Scratches of Spain

Scratches of Spain
Studio album by
Billy Jenkins
Released1987
GenreJazz fusion
Length44:32
LabelBabel
ProducerBilly Jenkins
Billy Jenkins chronology
Uncommerciality Vol 1
(1986) 		Scratches of Spain
(1987) 		Wiesen
(1987)

Scratches of Spain is an album by English experimental jazz guitarist and bandleader Billy Jenkins, featuring the Voice of God Collective. It was released on the Babel Records label in 1987.[1]

As with many of Jenkins' records, Scratches of Spain showcases Jenkins' "spaß jazz" approach[2] which combines serious musicianship with conceptual irreverence, musical jokes and détournement. This is reflected in the album title (which refers to the classic Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain, with the cover art also being a parody of the Sketches of Spain artwork), the piece titles (which refer to down-to-earth, mass culture or tourism-related topics rather than the grander romantic conceptions featured on Sketches of Spain) and in the musician credits (which make jokey reference to the stylistic and technical approaches used by each player).

Track listing

All compositions by Billy Jenkins.

  1. "Monkey Men" – 6:15
  2. "Cuttlefish" – 6:09
  3. "Barcelona" – 7:57
  4. "Benidorm Motorway Services" – 4:00
  5. "Bilbao/St. Columbus Day" – 4:51
  6. "Cooking Oil" – 5:12
  7. "McDonalds" – 4:41

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Scratches of Spain accessed 30 May 2010
  2. ^ All About Jazz review of Scratches of Spain download reissue by Roger Farbey, 9 June 2017


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