Miles Davis Sketches of Spain Sealed CD - Columbia CK 65142 Remastered with Bonus Tracks Condition: New, Still Factory Sealed. Sketches of Spain has been hailed by music critics as one of the best recordings of the Third Stream genre, which is described as a fusion of jazz, European classical, and world music styles. After Miles Davis and his wife Frances Davis attended a flamenco performance by dancer Roberto Iglesias, Davis was so inspired that he purchased every flamenco album he could find at a New York record shop. The album is a pairing between Davis and arranger and composer Gil Evans, with whom he had collaborated before, for a set of compositions in the Spanish folk tradition. The first piece, taking up the majority of the first side, is the adagio movement from Concierto de Aranjuez. Both Evans and Davis agreed that the song had a "strong" melody. The next song, "Will o' the Wisp", is from the ballet titled El amor brujo. The third song, "The Pan Piper" is a traditional piece. The final two songs, "Saeta" and "Solea", are original compositions written by Evans. The album has been ranked 358th on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list and according to Acclaimed Music, Sketches of Spain is the 393rd most ranked album on music critics' all-time lists. In response to comments that the album is something other than jazz, Davis replied, "It's music, and I like it." Track listing 1 Concierto De Aranjuez (Adagio) 2 Will O' The Wisp 3 The Pan Piper 4 Saeta 5 Solea Bonus Tracks 6 Song Of Our Country 7 Concierto De Aranjuez (Part One) 8 Concierto De Aranjuez (Part Two Ending) Personnel Miles Davis ? arranger, trumpet, flugelhorn Gil Evans ? arranger, conductor Johnny Coles ? trumpet Bernie Glow ? trumpet Taft Jordan ? trumpet Louis Mucci ? trumpet Ernie Royal ? trumpet John Barrows ? French horn James Buffington ? French horn Earl Chapin ? French horn Tony Miranda ? French horn Joe Singer ? French horn Dick Hixon ? trombone Frank Rehak ? trombone Bill Barber ? tuba Jimmy McAllister ? tuba Danny Bank ? bass clarinet Albert Block ? flute Eddie Caine ? flute Harold Feldman ? clarinet, flute, oboe Romeo Penque ? oboe Jack Knitzer ? bassoon Paul Chambers ? bass Jimmy Cobb ? drums Elvin Jones ? percussion Jose Mangual, Sr. ? percussion (on track 1) Elden "Buster" Bailey ? percussion (tracks 2-5) Janet Putnam ? harp _____________________________________________ Shipping: Calculated domestic shipping via Media Mail or Priority Mail. Will ship internationally at FLAT RATES. Records mailed in a proper cardboard LP mailer. All records cleaned prior to shipment. Check out my other auctions, and save on shipping! I do offer multiple-bid shipping discounts -- please contact me before paying if you plan to purchase or bid on multiple auctions. Payment: Paypal is preferred method of payment. Return Policy: I do accept returns for up to 30 days. 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