James Kaplan, author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, presents his latest book 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool – a marvelous narrative of how the legendary Kind of Blue album came together and the lives of the three towering artists who brought it to life, a portrait of ineffable talent and a singular moment in American music that lifts the curtain on these icons. Essential for jazz fans and music lovers!

Introduction by Janet Maslin

In 1959, America’s great indigenous art form, jazz, reached the height of its power and popularity. Black geniuses so legendary that they go by one name – Mingus, Monk, Rollins, and of course, Miles – had changed the music landscape and introduced a new sound. In that same year, Miles, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans came together to record the transcendent and transformative Kind of Blue, widely considered the most iconic jazz album of all time, and certainly the bestselling. With the rumblings of the 1960s on the horizon, Kind of Blue, offered a new and mysterious, gorgeously deep, melancholic sound in jazz against the backdrop of a faster, louder, and changing world. 

Books will be available for sale and signing.

James Kaplan