4 Key Facts About Miles Davis' Kind of Blue

Released August 17, 1959 Columbia Records put out Kind of Blue on that date.

A landmark jazz album It is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential jazz records ever made.

Modal jazz pioneer The album shifted away from complex chord changes to simpler modal structures, allowing more improvisation.

All-star lineup Miles Davis was joined by John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Bill Evans, Paul Chambers, and Jimmy Cobb.