In the liner notes, Ashley Kahn—who wrote “Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece”—cites a 1979 interview with Evans where he said “that it confirmed my own identity to ...

Miles Davis trumpet; Bill Evans piano; Julian "Cannonball" Adderley alto saxophone (except #3); John Coltrane tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly piano (#2); Paul Chambers bass; Jimmy Cobb drums ...

"I've changed the course of music five times," Miles Davis once joked. The man wasn't lying: his need to try new genres made him one of the most impactful artists of the 20th century, a figure who ...