Today, Nov. 13, Analogue Productions unveils Birth of the Blue, an early rarity from Miles Davis and the storied sextet behind Kind of Blue. In this first-ever standalone release, the dream team ...

Since its release on Aug. 15, 1959, “Kind of Blue” has become the best-selling jazz album of all time — and the most widely acclaimed — embraced equally by jazz and non-jazz artists alike.

In that regard, “Kind of Blue” provides a service, which is ironically at odds with its all-but-official title as the best jazz album ever. I think of it more as motivation.

Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ is, at 65, a shape-shifting album that transcends time and genre Artists who cite jazz-and-beyond icon Davis as a prime inspiration range from Kendrick Lamar ...

Miles Davis’ photographed at CBS 30th Street Studio in 1959. (Vernon Smith / file photo) “I’m not a hardcore jazz fan, but I love ‘Kind of Blue’,” said Melissa Etheridge.

Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ is, at 65, a shape-shifting album that transcends time and genre Artists who cite jazz-and-beyond icon Davis as a prime inspiration range from Kendrick Lamar, Carlos ...