - Kind of Blue (Corrected Speed) / 2LP Analogue Productions

Miles Davis' “Kind Of Blue” is the best-selling jazz album of all time – a five-track masterpiece full of melancholic moods and melodies, an album that features in every “best of” list and has been inducted into every “hall of fame.” However,

the groundbreaking recording came with a small problem that the studio producers and record company understandably never really communicated to the outside world and that went virtually unnoticed by music lovers and experts: the motor

of the studio's 3-track master recorder ran slowly on the day of the album's first recording session. This speed problem affected the first three tracks on the album: “So What,” “Freddie Freeloader” and “Blue In Green” were recorded with a barely

perceptible quarter-tone sharp. Until now, this had only been corrected for the Classic Records (1995) release and by Columbia Records/Sony Music in a CD reissue in the late 1990s. Analogue Productions has also corrected the speed problem

in its UHQR edition – now also for this new edition that comes as a double LP at 33 RPM, which also includes an alternate take of “Flamenco Sketches” at 45 RPM.

“Kind Of Blue” remains one of the most listened to and studied recordings – “required listening” for many young musicians and one of the most transcendent jazz works ever recorded. Davis plays sublime trumpet with his unforgettable sextet,

consisting of pianist Bill Evans, drummer Jimmy Cobb, bassist Paul Chambers, and saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, with Wynton Kelly playing piano on “Freddy The Freeloader.” “Kind Of Blue” is more than just Miles Davis'

most enduring album, it is a testament to Miles' experimental approach to drastically simplifying modern jazz: “Kind Of Blue” is, in a sense, just melody – and atmosphere. None of the musicians had played the pieces before they went into the first of two

recording sessions in the spring of 1959. In fact, Miles had written the arrangements for most of the pieces just a few hours before the session. Miles also stuck to his old recording method, which involved virtually no rehearsals and only one take per piece.

The reissue by Analogue Productions represents “Kind Of Blue” in the best possible way, as it is free of speed issues and meets the highest audiophile standards: Bernie Grundman is responsible for remastering the original master tape. The double LP, which

includes a 4-page insert with corrected speed information and liner notes by Robert Palmer, was pressed on 180-gram vinyl by industry leader Quality Record Pressings (QRP) using Classic Records equipment. The two records come in a tip-on gatefold jacket

from Stoughton Printing, made from heavy cardboard with a scratch-resistant, matte finish.We recommend the use of "L'Art du Son" LP cleaner to wet wash your vinyl. Even new records of high quality production will benefit from this.

Title

Side A (Corrected Speed, 33 RPM)

1. So What

2. Freddie Freeloader 

3. Blue In Green

Side B (33 RPM) 

1. All Blues

2. Flamenco Sketches

LP 2

Side C (Original Speed, 33 RPM)

1. So What

2. Freddie Freeloader

3. Blue In Green

Side D (45 RPM)

1. Flamenco Sketches (Alternate Take)