Miles Davis - Flamenco Sketches

this is one of my fav's definitely, besides all blues
those two songs are like my favorite jazz songs by anyone ever.
the beginning is just like standing on a cloud, and looking out at the sky

Keep refrigerated.

This tune is best served chilled ~ ~ ~

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the main piano chords are Cmaj9(EGBD) Dm9/g
(FACE) i like it in small c octave.

Miles did 4 bars of C MA7, 4 bars of Ab7sus4, 4 bars of Bb MA7, 8 bars of D7(b6b9) and 4 bars of Gm7. Coltrane emulated Miles except he ended with 5 bars of the Gm7.Cannonball did 10 bars of CMA7, 4 bars of Ab7sus4, 8 bars of GMA7, 8 bars of E7(b6b9), and 4 bars of Em7. Evans chose to do 8 bars of CMA7, 4 bars of Ab7sus4, 8 bars of BbMA7, 4 bars of D7(b6b9), and 4 bars of Gm7.

This is a modal tune whose structure is determined by the soloist. The soloists on "Kind Of Blue" thought of this as a sequence of four modes, played in prescribed sequence for however long the soloist wanted them to go on. It's performance depended on Bill Evans picking up their musical cues that they were moving to the next mode. Also, the tune does not have a written melody. It's completely improvised.

What are the chords of that song?

It also has a very nice part in Basquiat.

great song in one of the best scenes in a bronx tale on the bus to city island!

great song its in a bronx tale!

oh my god , what more can i say !
nice music

I'm 65 and i 1st heard this surreal music in 1963!
Amazing....this music is from 1959 and it is appealing to people from all ages!
I love the comments too.
Bill Evans is 'sick' with his mode thing with
Maj and Min 7's. I have always had a thirst for piano jazz.....Bill Evans to Rachel Z.
Mary Lou to Amanda Tosoff!

Doctor Mabuse 06 thank you.

This is a really beautiful song, it has so much emotion in that I almost want to cry. the first time I heard this song was when Chris Botti and David Saborn played it on tv. I was in aww and since then I've been listening to miles davis, i belive that Miles was Chris bottis biggest influce becaue I hear the sam emotion in him, plus Really love the bass and the piano on this they really make this song, cannonball may you rest in piece loved the solo,

True music such as Jazz and Blues Fullfill, Express and Satisfies Empty, Hollow and Sad Souls!

keith3355 For me this is what miles was all about setting a mood with as few notes as possbile and taking everyone with him. I love Miles music. Happiness!!!

Cannonball's solo on this tune is, well frankly, sublime. Particularly on the fifth scale--the Dorian mode... and it leads beautifully into Bill's solo. I believe, personally, that the most eloquent playing on the part of all these musicians is encompassed on this recording--particularly here on "Flamenco Sketches".