Miles davis Sketches of Spain180 g Audiophile Vinyl LP Ltd Ed, Numbered
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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. 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. Davis brought Evans the album's signature piece, "Concierto de Aranjuez," after hearing a classical version of it at bassist Joe Mondragon's house. Evans was as taken with it as Davis was, and set about to create an entire album of material around it. The result is a masterpiece of modern art. On the "Concierto," Evans' arrangement provided an orchestra and jazz band -- Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb, and Elvin Jones -- the opportunity to record a classical work as it was. The piece, with its stunning colors and intricate yet transcendent adagio, played by Davis on a flügelhorn with a Harmon mute, is one of the most memorable works to come from popular culture in the 20th century. Davis' control over his instrument is singular, and Evans' conducting is flawless. Also notable are "Saeta," with one of the most amazing technical solos of Davis' career, and the album's closer, "Solea," which is conceptually a narrative piece, based on an Andalusian folk song, about a woman who encounters the procession taking Christ to Calvary. She sings the narrative of his passion and the procession -- or parade -- with full brass accompaniment moving along. Cobb and Jones, with flamenco-flavored percussion, are particularly wonderful here, as they allow the orchestra to indulge in the lushly passionate arrangement Evans provided to accompany Davis, who was clearly at his most challenged here, though he delivers with grace and verve. Sketches of Spain is the most luxuriant and stridently romantic recording Davis ever made. To listen to it in the 21st century is still a spine-tingling experience, as one encounters a multitude of timbres, tonalities, and harmonic structures seldom found in the music called jazz.(All Music Review)
This High quality release from Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, is part of their series of remasters of some of the most influential records of the last few decades. Half speed Production and Mastering . Specially plated and pressed on High quality 180 gram vinyl. Special static free. dust free inner sleeve. Heavy Duty Protective packaging. Mastered from the original stereo master tapes.We are always happy to combine multiple purchases for postage
All albums packed professionally and securely for transport
Tracks:
Side one
- "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Adagio) (Joaquín Rodrigo) – 16:19
- "Will o' the Wisp" (Manuel de Falla) – 3:47
- "The Pan Piper" (a.k.a. Alborada de Vigo) (Spanish folk song uncredited) – 3:52
- "Saeta" (Gil Evans) – 5:06
- "Solea" (Evans) – 12:15
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