Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (Vinyl, Oct-2015, 2 Disc-Set, Mobile Fidelity Sound

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Kind of Blue by Miles Davis (Vinyl, Oct-2015, 2 Disc-Set, 45RPM Mobile Fidelity Sound. Condition is "NEW, SEALED MINT” Shipped with USPS Media Mail.

Special Limited Edition #14163

Pressed on 180 Gram High-Definition Vinyl

Mastered at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab on the GAIN 2 Ultra Analog System

Small tear in shrink, top right corner - see last photo.

IF THERE'S A STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN, THIS IS THE SOUNDTRACK: THE MT. RUSHMORE OF JAZZ SESSIONS

How does one properly introduce an epochal record? Perhaps by unequivocally stating that it is the best-selling jazz album in history. Or by affirming that, every year, it sells tens of thousands of copies more than five decades after its original release. There's also the matter of its status as the most referenced, and arguably, most important, jazz recording of all-time. And the Dream Team lineup of Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb. Yes, Kind of Blue is utterly inimitable.

Track Listing

So What

Freddie Freeloader

Blue in Green

All Blues

Flamenco Sketches

In its three-decade-plus history, Mobile Fidelity has never been prouder to have the honor of handling efforts as important as Davis' key recordings. It's why the our engineers took every available measure to transport listeners to the March and April 1959 sessions that parlayed modal jazz into mainstream language. The blueprint for melodic improvisation and vamping, Kind of Blue simplifies tonal organization and chordal progression into an eminently beautiful, introspective tapestry stitched with swinging poetry, mellifluous soloing, compositional lyricism, transcendental harmonies, and group interplay of the highest caliber. 

While no one has ever completely identified the magic behind the record's allure is the otherworldly nature is part of its inherent charm as much of the success lies with the band members. Davis intentionally handpicked these musicians to comprise this particular cast, with everyone from former foil Evans to blues maestro Kelly to percussive genius Cobb interacting and reacting with peerless skill. 

An audiophile favorite from the day it was issued, Kind of Blue takes on nirvanic sonic proportions via Mobile Fidelity's reissue. The expressive warmth, imaging clarity, frequency extension, and window-on-the-world breadth afforded by this new edition places music lovers right in the studio with the sextet. Close your eyes and, no matter how many times you may have heard it before, your experience will parallel that of the players that recorded these gems. Everyone shares in the excitement of not knowing what will happen and, as the music begins to lie out in front of you, you'll feel as if you've been whisked away to a jazz holy land. Quintessential.