''Rainbow Sign'' is a studio album from American jazz musician

Ron Miles Ronald Glen Miles (May 9, 1963 – March 8, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. He recorded for the labels Prolific (1986), Capri Records (Jazz record label), Capri (1990), and Rykodisc, Gramavision. His final album, ...

, it is his first album on a major label,

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, 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.

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''.

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". 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. In '' The Times'', Chris Pearson gave the album four out of five stars, also pointing out the interplay of the musicians. 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.

Track listing

All songs written by Ron Miles #"Like Those Who Dream"– 15:56 #"Queen of the South"– 4:20 #"Average"– 11:12 #"Rainbow Sign"– 7:08 #"The Rumor"– 4:30 #"Custodian of the New"– 7:49 #"This Old Man"– 6:57 #"Binder"– 6:01 #"A Kind Word"– 5:57

Personnel

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cornet The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...

, band leader, production *

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– drums * Bill Frisell– guitar * Jason Moran– piano, photography * Thomas Morgan– double bass Technical personnel *Lurah Blade– photography *Colin Bricker– engineering, mixing, production * Greg Calbi– mastering *Monica Frisell– photography *Todd Gallopo–

art direction Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the visi ...

, design *Thomas Krebs– photography *Kevin Lee– assistance *Owen Mulholland– assistance *Hans Wendl– project management

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