Barry Miles

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Born: March 28, 1947 Primary Instrument: Piano

Barry Miles was considered a child prodigy: he began playing drums when he was three, 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 towards fusion by the late 1960s, 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 DiMeola), worked as Roberta Flack's musical director in the early '80s to the mid-'90s, and became a studio musician in New York. Miles has led albums for the Charlie Parker label (1961), Venture (1966), Poppy (1969-70), Mainstream (1971-72), London (1974-1975), Gryphon (1977), and others.

Source: Scott Yanow

Last Updated: September 5, 2011

As a Leader
Miles Of Genius (Charlie Parker Records, 1961)
Barry Miles Presents His New Syncretic Compositions (1966)
Barry Miles (Poppy/RCA, Recorded 1969- Released 1970)
White Heat (Mainstream, 1971)
Scatbird (Mainstream, 1972)
Barry Miles & Silverlight (London, 1974)
Magic Theatre (London, 1975)
Barry Miles & Eric Kloss/Together (Muse, 1976)
Sky Train (RCA, 1976)
Fusion Is...Barry Miles (Gryphon, 1977)
Zoot Suit Stomp (TC, Recorded 1979)

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