Rock stars cite it as a clear influence.
Aspiring musicians say it got them hooked on jazz. Aficionados insist it explains jazz. In 1959 Miles Davis was already the innovator who introduced Hard Bop and Cool to jazz. Add to that a Dream Team of talent separated by two degrees from every great jazz record ever and Kind of Blue became an album that almost transcended music. The Casablanca of jazz, Kind of Blue is this hour on the Connection.