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.

“Kind of Blue” is widely considered the best jazz album of all time: 65 years later, one can’t help but wonder if that’s only because it’s the least challenging.

Miles Davis' epic 1959 album, "Kind of Blue," is cited as a key inspiration by many music luminaries ...

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 ...