Marcus Miller – Laid Black (2018) [FLAC 24bit/48kHz]

There is a before and an after 1986 for Marcus Miller. That year, the bassist was 27 years old and composed and produced Miles Davis’ famous Tutu. Since then, the career of this four-string virtuoso has expanded with stunning albums for others (over 500!) and for himself (more than twenty), as well as multiple collaborations… Like often with Marcus Miller, the borders between jazz, funk, soul and blues are magnificently blurred. And it is once again the case with this Laid Black. After Afrodeezia, which he designed like a musical journey through his personal history, retracing the path of his ancestors, Laid Black falls within present time with a cocktail of all the urban sounds he loves: hip-hop, trap, soul, funk, R&B and, of course, jazz. In fact, this kind of 180° overview is the man’s trademark. Shuffling between various currents of African-American music. And even inserting a few clever references when he covers Que Será, Será (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) popularised by Doris Day, but using Sly Stone’s arrangement from 1973 Fresh… For this 2018 opus, Marcus Miller has called upon a few sharp shooters such as Trombone Shorty, Kirk Whalum, Take Six, Jonathan Butler and the young Belgian soul sister Selah Sue. Groove galore and precise yet never sickening pyrotechnics are at the core of an album that only its author knows how to make. – Clotilde Maréchal

Tracklist:
1. Trip Trap 06:59
2. Que Sera Sera 06:04
3. 7-T’s 05:55
4. Sublimity ‘Bunny’s Dream’ 06:43
5. Untamed 04:47
6. No Limit 05:36
7. Someone To Love 04:41
8. Keep ‘Em Runnin 05:19
9. Preacher’s Kid 07:43

Personnel:
Marcus Miller, electric bass, bass clarinet
Alex Bailey, drums
Brett Williams, keyboards
Russell Gunn, trumpet
Alex Han, saxophone
Additional musicians:
Trombone Shorty, trombone, trumpet
Kirk Whalum, tenor- and soprano saxophone
Take Six, vocals
Jonathan Butler, guitar
Selah Sue, vocals

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