Loon Mountain & Moon

Bill Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 25, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vanguard Records
• ASIN: B00004U1G9
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #285,613 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I'd like to say I love this, but..., August 14, 2001

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Zak Kramer "Crazyquilt" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Loon Mountain & Moon (Audio CD)

Several of the pieces are quite good, but there are other Native flute players out there I like much more. Miller's playing is very simple and straightforward, and sometimes, as in the title track, monotonous. His tone is very breathy, almost creaky in spots -- nothing like the richness of Mary Youngblood or the complexity of Kevin Locke. The pieces in which Miller pairs his flute with guitar I find to be stronger than the solo pieces. If you want to hear solo flute, listen to Kevin Locke's "Dream Catcher", Robert Tree Cody's "Dreams from the Grandfather", or Mary Youngblood's "The Offering". If you are interested in Native flute in an ensemble setting, with guitars, drums, and voice, then listen to Mary Youngblood's second album, "Heart of the World" for acoustic music, or Robert Mirabal's "Taos Tales" for more electric sounds. Miller, like the rest of these artists, doesn't smother his flutes with layers of synthesizer goop, and that's a Good Thing (tm).

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A National Treasure!, February 9, 2006

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Jeffrey R. Ramsland - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loon Mountain & Moon (Audio CD)

It's easy to see why Bill Miller won a Grammy last year for his full album offering of Native flute on "Cedar Dream Songs", and this earlier effort-"Loon, Mountain, and Moon"- shows why his awesome talent was so aptly recognized. This album of Native flute is beautifully arranged, full of melodies that will bless your soul and will refresh you in deep places. Bill Miller is truly a national treasure!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOON. MT.,MOON, March 4, 2001

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Johnson Greene (Kotzebue Ak 99752) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Loon Mountain & Moon (Audio CD)

AN AWSOME INSTRUMENTAL CD BY A GREAT ARTIST BILL MILLER IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HIS WORK HERE'S A GOOD PLACE TO START I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH OF ABOUT THE MAN THAT IS A INSPIRATION TO MANY HIS MUSIC SHOULD BE IN MORE MOVIES ANOTHER GREAT MUSICIAN IS JIM BOYD ANOTHER GREAT ARTIST BUT WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT BILL MILLER IN ALL HIS CD'S IS THE INSTRUMENTALS THERE BEYOND WORDS TO DESCRIBE BREATHTAKING MUSIC THAT WILL UPLIFT YOU.