2007 Release by the Critically Lauded Jazz Bassist who Has Played with Many of the Legendary Greats in his Storied Career Like Miles Davis and David Sanborn.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
for me, the best bass album:
I had the privilege of doing some engineering on this recording with Marcus and his crew. I've done a lot of bass albums in my career, this one is really the best. It is one I come back to again and again and I enjoy it even more with each hearing. It is really outstanding work. The US version should be out soon and it is going to be worth the wait!
BASSically Fantastic!:
The multi-talented bassist, composer and producer Marcus Miller is back with another slammin' album. I mean it really doesn't get any funkier than this when it comes to playin' the bass. Marcus comes through like a bad "Plucker-Mother" on this project, which features orginal new material and covers of some old music favorites. The album starts off with "Blast", a super-charged funk jam with lots of bass, backed by a blaring horn section which instantly makes you think of an HBCU marching band. Then the... more info
Outstanding!:
This as all of marcus's cd has a lot to offer. The first cut will appeal to all of the Super Funksters out there with a middle east twang. A hard hitter.The tittle track features Corine Bailey-Rae doing a cover from the 70's. All tracks show marcus's ability to produce hard pounding thumping music that pleases the soul. My favorite cut, besides the 1st. is a cover of "What is hip" which is an old tower of power tune. This has people talking all over the internet. It also features David Sanborn on sax which... more info
Best album:
I think this is maybe his best album ever?
Track 1 and 9 is very funky and jazzy.
He must love to play this kind of music.
Tracks:
Blast
Funk Joint
Free - Marcus Miller, Williams, Deniece
Strum
Milky Way
Pluck (Interlude)
When I Fall in Love - Marcus Miller, Young, Victor
