The folksy jazz of the late Ron Miles | Will's Mood
The trumpeter Ron Miles (1963-2022), based in Denver for most of his life, explored "the blending of American folk, blues and country with cool jazz and spiritual influences" and added "equal doses of rock and free jazz" (Giovanni Russonello, The New York Times). In this episode, you and I will explore a bunch of the former: the folksy stuff, including Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker, and more in that vein. I also tell a story of when I met and played one of these compositions for Frisell in 2014.
On Monday, March 3, 2025, I will play the music of the late trumpeter Ron Miles in Vancouver.
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Ron Miles - Mr. Kevin (Live)
Ron Miles - There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears
Bill Frisell - Justice and Honor
Ron Miles - Queen of the South
Bill Frisell - Convict 13
Bill Frisell - Bob's Monsters
Bill Frisell - Pretty Flowers Were Made For Blooming
Joshua Redman - Blues for Charlie
Wayne Horvitz Gravitas Quartet - Way Out East
Ginger Baker - Coward of the County
Ginger Baker - Megan Showers
Mary Halvorson, Ron Miles, & Greg Saunier - I Woke Up In Love This Morning (From The Partridge Family)
Rudy Royston - Five-Thirty Strut
Ginger Baker - Jesus, I Just Want to Go to Sleep