History Music / SketchesOfSpain

''Sketches of Spain'' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition" and is one of the most famous and highly regarded "third stream" (i.e., fusions between jazz and classical music) albums ever recorded, along with Music/CharlesMingus' ''Music/TheBlackSaintAndTheSinnerLady'' and ''Music/LetMyChildrenHearMusic''.

''Sketches of Spain'' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition" and is widely seen as one his best records. The record was listed at nr. #358 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]. It is one of the most famous and highly regarded "third stream" (i.e., fusions between jazz and classical music) albums ever recorded, along with Music/CharlesMingus' ''The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' and ''Let My Children Hear Music''.

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* GriefSong: "Saeta", it was based on the traditional Holy Week processional "Saeta", where a marching band arrives in town, announcing Christ's death. When they reach the town's center a woman appears in a window, representing the Virgin Mary, and sings her lament.

''Sketches Of Spain'' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition" and is widely seen as one his best records. The record was listed at nr. #358 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]. It is one of the most famous and highly regarded "third stream" (i.e., fusions between jazz and classical music) albums ever recorded, along with Music/CharlesMingus' ''The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' and ''Let My Children Hear Music''.

** Music/{{Buckethead}} named one of the songs on the "Electric Tears" (2002) album "Sketches Of Spain (For Miles)".

** "Solea" can be heard in Creator/PedroAlmodovar's ''Film/HighHeels (Film/TaconesIejanos)'' and "Saeta" in ''Film/LaFlorDeMiSecreto (Film/TheFlowerOfMySecret)''
** ''Series/MadMen'': Episode 1.8, "The Hobo Code," features Midge (Don's mistress) and her friends listening to "Music/SketchesOfSpain" by Music/MilesDavis. As that album was released in July 1960 and it appears to be late summer 1960 ("The Twist" is a big hit as well at the moment), its inclusion isn't anachronistic, but the actual record you see Midge put on the turntable is. The label design you see is Creator/ColumbiaRecords' 1960s "two-eye" label, which was introduced in 1962. The original pressing of "Sketches of Spain" (and any other Miles Davis album on Columbia up to that point) was on what collectors call the "six eye" label, used from 1955-1962. [[http://heroinc.0catch.com/columbia/ See here]] for examples, or just ask any record collector: a lot of six-eyes go for big bucks on eBay nowadays.

* SexySilhouette: Davis on the album cover.

'''Sketches Of Spain''' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition" and is widely seen as one his best records. The record was listed at nr. #358 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]. It is one of the most famous and highly regarded "third stream" (i.e., fusions between jazz and classical music) albums ever recorded, along with Music/CharlesMingus' ''The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'' and ''Let My Children Hear Music''.

'''Sketches Of Spain''' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition" and is widely seen as one his best records. The record was listed at nr. #358 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]].

** ''Series/MadMen'': Episode 1.8, "The Hobo Code," features Midge (Don's mistress) and her friends listening to "Music/SketchesOfSpain" by Music/MilesDavis. As that album was released in July 1960 and it appears to be late summer 1960 ("The Twist" is a big hit as well at the moment), its inclusion isn't anachronistic, but the actual record you see Midge put on the turntable is. The label design you see is Columbia Records' 1960s "two-eye" label, which was introduced in 1962. The original pressing of "Sketches of Spain" (and any other Miles Davis album on Columbia up to that point) was on what collectors call the "six eye" label, used from 1955-1962. [[http://heroinc.0catch.com/columbia/ See here]] for examples, or just ask any record collector: a lot of six-eyes go for big bucks on eBay nowadays.

* EpicRocking: "Solea", at over twelve minutes, and "Concierto de Aranjuez", at over sixteen.

'''Sketches Of Spain''' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a Grammy in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition" and is widely seen as one his best records.

'''Sketches Of Spain''' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a Grammy in 1961 for "Best Original Jazz Composition".

Side 1
# "Concierto de Aranjuez (Adagio)" - 16:19
# "Will o' the Wisp" - 3:47

Side 2
# "The Pan Piper" - 3:52
# "Saeta" - 5:06
# "Solea" - 12:15

* OneWordTitle: "Saeta", "Solea".

** The {{screamo}} band Saetia named themselves after the penultimate song on this album (with one letter added).

* StopAndGo: "Saeta" sounds like a procession with the trumpets and drums marching along, then pauzing while a trumpet solo is played. After its concluded the trumpets and drums begin playing their marching melody again and the procession continues.

