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
- Will O' the Wisp
- Pan Piper
- Saeta
- Solea
- Song of Our Country [Issued Take][*]
- Concierto de Aranjuez, Pt. 1 [Alternate Take][*]
- Concierto de Aranjuez, Pt. 2 (Ending) [Alternate Take][*]
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Free Music Review: Good, It Is Good, But...
Hit: 2 Stars
2 stars means good.
This album is hard to rate, it's a matter of taste. If you rate it based upon the quality of the music, I would give it 5 stars.
However, I don't know how many people are interested in this style of music because it sort of waffles between it's influences. I love Spanish music, but I would't clasify this as Spanish music. I love Jazz, but I wouldn't call this Jazz.
I can tell you there is plenty of emotion and feeling in the music.
Beyond that, it's up to you to decide if this does it for you.
Sketches of Spain Poster
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 GoodmanJazz Music CDs
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