{"id":181392,"date":"2024-03-13T08:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T13:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=181392"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:00:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:00:45","slug":"podcast-974-the-3-musical-geniuses-behind-the-most-popular-jazz-album-of-all-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/entertainment\/podcast-974-the-3-musical-geniuses-behind-the-most-popular-jazz-album-of-all-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #974: The 3 Musical Geniuses Behind the Most Popular Jazz Album of All Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you&#8217;re not very into jazz, you probably know <em>Kind of Blue<\/em>, the jazz album that&#8217;s sold more copies than any other and is widely considered one of the greatest albums ever, in any genre.<\/p>\n<p>Among the sextet of musicians who played on the album, three stand out as true jazz geniuses: Miles Davis, Bill Evans, and John Coltrane. 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