Barry Miles
Barry Miles was considered a child prodigy: he began playing drums when he was three and piano at five, and joined the Musicians Union when he was nine. Miles played drums professionally from the age of ten, including sitting in with the Woody Herman Orchestra. At age 12, he recorded his first album as a leader on drums, leading a sextet that included pianist Duke Jordan. As a teenager, he studied classical piano and soon switched instruments. Originally a bop-oriented player, Miles leaned toward fusion by the late '60s, often playing electric piano and synthesizer. He led Barry Miles & Silverlight for several years (his sidemen at various times included Woody Shaw, John Abercrombie, and Al di Meola), worked as Roberta Flack's musical director from the early '80s to the mid-'90s, and became a studio musician in New York. Miles has led albums for labels including Charlie Parker (1959-1961), Venture (1966), Poppy (1970), Mainstream (1971-1972), London (1974-1975), Gryphon (1977), and others.
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Discography
6 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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You're Still the One (Single)
Maryn Tarini, Barry Miles, Kris Dickson
Country - Released by 5414535 Records DK on 30 May 2023
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Whatever in Creation
Folk - Released by Barry Miles on 3 Sep 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Home and Away, Vol. One
Jazz - Released by Barry Miles on 28 May 2013
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Zoot Suit Stomp
Jazz Fusion & Jazz Rock - Released by UNIDISC MUSIC INC. on 1 Jan 1986
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Miles Of Genius
Jazz - Released by Charlie Parker Records on 1 Jan 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo