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Sketches Of Spain
Miles Davis
Sketches Of Spain
Genres: Jazz, Pop
 
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Miles Davis's impact on jazz is almost incalculable. From his early days as a sideman for Charlie Parker, through his groundbreaking Birth of the Cool sessions, to his stunning small groups of the '50s and '60s, through to...  more »

     
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All Artists: Miles Davis
Title: Sketches Of Spain
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 9/7/1999
Album Type: Super Audio CD - DSD
Genres: Jazz, Pop
Styles: Cool Jazz, Orchestral Jazz
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646514269

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Miles Davis's impact on jazz is almost incalculable. From his early days as a sideman for Charlie Parker, through his groundbreaking Birth of the Cool sessions, to his stunning small groups of the '50s and '60s, through to his electric renaissance, the trumpeter, bandleader, and composer has left a deep mark on all who came after. He is one of jazz's true giants. Sketches of Spain, though one of Davis's most commercially successful sessions, is also one of his most controversial. Re-teaming with arranger and composer Gil Evans, who played such a pivotal role in Davis's 1949 Birth of the Cool recordings, Davis recorded a series of large group albums beginning in the late '50s, including Porgy and Bess, Miles Ahead, and Quiet Nights. Sketches of Spain, with its emphasis on flamenco, rich orchestrations, and relaxed tempos, is certainly one of Davis's most mellow recordings (he even works out on fluegelhorn), and proved to have broad appeal. To some critics, however, the project was "elevated elevator music." An expanded version of the album, featuring alternative tracks and unreleased material, was issued in 1997 by Columbia Legacy. --Fred Goodman

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A brooding, brilliant recording
New England Pat | Virginia, USA | 07/27/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Miles Davis magic trumpet pays hommage to Joaquin Rodrigo's beautiful "Concierto de Aranjuez" on one his best albums in his storied career. Davis and the castanets give Rodrigo's famous classical work a wide array of rich tonal modes and colors that take this opus to another level. The haunting "Solea" is another wonderful piece in this session, with Davis' trumpet expressing the loneliness and sorrow as would a flamenco singer, accompanied by a jaunty bass line that gives this track so much appeal. A very nice fusion of sorts of jazz and flamenco music by the great Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans."