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Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis
Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
At its core is the brooding central movement from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, but the poignant lyricism and incandescent colours Miles and Gil invest the other pieces, including a rare...
Sketches of Spain
Miles Davis
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Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 4th Awards (1961), Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration
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Jazzwise, 100 Albums That Shook the World
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Jazz 100, Top 100 Jazz Albums, Top 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die, Jazz Recommendation
At its core is the brooding central movement from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, but the poignant lyricism and incandescent colours Miles and Gil invest the other pieces, including a rare...
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Work length16:21
This work is only available as an album download.
- Miles Davis (fluegelhorn), Romeo Penque (oboe), Jack Knitzer (bassoon), Danny Bank (bass clarinet), Harold Feldman (clarinet), Eddie Caine (flute), Janet Putman (harp), Harold Feldman (oboe), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Jose Mangual (percussion), Paul Chambers (bass), Elvin Jones (percussion), Al Block (flute), Frank Rehak (trombone), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Miles Davis (soloist), Miles Davis (trumpet), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Earl Chapin (french horn), Jimmy McAllister (tuba), John Barrows (french horn), Jimmy Buffington (french horn), Taft Jordan (trumpet), Dick Hixon (trombone)
- Gil Evans
- Miles Davis (soloist), Romeo Penque (oboe), Jack Knitzer (bassoon), Harold Feldman (flute), Al Block (flute), Janet Putman (harp), Danny Bank (bass clarinet), Paul Chambers (bass), Jose Mangual (percussion), Elvin Jones (percussion), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Bill Barber (tuba), Dick Hixon (trombone), Miles Davis (trumpet), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Joe Singer (french horn), Tony Miranda (french horn), Jimmy Buffington (french horn), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Frank Rehak (trombone)
- Gil Evans
- Miles Davis (soloist), Jack Knitzer (bassoon), Danny Bank (bass clarinet), Romeo Penque (oboe), Harold Feldman (flute), Al Block (flute), Janet Putman (harp), Paul Chambers (bass), Jose Mangual (percussion), Elvin Jones (percussion), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Bill Barber (tuba), Tony Miranda (french horn), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Miles Davis (trumpet), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Jimmy Buffington (french horn), Frank Rehak (trombone), Dick Hixon (trombone), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Joe Singer (french horn)
- Gil Evans
- Miles Davis (soloist), Jack Knitzer (bassoon), Romeo Penque (oboe), Al Block (flute), Danny Bank (bass clarinet), Harold Feldman (flute), Paul Chambers (bass), Jose Mangual (percussion), Elvin Jones (percussion), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Janet Putman (harp), Frank Rehak (trombone), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Miles Davis (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Dick Hixon (trombone), Tony Miranda (french horn), Joe Singer (french horn), Jimmy Buffington (french horn), Bill Barber (tuba)
- Gil Evans
- Miles Davis (soloist), Jack Knitzer (bassoon), Romeo Penque (oboe), Al Block (flute), Danny Bank (bass clarinet), Harold Feldman (flute), Elvin Jones (percussion), Jose Mangual (percussion), Jimmy Cobb (drums), Paul Chambers (bass), Janet Putman (harp), Frank Rehak (trombone), Ernie Royal (trumpet), Bernie Glow (trumpet), Miles Davis (trumpet), Louis Mucci (trumpet), Johnny Coles (trumpet), Dick Hixon (trombone), Tony Miranda (french horn), Joe Singer (french horn), Jimmy Buffington (french horn), Bill Barber (tuba)
- Gil Evans
Spotlight on this release
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Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
17th Oct 2024
The third collaboration between Miles Davis and Gil Evans produced the masterly Sketches of Spain, an expansive album with flavours of flamenco and classical orchestration, and still regarded as a transformative album in jazz history.
Awards and reviews
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Grammy Awards4th Awards (1961)Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration
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Jazzwise100 Albums That Shook the World
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Jazz 100Top 100 Jazz AlbumsTop 100 (Pre-1980)
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1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You DieJazz Recommendation
100 Albums That Shook the World
At its core is the brooding central movement from Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, but the poignant lyricism and incandescent colours Miles and Gil invest the other pieces, including a rare Evans original, with a singularity of vision and intent that makes this a burningly bright and unified achievement.
