Flamenco Sketches

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"Flamenco Sketches" is a modal jazz composition by Miles Davis, noted for its spacious, improvisational structure and contemplative mood on the landmark album "Kind of Blue."

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Flamenco Sketches canonical 1
Flamenco Sketches (alternate take) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf instrumental jazz piece
jazz composition
album Kind of Blue
associatedArtist Bill Evans
Cannonball Adderley
Jimmy Cobb
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Paul Chambers
associatedWork Kind of Blue
characteristic contemplative mood
improvisational structure
spacious
composer Miles Davis
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredInstrument alto saxophone
double bass
drums
piano
tenor saxophone
trumpet
genre modal jazz
hasAlternateTake Flamenco Sketches self-linksurface differs
surface form: Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)
inAlbumContext landmark jazz album
influence development of modal jazz improvisation
language instrumental
medium analog tape recording
notableFor extended, lyrical solos
use of sequential modes instead of fixed chord changes
originalReleaseFormat vinyl LP
partOf Kind of Blue
performer Bill Evans
Cannonball Adderley
Jimmy Cobb
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Paul Chambers
Wynton Kelly
producer Irving Townsend
Teo Macero
recordingArtist Miles Davis Sextet
recordingStudio Columbia 30th Street Studio
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1959
structure modal framework
series of scales or modes
style cool jazz–influenced
tempo slow
trackPositionOnAlbum fifth track on Kind of Blue

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Kind of Blue hasPart Flamenco Sketches
Flamenco Sketches hasAlternateTake Flamenco Sketches self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Flamenco Sketches (alternate take)