The Definitive Jazz Album ? Kind Of

Well, the time had finally rolled around to take Kind Of Blue off the shelf for a spin. But what to write about it ? It's a bit like Beethoven's 5th, in that what new is there to find to say ? I think it's the biggest selling jazz album of all time. It manages to chart very high in "best of the 20th century lists" that are otherwise very Beatles centric along with whatever is the current flavour of the month indie rock band. Desert Island Disks ? Yep, it crops up there on a regular basis, as it does on Radio 3's Private Passions. The one token jazz album in any record collection of what used to be called yuppies ? Kind Of Blue by Miles Davis. If there has to be any one album afforded this status, then you could do much much worse than this one. What do I think ? It's wonderful, don't play it as often as I might since it is so ubiquitous but it's always good to become reaquainted with. Random thought, you only need ears to discern the difference between a superb jazz saxophonist ( Cannonball Adderley ) and a genius ( John Coltrane )