Butch Miles

Biography

Charles J. Thornton, Jr. (July 4, 1944 – February 2, 2023), known professionally as Butch Miles, was an American jazz drummer. He played with the Count Basie Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne, and Tony Bennett.

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Ray Sings - Basie Swings

  2006

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  The Essential Dave Brubeck

  2003

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  Little Big Horn

  1983

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  The Glory Of…Alberta Hunter

  1982

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  Montreux '77

  1977

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  I Told You So

  1976

Credited work

440 releases · 85 albums · active 1966–2023

• Performance · 499
• Other credits · 8
• Production · 3

Studios: Group IV Recording Studios · Montreux Jazz Festival · Mastertone Recording Studios, Inc. · RCA Studios, New York

Frequent collaborators

• Various
• Count Basie
• Count Basie Big Band
• The Butch Miles Sextet
• Milt Jackson
• Dick Hyman
• Ella Fitzgerald
• Bob Wilber

Around the web

• Wikipedia