Sketches off Spain

Sketches off Spain is an album signed Miles Davis, enrigstré in 1959 and left in 1960. Arrangements and certain compositions are written by Gil Evans. The subject and the compositions are directly inspired by the Spanish traditional music.

Sketches off Spain is regarded as one of the albums most accessible from Miles Davis. The fact that little place is done with the improvisations, made say that Sketches off Spain cannot be comparable with the Jazz. Miles Davis rétorqua " it' S music, and I like it".

Titrate album

Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio) (Joaquín Rodrigo) - 16:19
Will o' the Wisp (Manual of Falla) - 03:47
" The Side Piper" (Gil Evans) - 03: 52
" Saeta" (Gil Evans) - 05:06
" Solea" (Gil Evans) - 12:15

Republication 2000:

"Song off Our Country" (Gil Evans) - 03: 23
" Concierto de Aranjuez" (alternative catch; first part) (Rodrigo) - 12: 04
Concierto de Aranjuez" (alternative catch; second part) (Rodrigo) - 03:33

Musicians

Contain 1: Recorded on November 20th, 1959, Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York

Miles Davis (tpt, flh); Royal Ernie (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Taft Jordan (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Dick Hixon (Tb); Frank Rehak (Tb); Jimmy Buffington (frh); John Barrows (frh); Earl Chapin (frh); Jimmy McAllister (tuba); Al Block (fl); Eddie Caine (fl); Romeo Penque (oboe); Harold Feldman (oboe, Cl); Jack Knitzer (bssn); Janet Putnam (harp); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Elvin Jones (perc); Jose Manguel (perc); Gil Evans (arr, cond)

Titles 2-5: Recorded on March 10th, 1960, Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York

Miles Davis (tpt); Royal Ernie (tpt); Bernie Glow (tpt); Johnny Adhesives (tpt); Louis Mucci (tpt); Dick Hixon (Tb); Frank Rehak (Tb); Jimmy Buffington (frh); Joe Singer (frh); Tony Miranda (frh); Bill To bore (tuba); Al Block (fl); Harold Feldman (fl); Danny Bank (bcl); Romeo Penque (oboe); Jack Knitzer (bssn); Janet Putnam (harp); Paul Chambers (b); Jimmy Cobb (d); Elvin Jones (perc); Jose Manguel (perc); Gil Evans (arr, cond)

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