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!!Tracklist:

* ConceptAlbum: All the tracks have a Spanish atmosphere. The album cover is done against the background of the national flag and works by Spanish composers such as Joaquin Rodrigo and Manuel de Falla are covered.

* UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}: According to Music/BillEvans the intention was never to make a "Spanish" album. The band had planned to record their version of Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez", but as they were studying the piece they list to a lot of Spanish folk music and decided to make this the focus of the entire album.

* BilingualBonus: ''"Saeta"'' and ''"Solea"''.

* {{Instrumentals}}: It's an entire instrumental album.

* AlliterativeTitle: "'''S'''ketches of '''S'''pain", "'''W'''ill o' the '''W'''isp"

* UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}: According to Music/BillEvans the intention was never to make a "Spanish" album. The band had planned to record their version of Joaquin Rodrigo's "Concierto de Aranjuez", but as they were studying the piece they list to a lot of Spanish folk music and decided to make this the focus of the entire album.

''"Sketches Of Spain"'' (1960) is a famous and popular album by jazz legend Music/MilesDavis. It won a Grammy in 1961 for ''"Best Original Jazz Composition"''.

* ConceptAlbum: Sort of. All the tracks have a Spanish atmosphere. The album cover is done against the background of the national flag and compositions by Spanish composers such as Joaquin Rodrigo and Manuel de Falla are covered.
* ContinuityNod: The Spanish atmosphere of ''"Flamenco Sketches"'' on ''Music/KindOfBlue'' seems to be a predecessor of ''"Sketches Of Spain"''.
* CoverAlbum: The centre piece of the album is ''Concierto de Aranjuez'', a classical music composition by Spanish composer Joaquin Rodrigo. It almost takes up half of the record. ''"Will o' the Wisp"'' is also a classical composition, lifted from Manuel de Falla's ''"El Amor Brujo"''. ''"The Pan Piper"'' (aka ''"Alborada de Vigo"'') is a traditional Spanish song. Only ''"Saeta"'' and ''"Solea"'' are original compositions.
* GriefSong: ''Saeta'', it was based on the traditional Holy Week processional ''"Saeta"'', where a marching band arrives in town, announcing Christ's death. When they reach the town's center a woman appears in a window, representing the Virgin Mary, and sings her lament.

** Music/{{Buckethead}} named one of the songs on the ''"Electric Tears" (2002)'' album ''"Sketches Of Spain (For Miles)"''.
** ''"Solea"'' can be heard in Creator/PedroAlmodovar's ''Film/HighHeels (Film/TaconesIejanos)'' and ''"Saeta"'' in ''Film/LaFlorDeMiSecreto (Film/TheFlowerOfMySecret)''
** Series/MadMen: Episode 1.8, "The Hobo Code," features Midge (Don's mistress) and her friends listening to "Music/SketchesOfSpain" by Music/MilesDavis. As that album was released in July 1960 and it appears to be late summer 1960 ("The Twist" is a big hit as well at the moment), its inclusion isn't anachronistic, but the actual record you see Midge put on the turntable is. The label design you see is Columbia Records' 1960s "two-eye" label, which was introduced in 1962. The original pressing of "Sketches of Spain" (and any other Miles Davis album on Columbia up to that point) was on what collectors call the "six eye" label, used from 1955-1962. [[http://heroinc.0catch.com/columbia/ See here]] for examples, or just ask any record collector: a lot of six-eyes go for big bucks on eBay nowadays.

* StopAndGo: ''Saeta'' sounds like a procession with the trumpets and drums marching along, then pauzing while a trumpet solo is played. After its concluded the trumpets and drums begin playing their marching melody again and the procession continues.
* UsefulNotes/{{Spain}}: According to Music/BillEvans the intention was never to make a ''Spanish'' album. The band had planned to record their version of Joaquin Rodrigo's ''"Concierto de Aranjuez"'', but as they were studying the piece they list to a lot of Spanish folk music and decided to make this the focus of the entire album.

* ConceptAlbum: Sort of. All the tracks have a Spanish atmosphere.

* StopAndGo: ''Saeta" sounds like a procession with the trumpets and drums marching along, then pauzing while a trumpet solo is played. After its concluded the trumpets and drums begin playing their marching melody again and the procession continues.