This trumpeter has a plethora of albums in his discography over the course of his very long career spanning several decades. Listen to your favorite songs from sketches of spain by miles davis now. Listen to your favorite songs from sketches of spain mono version by miles davis now. Sketches of spain july 18, 1960 buy stream now george avakian, who was in charge of an ethnic music series at columbia directed by the ethnomusicologist alan lomax, especially wanted gil evans to work with flamenco because of his knowledge of spanish composers. Along with kind of blue, in a silent way, and round about midnight, sketches of spain is one of miles davis most enduring and innovative achievements. Sketches of spain was perhaps the first miles davis album to inspire this question, though it certainly wouldnt be the last. Miles davis sketches of spain 1960 full album youtube. Sketches of spain mono version by miles davis on amazon.
The most serendipitous meeting was with miles davis, who would become a close collaborator for many years to come. Sketches of spain according to jazz commentator murray horwitz, listening to sketches of spain is akin to being in a gypsy camp on the hills of. Youll feel like youre rewatching a film from your childhood and im not spanish either so these classic melodies were unknown to me beforehand. Miles davis sketches of spain veroffentlichungen discogs. Sketches of spain is miles davis spanishfolkinspired jazz album. Miles davis the complete columbia album collection. Sketches of spain is the most luxuriant and stridently romantic recording davis ever made. In 2003, rolling stone asked a panel of 271 artists, producers, industry executives and journalists to pick the greatest albums of all time. Indeed, two of my favorite spanishinflected miles davis songs are flamenco sketches from kind of blue and teo from someday my prince will come. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Miles davis and gil evanssketches of spain remastered. It was recorded between november 1959 and march 1960 and its style goes from third stream to orchestral jazz and world music. Miles davis itunes m4a aac jazz music collection download.
Sketches of spain is an album by miles davis, recorded between november 1959 and march 1960 at the columbia 30th street studio in new. Sketches of spain is in my book miles 2ndfinest work after bitches brew. It also revisits the landmark davisgil evans sketches of spain album of 1959, with samples and electronics rather than a. Of course miles had explored spanish music prior to sketches of spain.
Sketches of spain by miles davis on amazon music unlimited. Miles ahead, porgy and bess, and sketches of spain. No description available no track information available media type. Miles davis sketches of spain music cd album at cd universe, miles daviss impact on jazz is almost incalculable, from his early days as a sideman for charlie. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Miles davis sketches of spain from the miles davis. Recorded between november 1959 and march 1960 after coltrane and cannonball adderley had left the band davis teamed with canadian arranger gil evans for the third time. To listen to it in the 21st century is still a spinetingling experience, as one encounters a multitude of timbres, tonalities, and harmonic structures seldom found in the music called jazz.
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