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American Bach Revisited

by Michael J. Miles

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J.S. Bach Cello Suite III, Prelude 04:23
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite III, Allemande 04:25
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite III, Courante 03:42
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite III, Sarabande 03:36
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite III, Bouree I & II 03:54
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite III, Gigue 03:34
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite I, Prelude 02:38
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite I, Allemande 04:25
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite I, Courante 03:01
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite I, Sarabande 02:14
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite I, Minuet I & II 03:12
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J.S. Bach Cello Suite I, Gigue 01:38
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Chicago Suite, Rosedale 03:09
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Chicago Suite, Broadway 03:33
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Chicago Suite, Glenwood 03:08
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Chicago Suite, Lower Wacker 03:15
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Chicago Suite, The Alley 03:28
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Includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites I and III, as well as Miles’ composition “Chicago Suite.” All tracks are arranged for banjo, played clawhammer style and cello.

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released August 4, 2023

Michael J. Miles, banjo; Jill Kaeding, cello.
J.S. Bach basslines composed by Margaret James.
Chicago Suite composed by Michael J. Miles and arranged by Ron DeGrandis.
Recorded by John Abbey
Mastered by Ken Goerres
CD Design by Bruce Vogele
Made possible in part by a grant from DCASE, Chicago Dept of Cultural Affairs.

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Michael J. Miles Chicago, Illinois

Imagine Bach on the 5-string banjo.  And then the fretless, sweaty blues of 1930’s, sung like it matters.  Mix in Cole Porter and a fresh take on John Lennon’s guitar.   Michael J. Miles has been celebrated for his virtuosity; but he calls it curiosity because that’s what drives him.  Musical hunter-gather and boundless genre-bender, you’ll be surprised by what he plays next. ... more

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