Wednesday, December 16, 2009

It's unanimous in Congress: "Kind of Blue" is best

CONGRESS finally found something everybody could agree upon!
Tuesday, lawmakers approved House Resolution 894, by a 409-0 vote.

The measure garnering the unanimous support honors "KIND OF BLUE" by MILES DAVIS, 50 years after the release of the landmark album.

U.S. REP. JOHN CONYERS (D-Michigan) sponsored the measure and said Davis "made musical history and changed the artistic landscape of this country and in some ways the world."

The Columbia Records album featured an all-star cast of sidemen for Davis, including saxophonists John Coltrane and Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb.

The album’s relatively short duration – a mere 37 minutes – belies its impact.

It turned a lot of people – yours truly included – into jazz fans for life. I listened to "Kind of Blue" while driving around today. It sounds fresh every time I play it.

No wonder it gained the unanimous support of a deeply divided Congress!

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