2014-02-28
In 1960, Miles Davis and Gil Evans released the album Sketches of Spain. Listeners didn't know what made it jazz, but they knew they liked it, and the album is now considered a classic.
53 years later (2013) Nicholas Payton has released a cover version of Sketches of Spain. Payton is an acknowledged master musician and Grammy winner. He does a fine job here.
Perhaps this will prompt some Nicholas Payton fans to explore the works of Miles Davis, and if so, that will be a good thing. There isn't much to add.
---Gerald Etkind
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Angie Wells & Raphael Lemonnier
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THE JAMES MOODY & HANK JONES QUARTET
OUR DELIGHT
CHICK COREA & GARY BURTON
The New Crystal Silence
Thad Jones
One More: The Summary: Music of Thad Jones Volume 2
JAMBALAYA BRASS BAND
IT'S A JUNGLE OUT THERE
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