Kind of Blue [Analog]

What else? Miles Davis's legendary modal jazz album sounds wonderfully smooth and immersive on this vinyl record.

ジャズの定番だけあって、演奏や雰囲気などいいですね。録音が古いだけあってノイズ的なものも味わいのうちで、愉しんでいます。

ジャケットに折れ破れ無く届きました。 レコードか欲しかったので、購入しました。 お値段も他の所では¥3.000以上の値段が付いてましたので、注文後しばらく待ちましたが無事購入できました。 盤面はホコリが多く掃除が大変でしたが、傷も無く比較的良い音質で再生できました。 気持ちよく楽しめました。

MONOが新品で聴ける幸せ。

モノラルです。 モノラルカートリッジで音像定位はバシッと決まり、パチパチ音もステレオカートリッジに比べて圧倒的に少ない。 ステレオ、モノラルどちらにするかは好みの問題。 音楽に浸かるならモノラルが良い。

とにかくMONOの音がぶっとくて最高です！ステレオ用のカートリッジで問題なく聴けます！モノ用のカートリッジを付けたらもっといい音になるのか？それはわからないですけど充分満足してます！絶対にアナログのモノを買って下さい！ステレオも悪くないですけどモノを聴いてしまうとね。。。

最近オーディオ機器を新調しまして、深い音まで聞こえるようになったせいなのか、ジャスの良さに急に惹かれるようになりました。 評判の良いこちらを購入しましたところ、評判が良いことに納得したというか・・・ すごいですね。 今の所他のジャズ作品も幾つか聴いてみているところですが、こちらが頂点ではないかと感じます。 なんか、深いですね。音が。

改めてどうこう言うことのない名盤でしょうが、一言。ジャズ初心者で、正直ジャズは自分には合わないのかなと思っていたんですが、これは最初の曲から、ゴキゲンな現代音楽として聴けました。こんなに洒落た音楽があったんですね！

First the bad. CD cover came broken and I have replaced it with my spare one wthout claiming replacement since the medium was intact. Bubble wrap would prevent the shipping damage so 2 stars less. SACD is very resolutive and dynamic. Instruments are popping right in front of the speakers with the superb detail and rich texture The scene is defined precisely. Bass is very clean and controlled. Cymbals are crisp with lot of sparkle. Vinyl German reissue in comparison is relaxed and laid back with deep scene. There is less texture but more natural presentation of whole orchestra like listening from the distance. Bass in this case is more prominent. Cymbals are tamed down but more natural. Personally I like both versions. One for critical listening and a another one for the late night pleasure.

Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis, it's an album that towers above its peers, a record generally considered as the definitive jazz album, a universally acknowledged standard of excellence. Why does Kind of Blue posses such a mystique? Perhaps because this music never flaunts its genius. It lures listeners in with the slow, luxurious bassline and gentle piano chords of "So What." From that moment on, the record never really changes pace -- each tune has a similar relaxed feel, as the music flows easily. Yet Kind of Blue is more than easy listening. It's the pinnacle of modal jazz -- tonality and solos build from the overall key, not chord changes, giving the music a subtly shifting quality. All of this doesn't quite explain why seasoned jazz fans return to this record even after they've memorized every nuance. They return because this is an exceptional band -- Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderley, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb -- one of the greatest in history, playing at the peak of its power. As Evans said in the original liner notes for the record, the band did not play through any of these pieces prior to recording. Davis laid out the themes before the tape rolled, and then the band improvised. The end results were wondrous and still crackle with vitality. Kind of Blue works on many different levels. It can be played as background music, yet it amply rewards close listening. It is advanced music that is extraordinarily enjoyable. It may be a stretch to say that if you don't like Kind of Blue, you don't like jazz -- but it's hard to imagine it as anything other than a cornerstone of any jazz collection.

Sul disco dí per sé non c’è molto da dire. È il disco che ha cambiato il modo di fare Jazz e uno dei dischi più influenti della storia della musica. Puoi sentire le influenze di Kind of Blue praticamente in ogni disco pubblicato dopo. È storia! Questa edizione è di buon pregio. Non la migliore ma sicuramente tra le più godibili Su un po’ tutti gli impianti Hi-Fi. Dai più economici ai più esoterici. Il vinile è dannatamente di buona qualità (180g). Il master usato è estremamente buono… senti la pasta quando lo ascolti! Tutti gli strumenti sono dove devono essere, niente rumore di fondo aggiunto e a calore da vendere! La copertina è fatta di un bel cartone rigido e spesso, dentro trovi il disco infilato in una busta antistatica di buona qualità e le grafiche sono rispettate. In poche parole ha un rapporto qualità/prezzo molto alto. Sono veramente contento di averlo preso, non mi sta facendo rimpiangere il SACD che avevo prima che suonava benissimo ma gli mancava la pasta che ha questo vinile!

Excellent recording! The SACD layer brings out the best in my Denon DVD 1700 NE. It’s as if I was in the recording studio when this was made!

Deze multichannel SACD is alsof een droom werkelijkheid is geworden. Ik waan me aanwezig in de studio tijdens deze legendarische opnames want de ruimtelijke weergave is fantastisch. De muziek van dit meesterwerk was al onbetwist schitterend en met deze uitgave is daar een extra dimensie bij gekomen. Van harte aangeraden.