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Is Kind of Blue the Best Jazz Album Ever

Let me begin by qualifying "best", in this case I use the word best to mean the most representative or widely accepted.

Kind of Blue is not my favorite album, but whenever I listen to it I feel that if someone were to ask me what is Jazz I would be compelled to play it, more specifically "So What".

Maybe it is the star studded cast, Miles Davis, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderly. On their own these guys are legends. Together?

So the question can be twisted, are they any other jazz albums that could represent what Jazz so perfectly?
nick_sr
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tpreaves
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Granted "Kind Of Blue" is a stellar album but,there are way too many subgenres to select one album to represent all jazz music.Just my opinion.
kurt_tank
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Absolutely.

Just like "Dark Side of the Moon", by Pink Floyd, is the best Rock album, and Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is Classical's best piece.

Any other questions?

;-)

IMHO, There can be no "Best" when it comes to 'Works of Art', as it is all just a matter of opinion.

I do agree with you that if 100 jazz lovers were to put together a list of their top 10 albums, KOB would probably be on more lists than any other album. (It would be on mine quite probably, even though it is not my favorite either.)
tvad
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For me, "Kind Of Blue" was a significant gateway LP to further jazz exploration. It's accessible, yet intricate. Sort of the perfect blend, which helps to put it near the pinnacle of oft mentioned jazz LPs because many folks often connect with it immediately.
aida_w
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Why bother with a term in superlative? Even more when it comes to music or art?!
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