Saeta

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"Saeta" is a haunting, trumpet-led jazz interpretation of a traditional Spanish religious song, arranged and performed by Miles Davis and Gil Evans on the landmark album "Sketches of Spain."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
musical composition
arranger Gil Evans NERFINISHED
associatedWith Gil Evans NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
basedOn Spanish saeta
chronologyPositionInAlbum track on Sketches of Spain
composer Miles Davis NERFINISHED
countryOfRecording United States NERFINISHED
featuredInstrument trumpet
features brass section
orchestra
percussion
genre jazz
hasArrangementType through-composed orchestral arrangement
hasCulturalContext Spanish Catholic religious processions
hasKeyPerformerRole solo trumpet by Miles Davis
hasStyle orchestral jazz
third stream NERFINISHED
includedIn Sketches of Spain NERFINISHED
influencedBy traditional Spanish religious song
language instrumental
mood haunting
solemn
notableFor adaptation of Spanish folk-religious music into jazz
trumpet-led interpretation of a saeta chant
partOf Miles Davis–Gil Evans collaborations NERFINISHED
partOfTradition Spanish Holy Week music (source material)
performer Miles Davis NERFINISHED
producer Irving Townsend NERFINISHED
Teo Macero NERFINISHED
recordedAsPartOf Sketches of Spain sessions NERFINISHED
recordedForAlbum Sketches of Spain NERFINISHED
recordingArranger Gil Evans NERFINISHED
recordingArtist Miles Davis NERFINISHED
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1960
tempo slow
theme religious
usesMusicalElement Spanish folk motifs
modal harmony

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