Rainbow Sign

Rainbow Sign is a studio album from American jazz musician Ron Miles, it is his first album on a major label, Blue Note Records, released on October 9, 2020. It has received positive reviews from critics. It is also his final studio album, released two years prior to his death in March 2022.

For the Berkeley-based cultural center, see The Rainbow Sign.
Rainbow Sign
A photo of Miles playing cornet that is covered in splashes of color
Studio album by
Ron Miles
ReleasedOctober 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)
Recorded2019
Studio
  • Mighty Fine Productions, Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Sear Sound, New York City, New York, United States
Genre
Length69:50
LanguageInstrumental
LabelBlue Note
Producer
  • Colin Bricker
  • Ron Miles
Ron Miles chronology
I Am a Man
(2017)		 Rainbow Sign
(2020)

Recording

The album was recorded while Miles cared for his dying father in mid-2018 and reunited him with a band that helped record his previous album I Am a Man.[1][2]

Critical reception

The editorial staff of AllMusic Guide gave the album four out of five stars, with reviewer Thom Jurek noting how Miles blends "polytonal modal music, blues, gospel, post-bop, and pop".[1] Kevin Whitehead of Fresh Air praises the dream-like quality of the musicians and their ability to work together to realize Miles' music and he notes the influence of pop music.[2] In The Times, Chris Pearson gave the album four out of five stars, also pointing out the interplay of the musicians.[3] Writing in Financial Times, Mike Hobart also scored Rainbow Sign four out of five stars for the "clean lines, close-knit interplay and an understated pulse" on the album.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Ron Miles

  1. "Like Those Who Dream" – 15:56
  2. "Queen of the South" – 4:20
  3. "Average" – 11:12
  4. "Rainbow Sign" – 7:08
  5. "The Rumor" – 4:30
  6. "Custodian of the New" – 7:49
  7. "This Old Man" – 6:57
  8. "Binder" – 6:01
  9. "A Kind Word" – 5:57

Personnel

Technical personnel

See also

References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "Rainbow Sign – Ron Miles". AllMusic. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  2. Whitehead, Kevin (November 4, 2020). "Cornet Player Ron Miles Embraces His Pop Influences on Rainbow Sign". Fresh Air. NPR. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. Pearson, Chris (October 9, 2020). "Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign Review – Trumpeter Explores Renewal and Resistance with a Starry Quintet". The Times. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  4. Hobart, Mike (October 16, 2020). "Ron Miles: Rainbow Sign – Gently Undulating Jazz Soundscapes". Financial Times. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
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