Kind of Blue

~ Release group by Miles Davis

Album

Release	Format	Date/Area	Label
Official
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1959-08-17 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1959-08-17 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1959 AU	Coronet Records
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1959 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1959 JP	Columbia
Kind of Blue	Reel-to-reel	1959 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue	Reel-to-reel	1959 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue	12" Vinyl	1960 FR	Fontana
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1960 JP	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1960 NL	Fontana
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1960 NL	Fontana
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1960 GB	Fontana
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1960 GB	Fontana
Kind of Blue (stereo, Repress)	12" Vinyl	1961 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1961 GB	Fontana
Kind of Blue (mono, Repress)	12" Vinyl	1961 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1962 GB	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo, misprint, reissue)	12" Vinyl	1962 GB	CBS
Kind of Blue (mono, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1963 FR	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1964 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1964 NL	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1964 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1965 GB	CBS
Kind of Blue (mono, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1965 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1968 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (stereo, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1970 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1973 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (stereo, Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1975 FR	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1977 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1977 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1977 ZA	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1977 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1978 XE	CBS
V.I.P.-Jazz 9 (stereo, Club Edition)	12" Vinyl	1979 AT	CBS, Donauland, CBS Special Products
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1980-07 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1981-06-21 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue	Cassette	1981 FR	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	Cassette	1982 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1983-04-21 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue	CD	1983 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	CD	1984 CA	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	12" Vinyl	1984 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (stereo reissue)	12" Vinyl	1984 GB	CBS, Nimbus Records
Kind of Blue	CD	1984 US	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	CD	1986-09-21 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue (mono)	CD	1986 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	1986 XE	CBS
Kind of Blue	CD	1986 NL	CBS
Kind of Blue (mono)	Cassette	1987 CA	Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	1987 XE	CBS
Kind of Blue (mono)	Cassette	1987 XE	CBS
Kind of Blue (mono)	Cassette	1987 IL	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo Reissue)	Cassette	1987 TR	CBS, Uzelli
Kind of Blue	CD	1987 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	Cassette	1987 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo)	CD	1990-04-21 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue	CD	1990 KR	Columbia
Kind of Blue (mono)	12" Vinyl	1990 KR	CBS
Kind of Blue (stereo)	CD	1993-04-21 JP	Sony
Kind of Blue: Limited Edition	CD	1993 US	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue (blue disc label)	CD	1994 XE	Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	1994 US	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue (stereo)	CD	1996-09-21 JP	Sony
Kind of Blue (20-bit remastered version)	CD	1997-03-25 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue ("360 SOUND")	CD	1997-03-27 XE 1997-04-07 GB	Legacy, Columbia, Columbia Jazz
Kind of Blue	CD	1997 AR	Legacy
Kind of Blue	CD	1997 AU	Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	1997 CA	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue (Matrix: Sony Music S0106493510-0101 24 F9)	CD	1997 XE	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue	CD + DVD-Video	1997 XE	Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	1997 FR	Legacy
Kind of Blue	CD	1997 IE	Legacy, Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	2000-05-24 JP	SME Records
Kind of Blue	SACD (2 channels) + SACD (multichannel)	2001-08-14 US	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue	12" Vinyl	2001-09-17 US	Classic Records
Kind of Blue	Hybrid SACD	2003 XE	Legacy
Kind of Blue (SACD-only version in jewel case with slipcase.)	SACD	2003 US	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue	2×DualDisc	2004 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue	CD	2006-09-27 JP	Sony Records International
Kind of Blue	Hybrid SACD (CD layer) + Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels) + Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel)	2007-10-24 JP	Sony Records International
Kind of Blue	2×CD	2008-09-30 US	Legacy
Kind of Blue (reissue, remastered, stereo, 200 gram Quiex SV-P, “Hand Made”)	12" Vinyl	2008 US	Classic Records
Kind of Blue (Legacy edition)	2×Digital Media	2009-01-15 DZ 2009-01-15 AO (show 162 more) 2009-01-15 ZW	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue (legacy edition)	2×CD	2009-01-20 US	Legacy
Some Kinds Of Blue	CD	2009-05 IT	Musica Jazz
Kind of Blue (UK "Definitive" version by COLUMBIA/LEGACY. Made in EU.)	CD	2009 GB	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue (Nordstrom exclusive 50th anniversary edition)	2×CD	2009 US	Sony Music Custom Marketing Group
Kind of Blue	(unknown)	2010-01-01 US	The Orchard
Kind of Blue	2×Vinyl	2010-05 NL	Music on Vinyl
Kind of Blue	CD	2010 XE	Poll Winners Records
Kind of Blue	CD	2010 NL	Hallmark Music & Entertainment
Kind of Blue	2×CD	2010 GB	Not Now Music
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	2010 US	Columbia, Legacy
Kind of Blue	Digital Media	2011-11-08 XW	Columbia
Promotion
Kind of Blue (mono, promo)	12" Vinyl	1959 US	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1960 JP	Columbia
Kind of Blue (stereo)	12" Vinyl	1968 JP	CBS/Sony
Kind of Blue	12" Vinyl	1987 US	Columbia
Bootleg
Kind of Blue	12" Vinyl	1993 RU	Russian Disc
Another Tracks of "Kind of Blue"	(unknown)	2003 JP	Core Collections

Relationships

artist & repertoire support:	Patti Matheny

covers:	Blue by Mostly Other People Do the Killing Kind of Bloop by Andy Baio Reggae Interpretation of Kind of Blue by Jeremy Taylor
included in:	Columbia Jazz: 25 Original Albums by Various Artists Eight Classic Albums The Classic Albums Collection

part of:	Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 10) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 12) (order: 12) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 12) (order: 12) The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 14) (order: 14) 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 21) (order: 21) Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 25) (order: 25) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 31) (order: 31) Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 31) (order: 31) David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 92) (order: 92)

part of:

Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 10)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2003 edition (number: 12) (order: 12)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2012 edition (number: 12) (order: 12)
The Guardian 100 Best Albums Ever (number: 14) (order: 14)
1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (number: 21) (order: 21)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 25) (order: 25)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 31) (order: 31)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 31) (order: 31)
David Keenan: The Best Albums Ever (number: 92) (order: 92)

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/5460 [info]
reviews:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/fr25 [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/miles_davis/kind_of_blue/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/50738/ [info] https://www.whosampled.com/album/Miles-Davis/Kind-Of-Blue/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000191710 [info]
Wikidata:	Q283221 [info]

Kind of Blue

Genres: jazz, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, post-bop

Other tags: jazz instrument, modal, modal music, trumpet jazz, discogs/the most popular album released every year from 1950 to 2020

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