Sketches of Spain

Occupation

  • Flute: Albert Block
  • Clarinet: Harold Feldmann
  • Oboe: Romeo Penque
  • Bass Clarinet: Danny Bank
  • Bassoon: Jack Knitzer
  • Flugelhorn: Eddie Caine
  • Trumpet: Miles Davis
  • Trumpet: Johnny Coles
  • Trumpet Bernie Glow
  • Trumpet: Louis Mucci
  • Trumpet Ernie Royal
  • Trumpet: Taft Jordan
  • French horn: Earl Chapin
  • French horn: James Buffington
  • French horn Joe Singer
  • French Horn: John Barrows
  • French horn Tony Miranda
  • Trumpet Dick Hixon
  • Trombone: Frank Rehak
  • Tuba: Bill Barber
  • Tuba: Jimmie McAllister
  • Bass: Paul Chambers
  • Percussion: Elvin Jones
  • Percussion Jose Mangual
  • Drums: Jimmy Cobb
  • Harp: Janet Putnam

Sketches of Spain is a jazz album by Miles Davis, recorded between November 1959 and March 1960.

Background

The album is the third of four albums ( Miles Ahead, Porgy & Bess, Sketches of Spain, and Quiet Nights ), where Miles Davis collaborated with composer and arranger Gil Evans and an orchestra; programmatically, the album is inspired by the Spanish folk music, a development that began on Kind of Blue with Flamenco Sketches. The album contains among other things a long version of the 2nd movement of the Concierto de Aranjuez by Joaquin Rodrigo, and Will o ' the Wisp ( wisp ) from a ballet by Manuel de Falla (El Amor Brujo ).

Sketches of Spain is considered one of the most accessible albums by Miles Davis. The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, it is described as "elevated light music ". There was less improvised on the album than on other albums arranged some of Miles ' contemporaries in the genre Jazz. Davis replied (according to Rolling Stone Magazine ): It's music, and I like it.

Reception

In 1961, the album was awarded as the best jazz composition with a Grammy. 2003 ranked the album the 356th place in the Rolling Stone list of the 500 best albums of all time. The music magazine Jazzwise recorded the album in the list of The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World auf.Keith Shadwick wrote in his reasons:

"Miles already had two bona fide large -group master pieces for Columbia down in the plus column with Miles Ahead and Porgy & Bess by the time he and Gil Evans assembled this finely -drawn re - workings of classical pieces of music gene rally associated with Spain. At its core is the brooding central movement from Rodrigo 's Concierto de Aranjuez, but the poignant lyricism and incandescent colors Miles and Gil invest the other pieces, including a rare Evans original, with a singularity of vision and intent did makes this a burningly bright and unified achievement. Once more they'd broken the mold, for Themselves and everyone else. "

" Miles had already. Miles Ahead and Porgy & Bess two solid masterpieces with large groups supplied as plus points for Columbia at the time when he and Gil Evans this finely drawn new revisions of the classical piece of music, which is generally associated with Spain put together, At its core is the brooding second movement of Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, but the poignant lyricism and the bright colors, the Miles and Gil invest in the other pieces, including a rare Evans original, with a uniqueness of vision and purpose, makes this one of bright ardent and consistent performance. Once again, they had broken the mold for themselves and everyone else. "

Album Title

Bonus tracks on the CD of 2000:

Others

  • Sketches Of Spain experimental guitarist Buckethead from the album Electric Tears (2002 ) is devoted to both Miles Davis and Joaquín Rodrigo. This is an interpretation of the Adagio from the Concierto de Aranjuez.
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