50 Years of Miles Davis' 'Kind of Blue'

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Miles Davis's seminal jazz album, ?Kind of Blue,? turns 50 today. Davis, along with John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, recorded the album ? widely considered one of the greatest jazz albums in history ? in early 1959, and released it on August 17th, 1959. Joining The Takeaway to talk about the impact this album has had is WNYC's Evening Music Host Terrance McKnight.
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