SKETCHES OF SPAIN | Miles Davis

On Sketches of Spain, Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans bring orchestral jazz into dialogue with Spanish musical traditions. Davis's trumpet moves through Evans's richly coloured writing, from Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez to pieces rooted in Iberian themes.

Trumpet and orchestra

Alongside the Adagio from Rodrigo's concerto, the programme includes Manuel de Falla's Will o' the Wisp, The Pan Piper, Saeta and Solea. Originally released in 1960, the album appears here with its five original LP tracks, without later CD bonus material.

Tracklist — side A

1. Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)
2. Will o' the Wisp

Tracklist — side B

1. The Pan Piper
2. Saeta
3. Solea

Musicians and recording

Miles Davis — trumpet and flugelhorn; Gil Evans — arrangements and orchestral direction. Recorded in New York between November 1959 and March 1960 for Columbia Records.

JBC vinyl edition

Columbia / Sony Music reissue, catalogue 88985378481, a 33 rpm yellow-vinyl LP identified by edition barcode 0889853784813. One vinyl disc with five tracks; no CD or download variant on this JBC listing.