Sketches of Spain [Legacy Edition] [Remaster] by Miles Davis (CD, Sep-1997, Legacy Recordings)

I of course purchased original LP years ago. I just had to have this cd because
it is was one of Miles' favorites along with many other fans. I blast this cd
outdoors by pool-side.

I would like to tell you how much I enjoyed Sketches of Spain, and the other Miles Davis CD, Birth of the Cool, both of which I purchased from Stairwayjango. I would, but I can't, because Stairwayjango never sent me these items. I hit the same problem with Bigfiveidea, a seller now suspended from eBay. In each case, the seller had perfect or nearly positive feedback at the time they started a big, massive auction. Each seller had a fairly high (but still not unreasonable) shipping charge of about $4.40, with a $1.00 discount on the next purchase, to seduce you into multiple buys. After the auctions all closed, and the sellers pocketed everyone's payments, the negative feedbacks started to accumulate. In the case of Stairwayjango, they have 24 negatives in the past month, reducing the pre-auction, 100% perfect f/b to about 84%. In each case, moreover, the seller had built up some really good, positive feedback (i.e., they don't start the auction with no feedback at all), just to further the ruse--I checked the feedback, and it sure looked good to me. Also, these folks are all recent eBay members--both stairwayjango and bigfiveidea joined eBay in April, 2008.
I have to conclude that there is some scam out there, some course in how to fleece people on eBay. There are too many similarities. And it looks like eBay carefully puts itself above the fray--it takes an ostrich approach, that whatever happens down here on earth is nothing to do with eBay, it is just a venue, so it is our fault if eBay profits from these sellers.
So, that's my review. What is Sketches of Spain like? Your guess is as good as mine--unless, of course, you actually own the CD.

Jazz is a truly American art form, and its masters are largely from here, but this is one album by a great master that transcends the medium. Miles Davis' "Sketches of Spain" is not just great jazz, it's great music and a landmark album in the entire history of recorded music. This is an album that EVERYONE should hear to appreciate not only jazz, but the inspiration of the culture that influenced the title, the concept and the mood of the arrangements. It's virtually flawless and with new remastering sounds magnificent. I'm so glad I picked this one up - it's amazing!