Miles Español / Miles Español: New Sketches Of Spain
Album: Miles Español: New Sketches Of Spain   Collection:Jazz
Artist:Miles Español   Added:Nov 2011
Label:Eone Music  

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Add Date: 2011-11-20 Pull Date: 2012-01-22 Charts: Jazz
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Recent Airplay
1. Sep 24, 2022: Music Casserole
Concierto De Aranjuez
4. Oct 07, 2012: Jazz Iz and Den Som
Just Three Miles, Trampolin
2. Nov 27, 2012: Raya and Barry - You Bet Your Blue Grass
Flamenco Sketches, Trampolin
5. May 17, 2012: Love Den
Fantasia Por Miles Y Gil
3. Oct 14, 2012: Jazz Iz
Trampolin
6. Jan 27, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
Just Three Miles

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2011-11-20
MILES ESPAÑOL: New Sketches of Spain
eOne Music, 2011

WORLD JAZZ – Producer Bob Belden goes deep in his follow-up to Miles from India, using the classic Miles Davis/Gil Evans suite Sketches of Spain as a launching pad for a much larger, more diverse set that incorporates a spectrum of Spanish traditional music: flamenco is in the center, but Belden stretches way back to North African and Gypsy roots and forward to contemporary Latin jazz. He throws a couple dozen musicians into the mix, including jazz superstars (Chick Corea, Ron Carter, Jack DeJohnette), a battery of top-flight percussionists, oud, horns, harp, guitars… it’s all interesting and well-played, but the originals on Disc 1 are particularly good.

Fo’s Picks: Disc I – 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Disc II – 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

DISC ONE

1. 9:28 – harp intro, lots of oud: slow drama gives way to hard rhythmic pulse
2. 10:04 – bright, surging quartet: Chick Corea piano, busy flute, solid rhythm
3. 9:40 – dark, brooding oud & trumpet showcase: a North African caravan
4. 4:53 – flamenco guitar/flute duo, gets the juices flowing
5. 5:13 – piano trio, dark & heavy: spare piano, exotic bass, embracing drums
6. 5:13 – great sound! swift sintir/bata drum pulse, breaks down to a cool strut
7. 4:08 – modern-latin jazz with soprano sax, lightly tripping piano, tricky time
8. 7:45 – bagpipe! Intro has moaning vocal, then rides on modal riffs with harp

DISC TWO

1. 10:27 – latin jazz quartet: dynamic drums & flute; starts lyrical, then jumps
2. 7:12 – starts as soft ballad, gradually picks up steam, becomes a latin romp
3. 4:57 – light flamenco sway: lilting guitar & electric bass, upbeat piano
4. 7:04 – jazz walk; all-star quartet with electric guitar but not much spark
5. 5:13 – solo piano (Gonzalo Rubalcaba): spare but rich, bittersweet, exotic
6. 9:00 – piano trio with a rolling rhythm; sinuous solos all around
7. 7:32 – bright piano/guitar flamenco duet
8. 7:15 – flamenco jam: slow intro, handclaps & accordion, great guitar, fades

[ Fo ] - November 2011

Track Listing
1. Concierto De Aranjuez   9. Spantango
2. Trampolin   10. Flamenco Sketches
3. Just Three Miles   11. Tirititran Catalan
4. Duende   12. El Swing
5. Fantasia Por Miles Y Gil   13. Momento
6. Broto Y Cayo   14. Teo/Neo
7. Paisaje Urbano   15. Beautiful Love
8. Saeta/Pan Piper   16. Solea