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
associatedWith Gil Evans
Miles Davis
basedOn Spanish saeta
chronologyPositionInAlbum track on Sketches of Spain
composer Miles Davis
countryOfRecording United States
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
linked to: Third Stream
includedIn Sketches of Spain
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
partOfTradition Spanish Holy Week music (source material)
performer Miles Davis
producer Irving Townsend
Teo Macero
recordedAsPartOf Sketches of Spain sessions
linked to: Sketches of Spain
recordedForAlbum Sketches of Spain
recordingArranger Gil Evans
recordingArtist Miles Davis
recordLabel Columbia Records
releaseYear 1960
tempo slow
theme religious
usesMusicalElement Spanish folk motifs
modal harmony

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