Home / Music / How did Kind of Blue pioneer modal jazz?Music linernotes album music miles-davisHow did Kind of Blue pioneer modal jazz?Miles Davis departed from hard bop’s chord-based improvisation on Kind of Blue, using scales and modes as the foundation instead — pioneering modal jazz. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.Related NotesExploreExploreExplorePrevious How did Paid in Full change how rappers rhymed?Next How did Gary Numan end up using a Minimoog on Replicas?