Miracle Mile (Wayne Horvitz album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Miracle Mile
| type = Album
| artist = Wayne Horvitz
| cover = Miracle Mile (Wayne Horvitz album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1992
| recorded = 1992
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 47:25
| label = Elektra/Nonesuch
| producer = Wayne Horvitz
| chronology = Wayne Horvitz
| prev_title = Bring Yr Camera
| prev_year = 1988
| next_title = Halfrack
| next_year = 1993
}}
Miracle Mile is an album by American keyboardist and composer Wayne Horvitz's band The President recorded in 1992 and released on the Elektra/Nonesuch label.[http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/index0.htm Wayne Horvitz discography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607165834/http://home.arcor.de/nyds-exp-discogs/index0.htm |date=2011-06-07 }} accessed January 3, 2012
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars, noting that Miracle Mile featured virtually none of the aggression or fast tempos Horvitz displayed as a member of John Zorn's band Naked City in this era. In contrast, Miracle Mile emphasized subtle compositions that represented a "cross-pollination of jazz, ambient, groove, and modern chamber music".[http://www.allmusic.com/album/miracle-mile-r159457 Allmusic Review] accessed January 3, 2012
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=728}}
}}
Track listing
:All compositions by Wayne Horvitz
- "The Front" - 5:18
- "Variations on a Theme by W.C. Handy" - 6:32
- "I'm Downstairs" - 5:21
- "Shuffle" - 5:59
- "And Sing This Song" - 4:14
- "Yuba City" - 7:36
- "An Open Letter to George Bush" - 6:52
- "Miracle Mile" - 5:53
:Note: "Variations on a Theme by W.C. Handy" is based on "St. Louis Blues".
:*Recorded and mixed at Ironwood Studios in Seattle in 1992, with additional recording at Baby Monster Studios and RPM Studios, New York City
Personnel
:The President
- Wayne Horvitz - keyboards, amplified piano, harmonica
- Stew Cutler- guitar
- J. A. Deane - trombone, electronics
- Kermit Driscoll - electric bass
- Bobby Previte - drums
- Doug Wieselman - tenor saxophone, clarinet
:with guests
- Bill Frisell, Elliott Sharp - guitar
- Denny Goodhew - saxophones
- Ben Steele - guitar controlled sampler