There is nothing on the face of this earth that touches me as deeply as this track. As a young man I bought Kind Of Blue not knowing much about jazz at all. By the time Cannonball was finishing his solo in Flamenco Sketches, I was crying. Literally sobbing. That began a love affair with jazz that has lasted many, many years. Every time I hear this track, it has that same impact on me and I am reminded of my conversion. It really was, and is, spiritual.
it is crazy: i discoverd this while working overseas in northern japan and taking a trip on a rainy day, i got off at an unknown stop on the train and sought refuge from the rain, so ran into a just opening bar... like old liquor and dark and that universal smell of a drinking place, and the bar keep said he had never met an american before...BUT he wanted to play all the jazz records he had been collecting over the years (this is 1988) and I was like, 19 year old, and I was clueless.... til that day. On that day, in the rain, in that awesome bar in the middle of wherever i was, in nortthern japan, I sat and heard all this miles davis and john coltrane and charles mingus, i got a 30 year education on one rainy day in rainy hokkaido sometime in June..... o wow, bringing so many muscle memories back. i then came back to the states and have always associated american jazz with northern japan, and god how i love it!!!!!! even this many years later, as today is 2019!
Every now and then, I need to let out the tears. Crying for hope. Life can be rough sometimes. But Miles understands my pain. He understands what I'm going through.
oh i LOVE "Flamenco Sketches" .... introspective vibe...intimate...and so sexy! the beauty is that you can listen to this jazz song both alone and in couple.
Fond memories of listening to this in an empty car on the L in Chicago during a rainy midnight ride. This album is the best remedy for depression. RIP to all who were involved in making this gorgeous music.
I adore Bill Evans' playing on this one. Said Miles, "Bill had this quiet fire that I loved on piano. The way he approached it, the sound he got, was like crystal notes or sparkling water cascading down from some clear waterfall."
Amen.
and can we say something about cannonball's solo? the guy follows miles and coltrane, and simply knocks it out of the park....what a great solo, from the very beginning phrase
Miles Davis -- trumpet, band leader ; John Coltrane -- tenor saxophone ;Julian "Cannonball" Adderley -- alto saxophone,:; Bill Evans -- piano. Paul Chambers -- double bass ; Jimmy Cobb -- drums ; Solos: MILES DAVIS 0:17; JOHN COLTRANE 2:00; CANNOBALL ADDERLEY 3:46; BILL EVANS 5:55; MILES DAVIS 7:48
