Jeff Ball
Wood flute player Jeff Ball was born and brought up in Rockville, MD, where he listened to pop, smooth jazz, and instrumental and soundtrack music. He first became interested in the harmonica, but then attended a powwow and developed a fascination for the Native American wood flute. Ball was not a Native American himself, having descended primarily from Scots-Irish ancestors, but claims "according to family legend, a few drops of Indian blood, just enough to help me play wood flute." He acquired a wood flute in 1992 and came under the influence of Douglas Spotted Eagle, R. Carlos Nakai, and Tsane Dose. In 1994, he published the book Trailhead of the American Indian Courting Flute, which included a recording.
Ball's first formal album, locally distributed around his Maryland home, was Dancing in the Wind, a solo recording. Mixed Blood, his first disc with national distribution, added bass by his brother Randy Ball and other instruments. Reverence, released in 1999, was followed by the solo recording Windtamer in 2000. Cedar Moon, issued later the same year, was a winner at the Native American Music Awards in the "Native Heart" category. Ball added guitarist Sennen Quigley and percussionist Ted Natale to create a contemporary extension of the traditional Native American wood flute sound. Prairie Runner (2002) featured the group Walela on vocals and contained a cover of Steve Miller's "Fly Like an Eagle." In 2003, Ball released the seasonal album Songs of Winter. Highlights from his past releases plus two new songs comprised the soundtrack to the 2005 film Return to Balance: A Climber's Journey. The soundtrack album Return to Balance appeared the same year. Ball's 2007 album The Shape of Light was performed by his band, including the recently introduced percussion instrument the hang played by Natale and by Ron Kravitz.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Reverence
North America - Released by Red Feather Records on 1 Jan 1998
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Cedar Moon
North America - Released by Red Feather Records on 12 Sep 2000
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Tiny Barbarian DX: Ultimate Chiptune Compilation
Film Soundtracks - Released by Materia Collective on 10 Oct 2017
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Live from the Edge
Classical - Released by Trailhead Flutes Inc on 11 Nov 2011
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Windtamer
North America - Released by Red Feather Records on 1 Jan 1999
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Secrets of a Crow
Classical - Released by Trailhead Flutes Inc. on 8 Nov 2010
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Timespinner (Original Game Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Materia Collective on 25 Sep 2018
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Return to Balance
North America - Released by Red Feather Records on 30 Aug 2005
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The Shape of Light
North America - Released by Red Feather Records on 1 Jan 2007
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Tiny Barbarian DX: Episode 1 - The Serpent Lord (Original Game Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Materia Collective on 10 Oct 2017
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Songs Of Winter
New Age - Released by Red Feather Records on 1 Jan 2003
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Morning Mood
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Lofi Forest Records on 20 Jun 2022
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Prairie Runner
North America - Released by Red Feather on 5 Feb 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Tiny Barbarian DX: Episode 2 - Ruins of Xanadu (Original Game Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Materia Collective on 10 Oct 2017
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Tiny Barbarian DX: Episode 3 - Sinister Tower (Original Game Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Materia Collective on 10 Oct 2017
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After Sunset
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Lofi Forest Records on 22 Jun 2022
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On the Wings of Ravens
New Age - Released by Jeff Ball on 16 Apr 2018
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Tiny Barbarian DX: Episode 4 - Threat from Beyond (Original Game Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Materia Collective on 10 Oct 2017
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Summer Nights
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Lofi Forest Records on 20 Jun 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo