Sketches of Spain
Artist:
Miles Davis, trumpet
Gil Evans, arranger & conductor
Cover:
Date Recorded:
1959
Label:
Sony Legacy
Sketches of Spain (50th Anniversary Enhanced 2 CD Legacy Edition)
See this post at The Villa-Lobos Magazine.
The original LP, released in 1960, did not include the track "Song of Our Country", Gil Evans' arrangement of the second movement from Bachianas Brasileiras #2. The track was included in the 1997 CD, and several takes of the track are included in this 2 CD "Legacy" edition.
Disc 1
Track 6: Song of Our Country
Disc 2
Track 7: Song of Our Country (take 9)
Track 8: Song of Our Country (take 14)
Category:
Bachianas Brasileiras
Chamber Music
Works:
Reviews:
- John Metzger's review in The Music Box
- A. B. Spellman and Murray Horwitz's review at NPR.org (part of the NPR Basic Jazz Record Library series)
- A long, thoughtful review by Richard Marcus at blogcritics.org
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