I don't understand Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"

Try his 'Bitches Brew'.I don't like'Kind of Blue' either,puts me to sleep in 20 seconds.

Banksfriend there wasn't anybody in the history of Jazz who could be determined or tagged by one style less than Miles Davis-- your statement about him really isn't accurate at all -he had more styles than anybody in Jazz.
You don't like KOB fine,you can't be wrong about that.
I also don't think the fact it was recorded in one take (it wasn't but that's a different point)is the reason it is held it such high esteem at all but rather the quality of the music.

Recorded in one take ? Who cares.

It's one of the best pieces of music I've heard. Absolutely brilliant. Hearing that album was the entry point to jazz music for me. I never 'got it' until I heard KOB. I find the spontaneous creativity of the album to be it's major strength. The solo's just lock in and come out 'like magic'.

Question/Note: I have a version that has the original and an alternate take of flamenco sketches at the end. I prefer the alternate take. Other's ?

Ben-Campbell, I've listened to more than one album, Don't love them either. It's just my personal preference don't take it personally. You are right about the one take though, I was thinking faster than I was typing.

JLC: I'd like to recommend a book to you. It's called "What Jazz Is," and it's written by a pianist named Jonny King. It's a great, accessible introduction, and includes an analysis of 10 cuts from 10 classic Blue Note recordings that straddle KOB. You won't like all of them, but if you pick up a few, you'll get a great education in jazz.

Compare, for example, Hank Mobley's Soul Station (which was recorded about the same time as KOB, and wasn't really influenced by it) to Herbie Hancock's Maiden Voyage, which is impossible to imagine without Miles & Evans. Then you'll see why KOB deserves its reputation, even if it's not to your taste.