Brainerd Music Department
  • Home
  • Band
    • Band Tour 2023 - NYC
    • Band Placement 2022-2023
    • Jazz Ensembles >
      • Jazz Artist of the Week
    • Wind Symphony >
      • WS Senior Vote
      • Chair Placements
    • Symphonic Band
    • Concert Band
    • Varsity Band
    • 8th Grade Band
    • 7th Grade Band
    • 6th Grade Band
    • Band Recordings
  • Choir
    • A Cappella
    • Bards
    • Concert Chorale
    • Windfall
    • Varsity Choir
    • 7th and 8th Grade Girls Choir
    • 7th and 8th Grade Boys Choir
    • 6th Grade Choir
    • Encore
    • Summer Music Opportunities
  • Orchestra
    • Chamber Orchestra
    • Sinfonia Orchestra
    • Varsity Orchestra
    • 8th Grade Orchestra
    • 7th Grade Orchestra
    • 6th Grade Orchestra
  • Elementary
    • 181 Music Fun Enrichment K-2
    • 181 Music Fun Enrichment 3-4
    • Baxter Elementary Music
    • Garfield Elementary Music
    • Harrison Elementary Music >
      • Harrison - Music Fun at Home! >
        • Harrison K Christmas
      • Harrison 4th grade graduation
      • Harrison Veterans Day
    • Lowell Elementary Music
    • Nisswa Elementary Music
    • Riverside Elementary Music >
      • Riverside Kindergarten
      • Riverside 3rd Grade >
        • Once on a Housetop 2022
        • 3rd Grade Recess Choir
      • Riverside 4th Grade >
        • 4th Grade Recess Choir
        • Once on a Housetop 2022
  • APĀ® Music Theory
    • Meter
    • Texture Types
    • Post AP Test Survey
  • Calendar
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Lessons and Camps
    • ISD 181 Lessons
    • Beginning Band Start-Up
    • Forestview Choir Camp
    • Private Lessons
    • Music Camps
  • Resources
  • Faculty
  • Why Music
  • Photos
  • Alumni and Friends
  • FMS 5th Grade Music

Jazz Artist of the Week
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

"Kind of Blue" has been regarded by many jazz critics as jazz's greatest record and one of the greatest records of all time. It also happens to be the best selling jazz record of all time as well. The album features Davis on trumpet, John Coltrane on tenor sax, Cannonball Adderley on alto sax, Paul Chambers on bass, Bill Evans on piano on all tracks except "Freddie Freeloader", Wynton Kelly on piano on "Freddie Freeloader," and Jimmy Cobb on drums. The compositions are a departure from Miles's previous hard bop style. The chord changes are much slower and use musical modes instead of major or minor keys. The resulting improvisations are melodic, creative and freed from the often formulaic "licks" that jazz musicians would play over difficult chord progressions. Bottom line...if you don't have "Kind of Blue" in your jazz record collection, you don't have a jazz record collection!

    Artist of the Week Questions

Submit
Home
Directors
Calendar
Brainerd High School
North Campus
702 South 5th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-454-6200
Brainerd High School 
South Campus
400 Quince Street
Brainerd, MN 56401
218-454-5200
Forestview Middle School
12149 Knollwood Drive
Baxter, MN 56245
218-454-6000
Brainerd Music Department | 218.454.5384 | 702 South 5th Street, Brainerd MN 56401