“Kind of Blue: The Making of the Miles Davis Masterpiece” by Ashley Kahn (Da Capo; 223 pages; $23). The winner? Well, it’s playing in the background right now, the smoky, seductive and ...

The three circles drawn in this photo seem like they are different shades ... hue of blue than the circle on the right. However, when one puts the spheres side-by-side on a white background ...