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Butch Miles

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Butch Miles
Background information
Birth nameCharles J. Thornton Jr.
Born(1944-07-04)July 4, 1944
Ironton, Ohio, U.S.
DiedFebruary 2, 2023(2023-02-02) (aged 78)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Drums
Years active1962–2023
LabelsFamous Door, Nagel Heyer
Websitebutchmiles.com

Charles J. Thornton, Jr. (July 4, 1944 – February 2, 2023[1]), known professionally as Butch Miles, was an American jazz drummer. He played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, and Tony Bennett.[2]

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Career

Miles, who cited Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, and Jo Jones as favorite drummers,[1] began playing snare drum at the age of nine and majored in music at West Virginia State University (1962–1966). After receiving his degree, he went on tour with the Iris Bell Trio.[1] He was Mel Torme's drummer for 3 1/2 years and it was Torme and Buddy Rich who recommended Miles to Count Basie when a drummer was needed. Miles was with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1975 to 1979 and then returned for ten years from 1997 to 2007.[3]

From Count Basie’s autobiography (published in 1985): “Butch came to us from Mel Torme’s outfit. He was a real crowd pleaser, like Buddy Rich and Sonny Payne, and he picked up on things very nicely, and he was also interested in sticking around for a while, which he did, for about four years.”

Miles was leader of the group Jazz Express in the 1980s and 1990s.[4] He has performed at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival.[2] He is a member of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame 2011 class of inductees. He retired from the School of Music at Texas State University-San Marcos.

Personal life and death

In March 2014, Miles was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. which has no treatment other than a lung transplant. He received a lung transplant and went into a period of recovery.[5]

Miles died in Austin, Texas, on February 2, 2023, at the age of 78.[6][7]

Discography

As leader

  • Miles and Miles of Swing... (Famous Door, 1978)
  • Lady Be Good with Bucky Pizzarelli (Dreamstreet, 1978)
  • Butch's Encore (Famous Door, 1979)
  • Butch Miles Salutes Chick Webb (Famous Door, 1980)
  • Butch Miles Swings Some Standards (Famous Door, 1981)
  • Butch Miles Salutes Gene Krupa (Famous Door, 1982)
  • More Miles...More Standards with Jorge Anders (Famous Door, 1985)
  • Introducing the Ivory Coast Suite (Dreamstreet, 1986)
  • Cookin' (Nagel Heyer, 1995)
  • Soulmates with Howard Alden (Nagel Heyer, 2002)
  • Straight On Till Morning (Nagel Heyer, 2003)

As sideman

With Count Basie

  • Basie Big Band (Pablo, 1975)
  • I Told You So (Pablo, 1976)
  • Montreux '77 (Pablo, 1977)
  • Prime Time (Pablo, 1977)
  • On the Road (Pablo, 1980)
  • Basie in Europe (LRC, 1985)
  • Live in Japan '78 (Pablo, 1985)
  • Fun Time (Pablo, 1991)
  • The Golden Years (Pablo, 1996)
  • Count Plays Duke (Mama, 1998)
  • Swing Shift (Mama, 1999)
  • Basie Is Back (Eighty-Eight's, 2006)
  • Swinging, Singing, Playing (Mack Avenue, 2009)

With Phil Bodner

  • Fine & Dandy (Stash, 1981)
  • Highlights in Jazz (Stash, 1985)
  • Clarinet Virtuosity (Arbors, 2006)

With Dick Hyman

  • The Kingdom of Swing & the Republic of Oop Bop Sh'Bam (Musicmasters, 1989)
  • From the Age of Swing (Reference, 1994)
  • Swing Is Here (Reference, 1996)

With Flip Phillips

  • Flipenstein (Progressive, 1981)
  • A Real Swinger (Concord Jazz, 1988)
  • Flip Philllips Celebrates His 80th Birthday (Arbors, 2003)

With Sal Salvador

  • In Our Own Sweet Way (Stash, 1983)
  • Plays the World's Greatest Jazz Standards (Stash, 1984)
  • Plays Gerry Mulligan (Stash, 1985)

With Bob Wilber

  • Ode to Bechet (Jazzology, 1982)
  • Reflections (Bodeswell, 1983)
  • On the Road (Bodeswell, 1992)
  • Nostalgia (Arbors, 1996)
  • The Hamburg Concert (Nagel Heyer, 1996)
  • Memories of You (Black and Blue, 1996)

With others

References

  1. ^ a b c Feather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (2007) [1999]. The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. New York City, New York: Oxford University Press. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-19-532000-8.
  2. ^ a b "Butch Miles - Jazz Drums". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
  3. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1688/9. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. New York City: Penguin Books. pp. 426. ISBN 0-14-102646-4.
  5. ^ "Fundraiser for Legendary Drummer, Butch Miles, Seeking Lung Transplant". Retrieved 2014-07-24.
  6. ^ "The Count Basie Orchestra". The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
  7. ^ "Butch Miles (1944–2023)". Modern Drummer. February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.

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