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The Butch Miles Notable Quotes and Reviews Page
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Butch Miles - Notable Quotes
"Musical and responsive, he never fails to swing." - New York Post
"Butch Miles, a drummer whose performance…..was exceptional - precision timing, clean drumming, and a grin on his face." - Detroit News
"Miles, as always, was a marvel to watch and listen to, a man who does not so much beat a drum as kiss it lightly with the ends of his sticks, snapping off each stroke like a dry twig, flicking the cymbals with the finesse of a master safecracker. His timing is impeccable, his visible and obvious enjoyment of his work infectious". - San Diego Sun
"Butch Miles Salutes Chick Webb - 31/2 stars". - Leonard Feather, Los Angeles Times
"As the consummate drummer, Miles stands at the top of his profession." - Decatur Sentinel
"Miles will probably be the next Buddy Rich, the future Krupa." (review of Monterey Jazz Festival) - Santa Cruz Sentinel
"Drummer Butch Miles was flamboyant and flashy but impeccably precise and brilliantly swinging." - Washington Post
"His stickwork was exquisite in its intricacy, his range of effects dazzling." - Rockford Register Star
"Miles’ percussion solo was so completely overpowering that the crowd could only roar. And cheer. And stomp their feet." - Edmonton Sun
"Butch Miles, a monster of a swinger and a tremendous soloist." - Kansas City Times
"Butch Miles…….has adapted his lavish and extroverted big-band drumming to the subtleties of a foursome. He built a solo………both a tour de force and a model of structure." - Baltimore Sun
"Butch Miles retains the fire and flash…..but he’s also paying careful attention to dynamics." - New York Times
"Butch Miles is quite stunning. His rhythmic audacity and dynamic control were a total joy: his playing always possessed the right amount of weight. After his solo…..he had the audience fairly jumping with delight." - Christchurch Times (Australia)
"I have never seen (and I probably never will again) anyone like the drummer, Butch Miles. He was beyond description and his solo performance brought the first standing ovation of the evening." - Townsville Daily Bulletin (Australia)
"Miles……is one of the best, and his crisp brushwork……is almost worth the price of the album by itself." - Cashbox
"Butch Miles is flashy, eruptive and yet entirely tasteful." - Philadelphia Bulletin
"The group was joined by Butch Miles. His added lift and propulsiveness galvanized everyone on stage." - New York Post
"The man is a virtuoso, no doubt about it." - Richmond Times Dispatch
"A drummer of remarkable physical capabilities who punished the drums often, he also showed deft timing and a silken touch at critical moments. He is the perfect Basie drummer, one with an unerring sense of rhythm and the finesse that comes with experience. Such a good drummer was he that the long solo he played to wind up the evening seemed to be warranted after the fine work he’d done all evening." - Louisville Courier-Journal
"The guy is merely the most exciting, talented drum find since, maybe, Buddy Rich." - Mel Torme
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