Miles Davis, Kind of Blue
Miles Davis released Kind of Blue with Columbia Records in 1959. The jazz legend played alongside John Coltrane and Bill Evans, making for an iconic crew of instrumentalists. He was known as "The King of Cool," and an original pressing sells for $1,000 today.
The Leader of "Cool Jazz"
Known for being a bandleader, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and artist, Miles Davis really could do it all. His Birth of the Cool session for Capitol Records led to the development of the cool jazz genre, which he pioneered. Davis's Kind of Blue album is one of the most popular jazz records of all time.