Sketches Of Spain (studio album) by Miles Davis
Top 5 albums of 1960 (Miles Davis bestography
Sketches Of Spain is ranked 4th best out of 121 albums by Miles Davis on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Miles Davis is Kind Of Blue which is ranked number 37 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 24,030.
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35/100  | 12/29/2024 14:48 | gmessian | | 66/100 |
100/100 | 12/12/2024 15:05 | mostlymor | | 79/100 |
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As far as Jazz releases go, this is my own personal favourite.
One of the best third stream albums of all time.
A fantastic jazz album that has hints of a Spanish influence scattered across all its tracks making for one of his most unique albums he has made. Miles Davis still leads the line on his trumpet on these brilliant compositions with the record opening on its strongest one with Concierto De Aranjuez: Adagio. This is a 16 minute epic that really gets you in the feel for the music and soundscape we are about to experience. The music has an incredibly grand feel to it which is mainly due to the large ensemble that is present on this record. This makes for an extremely layered and complex release which is a lot of fun to explore. All the instrumental performances are amazing and the quality of the musicians is really put on display for us to see. Despite this, the music can feel a little slow at times and the music does take a while to build up. Also, I feel like they under used some of the talent on here by bringing in so many performers, as you lose a bit of the personality and connection you get with other records. Overall, a unique record in Miles Davis discography and one that is worth coming back to for its vibrant nature and grand feel it gives you.
I like the spanish flavour of this album.
Jboy56 01/01/2022 16:37
This is an essential Miles album, an orchestral work, with sources from classical and world music and brought into the jazz domain.
A thoroughly composed and arranged, with no improvisational parts included. The larger band is also devoid of normal jazz rhymic accompaniment.
VictorVale 11/11/2020 17:40
O clima é extraordinário, a orquestra agrega muito!
2nd-Impressions 10/02/2020 04:18
84/100
Best tracks: Concierto De Aranjuez, Saeta
Worst track: The Pan Piper
Another fantastic release from the legend himself, and one of my personal favourites!
teague 06/23/2020 17:41
Sketches of Spain is essential Miles Davis and essential jazz in general. I love the orchestral arrangements, it makes the songs sound massive.
Montpejo 04/17/2020 00:20
Highlights:
Solea
Saeta
Will O' The Wisp
Brad1770 02/29/2020 06:11
“Only” 5 tracks and 41 minutes in length but feels like it goes much longer which is always the trademark of a classic album
The album's centrepiece is its gorgeous opening track, Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez," originally written for Spanish guitar and orchestra (original scoring can be heard on The Romero's 1967 album for Mercury's Living Presence Series) in B minor with an orchestra arrangement by Gil Evans which is simply beautiful
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