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Key Information
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| Artist: |
Miles Davis |
| Record Label: |
Legacy Recordings |
| Contributing Artist: |
Johnny Coles |
| Genre: |
Jazz Instrument |
| Subgenre: |
Trumpet |
| Release Date: |
September 23, 1997 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. Concierto de Aranjuez
2. Will O' the Wisp
3. Pan Piper
4. Saeta
5. Solea
6. Song of Our Country (bonus track)
7. Concierto de Aranjuez (Part One) (alternate take, bonus track)
8. Concierto de Aranjuez (Part Two-Ending) (alternate take, bonus track) |
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The crown jewel of the epic Evans/Davis triptych that began with MILES AHEAD and PORGY AND BESS, SKETCHES OF SPAIN is as emotionally compelling as any performance in the trumpeter's remarkable body of works. Combining as it does the emotional gravity of two cultures--the deep song of flamenco music and the rich lament of the blues--SKETCHES OF SPAIN is a musical hybrid of enormous power and beauty. Gil Evans' immense canvas of orchestral colors inspires some of Davis' most deeply felt solo flights. He paints vast vistas of velvety, shimmering night sounds, and through it all runs the mountainous backbone of Spain's native rhythms and chants. The centerpiece of SKETCHES OF SPAIN is the Evans/Davis treatment of the second movement of Rodrigo's "Concierto De Aranjuez." Evans' charts engage Davis in a shifting, insistent dialogue, italicizing the trumpeter's subtle variations and timbral ecstasies with magnificent orchestral flourishes. The surreal patina of three flutes and harp, high muted trumpets and woo... |
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