This month, CAS Chicago will be hosting its first double-feature with two classic jazz albums, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue and Alice Coltrane's Journey In Satchidananda



A little about Journey In Satchidananda-

Alice’s music was truly transcendental and this album is a great introduction to her mystical sound. Spirituality ran throughout her musical life from the time she started as a church organist and classical pianist before giving herself over to jazz as an expression of her own creativity. It was her husband John who opened the door even wider, as he taught her about Eastern religions and philosophies and encouraged her to meditate.



A little about Kind of Blue-

In the words of pianist/keyboardist Herbie Handcock, “When Miles did Kind of Blue, it opened up a whole new direction in jazz- more introspective, a new way of thinking about the creation of jazz composition.



Trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis was a pioneer of many of jazz’s breakthrough movements, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion. Throughout his lengthy career, he continuously challenged himself as he felt. “It's not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating, they have to be about change.”



Kind of Blue's accolades earn its recognition as one of the most influential albums of all time. In 2008, it went quadruple platinum after four million copies were shipped in the states. In 2009, The US House of Representatives commemorated its 50th anniversary, “honoring the masterpiece and reaffirming jazz as a national treasure."



Schedule-

Pre-listening playlist- 5:30-6 pm

Needle drops on Journey In Satchidananda- 6:10 pm

Needle drops on Kind of Blue- 7:15 pm