James Kaplan's 3 Shades of Blue is an intimate biographic work that takes you through a fly-on-the-wall journey on the careers of three of the greatest jazz musicians of all time: Miles Davis, John ...

James Kaplan's ‘3 Shades of Blue’ shows how Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Bill Evans made the biggest jazz album ever, "Kind of Blue." Subscribe. Log In. Minnesota News You Can Use.

James Kaplan’s new book, “3 Shades of Blue,” examines the lives of Miles, John Coltrane and Bill Evans, and the extraordinary album they made.