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William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis , pianist Herbie Hancock , singer Luther Vandross , and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn , among others.
Footage from his performances and archived interviews, as well as interviews with his associates are included. The film's subtitle is taken from one of Vandross' best known songs. [3] It includes interviews with Dionne Warwick, Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Richard Marx, Nile Rodgers, Marcus Miller, and others. [4]
Marcus is an album by jazz bassist Marcus Miller.It was released in 2008. Marcus is the US version of the previously released album Free.This version not only has additional tracks, but different mixes of the tracks, [note 1] a different cover and a modified track order.
[16] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution deemed Miller "a fusionaire whose slickness is cued to the marketplace, but he also knows how to round up a band." [17] AllMusic wrote that some songs "ramble on a bit and one wishes that Marcus Miller would drop the funk now and then for variety's sake, but in general his set holds one's interest." [14]
Marcus Miller – organ, synthesizer, bass, percussion, piano, scratching, arranger, clarinet (bass), drums, keyboards, tambourine, vocals (background), Moog ...
Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Rob Theakston states: "Marcus Miller continues to display his multi-instrument virtuosity with M², and while the order of the day is still smooth jazz, there's more of a soulful R&B edge than the majority of his previous work.
Miller performed the bulk of instrumentation on the album, including bass guitar, synthesizers and drum machines, bass clarinet and soprano saxophone. As indicated in the notes accompanying the album, Tutu was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller, with the exception of "Backyard Ritual", which was co-produced by Duke and LiPuma.
Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Jonathan Widran states: "While Miller plays everything but the kitchen sink himself (bass, bass clarinet, guitar, and vocoder), the genuine excitement here emerges from giving space to and interacting and stretching out with his sea of all-stars."