Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (2LP 3 faces, 45RPM, Box set, 1STEP)
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Miles Davis, trumpet, flugelhorn [click here to see more vinyl featuring Miles Davis]
Danny Bank, bass clarinet
Bill Barber, tuba
John Barrows, French horn
Albert Block, flute
James Buffington, French horn
Eddie Caine, flute, flugelhorn
Paul Chambers, bass [click here to see more vinyl featuring Paul Chambers]
Earl Chapin, French horn
Jimmy Cobb, drums [click here to see other vinyl featuring Jimmy Cobb]
Johnny Coles, trumpet
Harold Feldman, clarinet, flute, oboe
Bernie Glow, trumpet
Dick Hixon, trombone
Elvin Jones, percussion [click here to see more vinyl featuring Elvin Jones]
Taft Jordan, trumpet
Jack Knitzer, bassoon
Jose Mangual, percussion
Jimmy McAllister, tuba
Tony Miranda, French horn
Louis Mucci, trumpet
Romeo Penque, oboe
Janet Putnam, harp
Frank Rehak, trombone
Ernie Royal, trumpet
Joe Singer, French horn
Gil Evans, arranger, conductor [click here to see more vinyl featuring Gil Evans]
2 LPs 3 faces, box set
Original analog Master tape : YES
One-Step
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Audionautes Recordings
Original Label : Columbia
Recorded November 15 & 20, 1959 and March 10, 1960 at CBS 30th Street Studio, New York City
Engineered by Larry Keyes, Ray Moore
Produced by Teo Macero
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in 2026
Tracks:
LP1 (single sided) - Side A :
- Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)
LP2 - Side B :
- Will O' the Wisp
- The Pan Piper
- Saeta
LP2 - Side C :
- Solea
Awards:
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 358/500
1961 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Composition of More Than Five Minutes Duration
Reviews :
"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." AllMusic Review by Thom Jurek
Rarely has Miles Davis painted so expressively and freely with colors. “Sketches Of Spain” is the third of four albums (“Miles Ahead”, “Porgy And Bess” and “Quiet Nights”) on which Davis collaborated with composer and arranger Gil Evans and an orchestra. In Evans, he found a like-minded partner who helped him bring out tones, shades, layers and textures. What they achieved together is still considered groundbreaking in the 21st century! “Sketches Of Spain” is also considered one of Miles Davis' most accessible albums. Because there was less improvisation on this album than on others, some of Miles' contemporaries did not classify it as jazz.
Programmatically, “Sketches Of Spain” is based on Spanish folk music, a development that began with “Flamenco Sketches” on the legendary “Kind Of Blue”. Miles Davis and Gil Evans combined Spanish themes, lush orchestrations, romantic timbres and Davis' lyrical methods into a delicate ceremony that still resonates more than six decades after its original release. Whether it's the dark piece “Concierto De Aranjuez”, made famous by Davis' flugelhorn playing, or “Solea”, based on a folk legend, “Sketches Of Spain” captivates with its extraordinary ideas and innovations. Miles Davis, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Jimmy Cobb, percussionist Elvin Jones and an 18-piece orchestra create a breathtaking atmosphere: polyphonic motifs, short improvised solos, fanfare-like swings and contrapuntal changes characterize the flamenco-spiced pieces. Davis' famous Harmon-muted trumpet is complemented by a selection of bassoons and French horns.
One-Step : Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, One-Step uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, One-Step is created for the ultimate in sound quality. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, One-Step produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,46 / 5