Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain MFSL [Ultradisc One Step LP] Vinyl Audiophile
Miles Davis – Sketches Of Spain (65th Anniversary Edition | One-Step SuperVinyl | Limited LP, 5,000 copies worldwide)
The legendary masterpiece in its best sound quality ever.
"Sketches of Spain" is among Miles Davis 's most expressive and colorful works. As his third collaboration with arranger Gil Evans , this album is still considered groundbreaking, emotional, and exceptionally accessible . Evans and Davis combined Spanish folk music, orchestral textures, and lyrical trumpet lines into a sonic journey that has lost none of its magic more than 60 years later.
A timeless work – award-winning and celebrated worldwide
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Awarded the Grammy for Best Jazz Composition in 1961
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Ranked at number 356 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2003
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Included by Jazzwise in their list of "100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World"
Despite the limited improvisation, Miles Davis simply titled the album:
"It's music, and I like it!" – and millions of music lovers still agree with him today.
Spanish soundscapes – orchestral depth, lyrical intensity
The album programmatically draws on Spanish traditions – a development that began with "Flamenco Sketches" on Kind of Blue . Whether it's the dark, iconic "Concierto De Aranjuez," which immortalized Davis's flugelhorn playing, or the folk-tale-inspired "Solea" – every piece connects them:
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lush orchestrations
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romantic timbres
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flamenco-like rhythms
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Davis's unmistakable Harmon damper sound
Together with Paul Chambers , Jimmy Cobb , Elvin Jones and an 18-member orchestra, a breathtakingly dense atmosphere full of contrasts is created: fanfares, nested motifs, short solos and contrapuntal changes give the music an incomparable depth.
65th Anniversary One-Step SuperVinyl Edition – audiophile perfection
This anniversary LP, strictly limited to 5,000 copies, was remastered directly from the original tapes at MoFi Studios in California and pressed on 180g SuperVinyl (33 RPM) using the UltraDisc One-Step process . The result is the most sonically impressive edition of the album to date.
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Maximum detail for woodwind, string and percussion instruments
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Dramatically expanded stage with holographic spatiality
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Eliminates the previous "dry" sound – now open, warm and three-dimensional
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Luxurious slipcase & foil-embossed sleeves with iconic artwork
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Pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing (California)
The new One-Step version finally showcases "Sketches of Spain" as it was intended: full of grace, depth, and emotional power. No wonder critic JD Considine called it "a work of unparalleled lyricism" and Q magazine saw it as "a new direction for jazz."
Why this edition is a must-have
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Limited collector's edition (5000 pieces worldwide)
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The best sound quality this album has ever had.
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An essential work for jazz, classical, and audiophile music lovers.
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One of the most important collaborations between Miles Davis and Gil Evans
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A timeless classic, now in a top-quality pressing.
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