Requisites

Sketches of Spain was a seminal work from the third Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration and it has become a classic among his fans. It has been ranked 350 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Personnel: Miles Davis – trumpet, Paul Chambers – bass, Jimmy Cobb – drums, Elvin Jones – percussion

Orchestra: Danny Bank – bass clarinet; Bill Barber – tuba; John Barrows – French horn; Albert Block – flute; James Buffington – French horn; Eddie Caine – flute, flugelhorn; Harold Feldman – clarinet, flute, oboe; Earl Chapin – French horn; Johnny Coles – trumpet; Harold Feldman – clarinet, flute, oboe; Bernie Glow – trumpet; Dick Hixon – trombone; Taft Jordan – trumpet; Jack Knitzer – bassoon; Jose Mangual – percussion; Jimmy McAllister – tuba; Tony Miranda – French horn; Louis Mucci – trumpet; Romeo Penque – oboe; Janet Putnam – harp; Frank Rehak – trombone; Ernie Royal – trumpet; Joe Singer – French horn

Arranger/Conductor: Gil Evans

Record Date: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City – between November 20, 1959 and March 1960

Release Date: July 18, 1960

Producers: Teo Macero & Irving Townsend

Songs: Concierto De Aranjuez, Will O’ The Wisp, The Pan Piper, Saeta, Solea

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