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- Posted: 09/28/2013 20:00
- Post subject: Album of the day (#1045): Sketches Of Spain by Miles Davis
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Today's album of the day
Sketches Of Spain by Miles Davis (View album | Buy this album)
Year: 1960.
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Overall rank: 498
Average rating: 81/100 (from 157 votes).
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Tracks:
1. Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio)
2. Will o' the Wisp (feat. Gil Evans)
3. The Pan Piper (feat. Gil Evans)
4. Saeta
5. Solea (feat. Gil Evans)
About album of the day: The BestEverAlbums.com album of the day is the album appearing most prominently in member charts in the previous 24 hours. If an album, or artist, has previously been selected within a x day period, the next highest album is picked instead (and so on) to ensure a bit of variety. A full history of album of the day can be viewed here.
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Mercury
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- Posted: 09/28/2013 20:27
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This is a singularly romantic record, one that has a beautiful dislocation effect. It makes me feel like I am someone else an somewhere else with someone I love. It has a beautiful sense of adventure and mystery tied in too. Truly some parts of this album are pure magic and like nothing else I have heard.
The opener "Concierto De Aranjuez" is mind blowing the way it slowly builds up.
The real stand outs though for me are the closers "Saeta" and "Solea". The way those tracks slowly incorporate more and more texture, and especially how on, I believe, "Saeta" the drums come in and Miles goes just all emotional and powerful with his horn is downright sublime.
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Norman Bates
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- Posted: 09/28/2013 22:44
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| Mercurydylan89 wrote: | T
The opener "Concierto De Aranjuez" is mind blowing the way it slowly builds up.
The real stand outs though for me are the closers "Saeta" and "Solea" (...)especially (...) "Saeta" |
This. Maybe Davis & Evans' best work, and "Saeta" is sublime.
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Mercury
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- Posted: 09/28/2013 23:06
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| Norman Bates wrote: | | This. Maybe Davis & Evans' best work, and "Saeta" is sublime. |
Absolutely. I'm re listening now and actually it was "Solea" I was remembering that absolutely takes my breathe away. That point 2 minutes in when the drum and bass roll in and the dramatic, super powerful trumpet really starts up makes me feel like I'm in some sort of heavenly state.
" Saeta" is also incredible.
And yeah this is my fave Miles and Evans work as well.
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- #5
- Posted: 09/29/2013 00:44
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My friend loves this record. Lots of memories where I've gotten too drunk at his house with stuff like this in the background. Love it
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- Posted: 09/29/2013 10:07
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This is a stunning record. Definitely one of my favourites. Great to listen to outside on hot summer nights.
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Error Finn
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Sorry, another planet...
