I Am a Man Ron Miles, Bill Frisell & Brian Blade

• 1 I Am a Man 06:39
• 2 Darken My Door 12:59
• 3 The Gift That Keeps on Giving 09:31
• 4 Revolutionary Congregation 06:05
• 5 Mother Juggler 05:25
• 6 Jasper 05:26
• 7 Is There Room in Your Heart for a Man Like Me 10:57
• Total Runtime 57:02

Info for I Am a Man

„I Am A Man“, Ron Miles's newest recording with Bill Frisell and Brian Blade, expands the trio to a quintet with the addition of pianist Jason Moran and bassist Thomas Morgan. The sublime interplay that distinguished the Circuit Rider trio recordings 'Quiver' (2012) and 'Circuit Rider' (2014), reaches new levels of inspired musical communication. Ron Miles 's lyrical and complex compositions provide the perfect framework for five masters who blur the boundaries of conventional soloing and accompanying in a constant ebb and flow marked by brilliant harmonizing and strokes of individual genius.

Ron Miles, cornet
Bill Frisell, guitar
Jason Moran, piano
Thomas Morgan, double bass
Brian Blade, drums

Recorded December 2016 at Mighty Fine Productions in Denver, Colorado
Produced, recorded and mixed by Colin Bricker

Ron Miles
is a songwriter and cornet player based in Denver, Colorado. Ron was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1963 and moved to Denver with his family in 1974. Ron Miles has previously recorded as a leader for the Prolific, Capri, Gramavision, and Sterling Circle labels. He is one of the finest improvisers and composers of his generation and has been called one of the greatest melodists by clarinetist Ben Goldberg. In addition to leading his own bands, Ron Miles has performed in the ensembles of Bill Frisell, Mercer Ellington, Don Byron, Myra Melford, Joe Henry, Madeleine Peyroux, Jason Moran, Matt Wilson, the Bad Plus, Harriet Tubman, Ginger Baker, and Goldberg.

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