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Binding: Audio CDEAN: 0074646514221 Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered Label: Sony Manufacturer: Sony MPN: 65142 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Sony Release Date: September 23, 1997 Studio: Sony Editorial Review: Amazon.com essential recording: 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 Average Rating:
 Rating:  - One Star? Are you kidding me? This CD rocks! It is the reason Miles Davis was one of the greatest. His breadth is simply amazing. The slow melodic tones will have you gently rocking subconsciously. My favorites were Solea and Concierto. Then the other two tracks gently grow on you. This is a five-star composition all the way. Rating: - It is rareIt is rare that I buy a cd. I usually steal them off the internet. But Miles davis is the exception. I will ALWAYS buy his music due to the quality of talent. I love this cd so much. Track 1 is my favorite track of the entire cd. I am so lucky to have been able to get this cd. Rating:  - Good, but not the best.It's a good album, kind of boring because here Miles doesn't shows what he is. Rating: - Sketches Of SpainMiles Davis-Sketches Of Spain ***** On a personal note, Sketches Of Spain is with out a doubt my all time favorite Miles Davis album. Now I am not saying that it is his best album, I'm just saying that for me personaly it is a favorite. Considered his third straight masterpiece with arranger and conducter Gil Evans, Sketches Of Spain is a jazz album to me unlike anyother, especially in the cannon of Miles Davis. Now many say that Sketches is in the same category as ... Read More Rating: - Brilliant colors and emotions...The imagery and folk music of Spain has always inspired musicians: Debussy and Ravel in France; Rimsky-Korsakov of Russia; and Miles Davis and Gil Evans of America. On this this classic jazz CD Gil Evans and Miles Davis create a mood of brilliant colors and emotions. Evans' ochestration melds the various instruments into a thing of beauty along the lines of any master craftsman (including Ravel or Rimsky-Korsakov). Miles Davis solos on trumpet in his genius style, making use of creative ... Read More |
