Butch Miles (born July 4, 1944) is an American jazz drummer. He has played with Dave Brubeck, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., and Frank Sinatra.
Miles, who cites Buddy Rich and Jo Jones as favorite drummers, was Mel Tormé's drummer for 3 1/2 years and it was Tormé and Buddy Rich who recommended him to Count Basie.
Miles was with the Count Basie Orchestra from 1975 to 1979, and from 1997 to 2007. ... more