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Sketches of Spain by Released July 18, 1960 ( 1960-07-18) Recorded November 15 & 20 1959 and March 10, 1960 Studio New York City, Length 41: 19, chronology (1959) 1959 Sketches of Spain (1960) (1961) 1961 Sketches of Spain is an album by, recorded between November 1959 and March 1960 at the in. An extended version of the second movement of 's (1939) is included, as well as a piece called 'Will o' the Wisp', from 's ballet (1914–1915). Sketches of Spain is regarded as an exemplary recording of, a musical of,, and styles from.

Contents • • • • • • • • Background [ ] The album pairs Davis with arranger and composer, with whom he had collaborated on several other projects, on a program of compositions largely derived from the. Evans explained: [We] hadn't intended to make a Spanish album. We were just going to do the Concierto de Aranjuez. A friend of Miles gave him the only album in existence with that piece. He brought it back to New York and I copied the music off the record because there was no score. By the time we did that, we began to listen to other, music played in clubs in Spain.

So we learned a lot from that and it ended up being a Spanish album. The Rodrigo, the melody is so beautiful.

It's such a strong song. I was so thrilled with that. The folk songs in the album were inspired by recordings made by in Galicia and Andalusia, which were released in 1955. Concierto de Aranjuez [ ] The opening piece, taking up almost half the record, is an arrangement by Evans and Davis of the adagio movement of, a concerto for guitar by the contemporary Spanish composer. Following the faithful introduction of the concerto's guitar melody on flugelhorn, Evans' arrangement turns into a 'quasi-symphonic, quasi-jazz world of sound', according to his biographer.

The middle of the piece contains a 'chorus' by Evans unrelated to the concerto but 'echoed' in the other pieces on the album. The original melody then reappears in a darker mode. Davis plays and later trumpet, attempting to connect the various settings musically. Davis commented at rehearsal, 'The thing I have to do now is make things connect, make them mean something in what I play around it'. Davis thought the concerto's adagio melody was 'so strong' that 'the softer you play it, the stronger it gets, and the stronger you play it, the weaker it gets', and Evans concurred. According to Davis' biographer Chambers, the contemporary critical response to the arrangement was not surprising, especially given the scarcity of anything resembling a jazz rhythm in most of the piece.

Wrote that 'the recording is something of a curiosity and a failure, as I think a comparison with any good performance of the movement by a classical guitarist would confirm'. The composer Rodrigo was also not impressed, but royalties from the arrangement brought him 'a lot of money', according to Evans. Critical reception [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating 4.5/5 10/10 10/10 4/5 In a contemporary review for, Bill Mathieu hailed Sketches of Spain as one of the 20th century's most important musical works so far and a highly intellectual yet passionate record. He found Evans' compositions extremely well-crafted and Davis' playing intelligently devised, concluding in his review, 'if there is to be a new jazz, a shape of things to come, then this is the beginning.' Replying to suggestions that Sketches of Spain was something other than jazz, Davis said 'it's music, and I like it'. In (2004), called it 'a work of unparalleled grace and lyricism', while magazine said it 'took orchestral jazz in a new direction'. Was less enthusiastic about the record and recalled being a young listener when it was released: 'In 1960 [it] catapulted Davis into the favor of the kind of man who reads and initiated in me one phase of the disillusionment with jazz that resulted in my return to rock and roll'.

For Sketches of Spain, Evans and Davis won the 1961 for. Les Miserables Piano Pdf Scribd Reviews on this page. In 2003, the album was ranked number 358 on 's list of. According to, it is the 419th most frequently ranked record on critics' all-time lists.

Track listing [ ] Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1.

' (Adagio)' 16:19 2. ' 3:47 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 3. 'The Pan Piper (Alborada de Vigo)' Traditional 3:52 4.

'Saeta' Gil Evans 5:06 5. 'Solea' Evans reissue bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 6. 'Song of Our Country'; arranged by Evans 3:23 7. 'Concierto de Aranjuez' (alternative take; part 1) Rodrigo 12:04 8.

'Concierto de Aranjuez' (alternative take; part 2 ending) Rodrigo 3:33 Song title meanings [ ] • 'Concierto de Aranjuez' was written about the gardens. • ' is often translated as 'The Bewitched Love' or 'Love, the Sorcerer'. • 'The Pan Piper' refers to the instrument (pan pipe) played by a pig's castrator and knife grinder and the melody he used to play when arriving to villages in Galicia. 'Alborada' is a traditional folk style from Galicia. • is a type of religious song mostly sung during the processions in Spain. • 'Solea' is a form of music.

Personnel [ ] In alphabetical order (Note: this list encompasses the total musicians used on several sessions in late 1959 and early 1960. The actual number of players on the pieces was 19. [ ]) • – • – • – • – • – French horn • – flute • – • – French horn • – • – • – trumpet, flugelhorn • –, • –, flute, • – trumpet • – • – • – trumpet • – • – percussion • – tuba • – French horn • – trumpet • – oboe • – • – trombone • – trumpet • – French horn References [ ]. • • ^ Kanzler, George... Retrieved February 23, 2013. • ^ Alkyer, Frank; Enright, Ed; Koransky, Jason, eds. The Miles Davis Reader..

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