Flamenco Sketches

...over Cmaj7 and G9sus4, which is the opening theme to his ballad improvisation "Peace Piece." Because of the presence of this vamp, "Flamenco Sketches" is usually played as a ballad. The modes used in "Flamenco Sketches" are as follows: A...

In this article: Miles Davis, Kind of Blue, and Bill Evans

...in Green" consists of a ten-measure cycle following a short four-measure introduction. "All Blues" is a twelve bar blues form in 6/8 time. "Flamenco Sketches" consists of five scales, which are each played "as long as the soloist wishes...

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...of pianist Bill Evans. He redeemed himself by re-conceptualizing "All Blues" with imaginative and playful piano work. The closing piece, "Flamenco Sketches," was delivered with resignation, as if band members knew they'd been defeated.

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...off an impeccably inspired solo on the rendering of the album's fourth track. </p><p>Kind of Blue's closing piece, the ruminative "Flamenco Sketches," was delivered with resignation, as if the band knew they'd been defeated. Only then did Cobb,...

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...is the late Bill Evans, who played piano on Kind Of Blue that this track reminds me of the most. Evans' solo on Blue's final cut, "Flamenco Sketches" is one of the most indelible ever. Jarrett seems to use a taste of it as a jumping off...

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...now acknowledged that Evans had a significant role in sketching out the ballad "Blue in Green" and the most distinctly modal composition, "Flamenco Sketches." Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be...

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...says he was drawn to "Kind of Blue" as a high school student in Oregon in the '70s, and features "Flamenco Sketches" in his repertoire, including it on his latest CD/DVD, "In Boston." "It's a jazz song but the chords are just so open ......

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...soft and sobbing, Baptiste's tone full and rich. It's the bluest music, with each musician aiming at emotion's heart. On the closing "Flamenco Sketches", Youngs' brushes circle like waves, the band descending into silence. It's the right kind...

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...Paul Chambers and drummer Jimmy Cobb. The album's opening track, "So What," in particular, has become a jazz classic. The closing track, "Flamenco Sketches," gets less attention but it's where this review starts. When seen in the context...

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...and future listeners to pass along and cherish. Tracks: CD1: So What; Freddie Freeloader; Blue In Green; All Blues; Flamenco Sketches; Flamenco Sketches (alternate take); Freddie Freeloader (studio sequence 1); Freddie Freeloader (false...

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