Sketches of Spain

It's a dark and dreary, snow covered landscape outside my window, but I put on Sketches of Spain and I might as well be basking in the beauty of the Mediterranean. Each spurt of sound Miles Davis proffers to our ears feels like a slow moving breeze; it eddies at the surface and maintains a placid composure through its bulk. This piece is more akin to a classical composition in sound than a jazz orchestration. The arrangements move with the speed of Mile's flügelhorn or trumpet, intermingling wispy horns, sporadic percussion and nonchalant bass-work in the background. I can't help but to accept a sigh of relaxation. I'll share Concierto De Aranjuez, essentially the inspiration for Sketches of Spain. It represents the flavor and mood of the whole album as a testament to Joaquín Rodrigo's original Concierto.

Concierto De Aranjuez