All Blues

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"All Blues" is a modal jazz composition by Miles Davis, featured on his landmark 1959 album Kind of Blue and known for its relaxed, blues-based groove and innovative use of harmony.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
song
albumArtist Miles Davis
associatedWithMovement cool jazz
composer Miles Davis
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresInstrument alto saxophone
double bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trumpet
featuresMusician Bill Evans
Cannonball Adderley
Jimmy Cobb
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Paul Chambers
genre jazz
modal jazz
hasImprovisationBasis G mixolydian mode
hasMusicalForm blues
hasNotableFeature extended vamp and ostinato bass line
innovative use of modal harmony over a blues form
prominent use of 6/8 swing feel
hasOpeningInstrument bass
piano
hasStructure 12-bar blues with modal variations
hasStyle relaxed groove
hasTempo medium-slow
hasTimeSignature 6/8
influencedGenre modern jazz
isCanonicalVersionArtist Miles Davis Sextet
isConsidered landmark modal jazz composition
isOnList jazz standards
isTrackNumber 4
key G major
language instrumental
partOfAlbum Kind of Blue
partOfRelease Kind of Blue (original LP)
linked to: Kind of Blue
performer Miles Davis
producer Irving Townsend
Teo Macero
recordedAt Columbia 30th Street Studio
recordingYear 1959
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1959
usesHarmonyType blues-based harmony
modal harmony

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Kind of Blue hasPart All Blues