★★★★★
Some things change, other things stay the same. Marcus Miller?producer and performer with everyone from soul singer Luther Vandross and pianist Herbie Hancock to guitarist George Benson and Miles Davis, composing and producing the trumpeter's late period classic Tutu (Warner Bros., 1986)?has been releasing solo albums since 1983, but it was with The Sun Don't Lie (PRA, 1993) and Tales (PRA, 1994) that the bassist/bass clarinetist established a modus operandi that has served him well in the...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2012-12-04
★★★★★
Fastest, most melodic thumb in jazz-funk or not--and on many days, he deserves that title--bassist-producer-composer Marcus Miller wields that digit in a manner that's impossible to ignore. He does that instantly identifiable thing he does with great panache and high musicality from the get-go on Renaissance, his first studio recording since 2008's Marcus. Title aside, Miller's latest is more about the new old-school than the new new-school...
- jazztimes.com
2012-11-05
★★★★★
Let us now consider the lowly bass player. For most of the rock era, bassists found themselves relegated to a support role for their more acclaimed band mates - that rock deity known as the guitarist. Guitar players often stand as rock music royalty. Their names roll off the lips of blues and rock music fans: Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King and Muddy Waters, just to name a few...
- www.soultracks.com
2012-08-07
★★★★★
Listening to "I Loves You, Porgy" from Marcus Miller's A Night in Monte-Carlo is enough to twist a person's head into pretzels. Here is an accomplished arrangement for full orchestra and jazz group on a Gershwin classic. So where is Diana Krall's vocal? Wait, is the lead being played on fretless electric bass in a style associated with Jaco Pastorius...
- www.popmatters.com
2011-05-23
★★★★★
"Yeah, motherfucker, I'm gonna be there - but are you gonna be there?" Those were Miles Davis' words to Marcus Miller after the then-21- year-old bass player asked if the legendary jazz trumpeter would actually be present at a recording session he was asked to attend. Miller had good reason to be sceptical - a year earlier, he'd been asked to turn up for a Miles studio date, but the trumpeter failed to attend...
- www.recordcollectormag.com
2011-05-23
★★★★★
Marcus Miller performing live is indeed a very euphoric experience, and those who have never been so fortunate might as well grab a copy of his latest CD "A Night in Monte-Carlo," which is due for a February 1st release. The CD is a live audio documentation of one of Marcus' treasured performances in Monaco back in 2008. Marcus is backed up by the L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and is also joined by trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Raul Midon...
- www.jazzreview.com
2011-05-17
★★★★★
Track Listing: Blast!; So What; State of Mind; I Loves You Porgy; Amandla; I'm Glad There Is You;O Mio Bambino/Mas Que Nada; Your Amazing Grace; Strange Fruit. Personnel: Marcus Miller: bass, bass clarinet; Roy Hargrove: trumpet; Raul Midon: vocals, guitar; Alex Han: alto saxophone; DJ Logic: turntables; Federico Gonzalez Pena: piano, keyboards, percussion; Poogie Bell: drums; Herbie Hancock: piano (9); Orchestre Philharmonic De Monte-Carlo...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2011-02-19
★★★★★
Track Listing: Blast!; So What; State of Mind; I Loves You Porgy; Amandla; I'm Glad There Is You; Medley: O Mio Babbino Caro / Mas Que Nada; Your Amazing Grace; Strange Fruit. Personnel: Marcus Miller: bass, bass clarinet; Roy Hargrove: trumpet; Raul Midon: vocals, guitar; Alex Han: alto saxophone; DJ Logic: turntables; Federico Gonzalez Pena: piano, keyboards, percussion; Poogie Bell: drums; Herbie Hancock: piano (9); Orchestre Philharmonic De Monte-Carlo...
- www.allaboutjazz.com
2011-01-31
★★★★★
Marcus Miller performing live is indeed a very euphoric experience, and those who have never been so fortunate might as well grab a copy of his latest CD "A Night in Monte-Carlo," which is due for a February 1st release. The CD is a live audio documentation of one of Marcus' treasured performances in Monaco back in 2008. Marcus is backed up by the L'Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo and is also joined by trumpeter Roy Hargrove and guitarist Raul Midon...
- www.jazzreview.com
2011-01-31
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