Sketches of Spain

Sketches of Spain (1960) is a collaboration between trumpeter Miles Davis and arranger Gil Evans that blends jazz improvisation with orchestral arrangements and Spanish musical themes. It features a reworking of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez alongside original pieces that draw on flamenco and folk motifs, using modal harmonic frameworks, muted and lyrical trumpet lines, and rich brass and woodwind textures. The album exemplifies Third Stream approaches and cool and modal jazz tendencies by integrating soloist spontaneity with carefully scored, atmospheric ensemble writing.