Synopses & Reviews
This critically and commercially acclaimed tribute to the most popular jazz album of all time is now available in paperback. With transcriptions of the unedited session tapes; in-depth interviews with musicians; freshly discovered Columbia Records files; never-before-seen photographs; and a foreword by the last surviving member of the band, drummer Jimmy Cobb, Kind of Blue is a vital piece of music historyand will be essential for fans and scholars for years to come.
Review
U.S. News & World Report, 1/5/09 “a brisk read, full of rarely seen photos.”
Malcolm Jones, Newsweek, 2/9/09
“Absorbing.”
Review
U.S. News and World Report, 1/5/09 a brisk read, full of rarely seen photos.”
Malcolm Jones, Newsweek, 2/9/09
Absorbing.”
Counterpunch.org, 8/14/09
excellent”
The Believer, August 2013
I read it with admiration, pleasure, and, occasionally, more concentration than I need to use on most music books
Kahn writes with discipline and a great deal of care. Andyeshe provides an authoritative and accessible guide
His book is riveting.”
Virginia Quarterly Review, 10/18/13
There is no argument about the celestial status of Miles Daviss 1959 epic recording Kind of Blue and Ashley Kahns Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles David Masterpiece, an informative brief for its greatness.”
Synopsis
Now in paperback: "A small treasure" (The New Yorker) and the best-selling account of the creation of a jazz classic.
About the Author
Ashley Kahn is an award-winning journalist and radio essayist, and is the author of The House That Trane Built, and A Love Supreme: The Story of John Coltranes Signature Album. He lives in Fort Lee, New Jersey.