Birth of the Cool

Rolling Stone 5/5 Although the recordings hardly marked a commercial breakthrough on Davis' part, their influence was incalculable, as groups ranging from the Modern Jazz Quartet to the Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker quartet to Stan Kenton and his Orchestra all learned from them.

All Music 5/5 This music is so inventive, it remains alluring even after its influence has been thoroughly absorbed into the mainstream