Gil Evans, Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
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Artist: Gil Evans, Miles DavisEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1997-09-23
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Concierto de Aranjuez - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
- Will O' the Wisp - Miles Davis, DeFalla, Manuel
- The Pan Piper - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
- Saeta - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
- Solea - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
- Song of Our Country - Miles Davis, Evans, Gil
- Concierto de Aranjuez, Pt. 1 - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
- Concierto de Aranjuez, Pt. 2 (Ending) - Miles Davis, Rodrigo, Joaquin
Music reviews of Sketches of Spain
Music Review: Spanish Classical By A Jazz Giant
Rating: 5 Stars
Miles Davis was one of the coolest men of our time. This was Davis' third collaboration with Gil Evans and was recorded towards the end of 1959, and this music is both original and remarkably conspicuous. "Concierto de Aranjuez" is the centrepiece around which the whole album was created, and it sucks you in right from the start. This version also includes a bonus track called "Song for Our Country" and another two-track run-through of "Concierto", which blends jazz and classical in such a way that it reaches surrealistic heights of near musical perfection. I've never been to Spain, but this incredibly rich music has me considering planning my next vacation there.
Description of Sketches of Spain
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 GoodmanCool Jazz CDs
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