Blue in Green
E291561
"Blue in Green" is a haunting, introspective jazz ballad from Miles Davis's landmark 1959 album *Kind of Blue*, noted for its modal harmony and lyrical trumpet and saxophone interplay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue in Green canonical | 2 |
| Blue on Green | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
instrumental ballad
ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Kind of Blue ⓘ |
| associatedAlbumType | studio album ⓘ |
| associatedMusicalEra | post-bop ⓘ |
| coComposerAttribution | Bill Evans ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Evans
ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | considered one of the most beautiful jazz ballads ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
modal jazz ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | development of modal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| hasLeadInstrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| hasProminentInstrument |
alto saxophone
ⓘ
piano ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic | modal rather than functional harmony ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
introspective mood
ⓘ
lyrical trumpet and saxophone interplay ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| partOf | Kind of Blue ⓘ |
| performer |
Bill Evans
ⓘ
Cannonball Adderley ⓘ Jimmy Cobb ⓘ John Coltrane ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Paul Chambers ⓘ |
| performerInstrument |
Bill Evans – piano
ⓘ
Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone ⓘ Jimmy Cobb – drums ⓘ John Coltrane – tenor saxophone ⓘ Miles Davis – trumpet ⓘ Paul Chambers – double bass ⓘ |
| primaryComposerCredit | Miles Davis ⓘ |
| producer |
Irving Townsend
ⓘ
Teo Macero ⓘ |
| recordedForArtist | Miles Davis ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| style | ballad ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| trackPositionOnAlbum | third track on Kind of Blue ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Blue on Green