M² (album)
M2 is a 2001 album by Jazz fusion musician Marcus Miller, and the winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.
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| Released | May 8, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 65:22 | |||
| Label | Telarc | |||
| Producer | Marcus Miller, David Isaac | |||
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Reception
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. It also features an all-star cast that includes Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Raphael Saadiq, Paul Jackson, Jr., and Lenny White among others."[2]
Track listing
All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.
- "Power" – 4:37
- "Lonnie's Lament" (John Coltrane) – 5:39
- "Boomerang" – 5:49
- "Nikki's Groove" – 3:28
- "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) – 3:34
- "Ozell (Interlude 1)" – 0:48
- "Burning Down the House" (David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) – 6:54
- "It's Me Again" – 6:05
- "Cousin John" – 4:42
- "Ozell (Interlude 2)" – 0:39
- "3 Deuces" – 5:51
- "Red Baron" (Billy Cobham) – 6:38
- "Ozell (Interlude 3)" – 1:01
- "Your Amazing Grace" – 7:43
- "Boomerang Reprise" – 1:54
Personnel
- Marcus Miller – synthesizer, bass, guitar, vocals, engineer, executive producer, vocoder, drum programming, Wurlitzer
- Wayne Shorter – soprano saxophone
- Branford Marsalis – soprano saxophone
- James Carter- tenor sax
- Maceo Parker – alto saxophone
- Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
- Fred Wesley – trombone
- Hubert Laws – flute
- Larry Corbett – cello
- Joel Derouin – violin
- Matt Funes – viola
- Herbie Hancock – piano
- Hiram Bullock – guitar
- Paul Jackson, Jr. – acoustic guitar
- Leroy Taylor – synthesizer bass
- Chaka Khan – vocals
- Djavan – vocals, scat
- Raphael Saadiq – vocals on "Boomerang"
- Poogie Bell – drums
- Vinnie Colaiuta – drums on "It's Me Again"
- Mino Cinelu – percussion
- David Isaac – triangle, producer, overdubs, cowbell, mixing, co-producer, water effects
- Lenny White – percussion, synthesizer bass
- Bernard Wright – organ, Fender Rhodes
- Harold Goode – executive producer
- Harry Martin – executive producer
Production
- Ray Bardani – Mixing
- David Isaac – Engineer and Mix Engineer
- Enrico DePaoli – Engineer
- Jack Frisch – Art Direction, Design
- Richard Furch – Assistant Engineer
- Bibi Green – Production Coordination
- Charles Harrison – String Copyist, String Transcription
- Khaliq-O-Vision – Engineer
- Paul Mitchell – Engineer
- Malcolm Pollack – Engineer
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References
- M² at AllMusic
- Theakston, R. Allmusic Review: M² accessed 31 March 2013
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