During this time he was the lead trombonist on many of Miles Davis’ recordings with the Gil Evans Orchestra and also appeared on The Sounds of Miles Davis, a television program that showcased the music from Kind of Blue (1959), as well as original compositions and arrangements by Gil Evans.
Buckley's musical tastes expanded during the period that the album was written and the first track, "Strange Feelin", was directly inspired by Miles Davis' "All Blues" from Kind of Blue and the melody of the song is directly taken from the song.
One of Maisel's most known images is his photograph of Miles Davis that appeared on the cover of Davis's album Kind of Blue.
It features hour long retrospectives on the lives of famous jazz musicians, or sometimes on famous albums such as Miles Davis' Kind of Blue.
When Freamon and McNulty start talking in the bar, Miles Davis' "All Blues", from the album Kind of Blue plays diegetically in the background.
The American Icons series attempts to understand lasting American cultural icons such as The Great Gatsby and Kind of Blue.
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According to the documentary Kind of Blue: Made in Heaven, and an anecdote from the jazz pianist Monty Alexander, the song was named after an individual named Freddie who would frequently try to see the music Davis and others performed without paying (thus freeloading).
In 2009, Andy Baio created an image based on the original Kind of Blue album cover for the cover of a chiptune tribute album titled "Kind of Bloop".
The compositions "So What" and "All Blues" from Kind of Blue are considered contemporary jazz standards.
A quintessential example of a pianist using upper structures is Bill Evans's playing on 'Blue in Green', from Miles Davis's Kind of Blue.