A New Kind of Blue

It's the 45th anniversary of the release of "Kind of Blue" and Gary Guthrie has plied his “what if” curiosity by producing one of the more intriguing jazz records of 2004 – “A New Kind of Blue,” a fresh version of Miles Davis' classic. G.org, – featuring recent Grammy winner Randy Brecker channeling the spirit of Davis, plus David Finck on bass, Victor Lewis on drums, Chuck Loeb on guitar, Mike Ricchiuti on piano and Andy Snitzer on alto saxophone – stretches the “New Blue” well past the 45-minute limits of the vinyl LP heyday, brings its production values into the digital realm, plus captures several of the missing ingredients critics have been scratching their head about for years.

“While reading the story behind ‘Kind of Blue' it struck me how many things had fallen through the cracks – like Bill Evans' ‘Peace Piece' never given its real due as the basis for ‘Flamenco Sketches'.” Then there was Miles' exclusion of a guitarist in his pre-‘60s record dates. Guthrie thought, “Can.. (more).

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