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Miles Davis's impact on jazz is almost incalculable. From his early days as a sideman for Charlie Parker, through his groundbreaking Birth of the Cool sessions, to his stunning small groups of the '50s and '60s, through to his electric renaissance, the trumpeter, bandleader, and composer has left a deep mark on all who cameG
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Miles Davis's impact on jazz is almost incalculable. From his early days as a sideman for Charlie Parker, through his groundbreaking Birth of the Cool sessions, to his stunning small groups of the '50s and '60s, through to his electric renaissance, the trumpeter, bandleader, and composer has left a deep mark on all who came after. He is one of jazz's true giants. Sketches of Spain, though one of Davis's most commercially successful sessions, is also one of his most controversial. Re-teaming with arranger and composer Gil Evans, who played such a pivotal role in Davis's 1949 Birth of the Cool recordings, Davis recorded a series of large group albums beginning in the late '50s, including Porgy and Bess, Miles Ahead, and Quiet Nights. Sketches of Spain, with its emphasis on flamenco, rich orchestrations, and relaxed tempos, is certainly one of Davis's most mellow recordings (he even works out on fluegelhorn), and proved to have broad appeal. To some critics, however, the project was "elevated elevator music." An expanded version of the album, featuring alternative tracks and unreleased material, was issued in 1997 by Columbia Legacy. --Fred Goodman
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Sketches Of Spain by Miles Davis (1960)
Average Rating: 83/100
Sketches of Spain is considered by fans and critics alike, to be one of the most accessible albums of Davis's career. Less improvisational than much of his other work, some of Davis' contemporaries suggested that Sketches of Spain was something other than jazz. Davis replied (according to Rolling Stone magazine), "It's music, and I like it".
The Rolling Stone Album Guide calls it "a work of unparalleled grace and lyricisim."
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“アランフェス協奏曲とスペインの古い民謡を元に作曲された曲を演奏。マイルスのトランペットを初め録音はほとんどがファーストテイクを用いている。「スケッチ・オブ・スペインみたいな音楽は３３回も４回もやったら、表現したいフィーリングが失われてしまう。」とマイルスはコメントしている。参加ミュージシャンは、ジャズもクラッシック音楽も同じくらい高いレベルで演奏できる者を集めた。なのでひどく人選に苦労した。それは当然のことです。ギル・エバンスはスペインの民謡をかなり綿密に研究、この曲のスコアを担当した。演奏したマイルスは「全体的に演奏が難しか” read more
""This collaboration between Davis and arranger Gil Evans took fifteen orchestral sessions to record and six months to assemble. It wasn't an attempt to play Spanish music but to suggest it; its muted beauty contains enormous passion. But is it jazz? Davis responded, "It's music, and I like it."'"
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