Sketches of Spain

"A masterpiece of modern art ... Sketches of Spain is the most luxuriant and stridently romantic recording Davis ever made. To listen to it in the 21st century is still a spine-tingling experience, as one encounters a multitude of timbres, tonalities, and harmonic structures seldom found in the music called jazz".

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"It is a handsome issue and does contain a couple of nice bonuses to make it attractive ... The more casual Miles listener, and even the purchaser of his classic albums, may hesitate, but for the more serious jazz aficionado, it is somewhat revelatory to hear the bonus material prepared and sequenced in this context; and the extra digital booklet - given the attractive price of the set - makes it tough to resist".

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"With Sketches of Spain , Davis' music continued its modal moves away from bebop's busy density, opting to highlight his strengths, which emphazised feeling and lyric expression over technique".