M² (album)

M2
Studio album by Marcus Miller
Released	May 8, 2001
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	65:22
Label	Telarc
Producer	Marcus Miller, David Isaac
Marcus Miller chronology
Live & More (1997) M2 (2001) The Ozell Tapes (2002)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

M² is a 2001 album by Jazz fusion musician Marcus Miller, and the winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

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."

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.

1. "Power" – 4:37
2. "Lonnie's Lament" (John Coltrane) – 5:39
3. "Boomerang" – 5:49
4. "Nikki's Groove" – 3:28
5. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) – 3:34
6. "Ozell (Interlude 1)" – 0:48
7. "Burning Down the House" (David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) – 6:54
8. "It's Me Again" – 6:05
9. "Cousin John" – 4:42
10. "Ozell (Interlude 2)" – 0:39
11. "3 Deuces" – 5:51
12. "Red Baron" (Billy Cobham) – 6:38
13. "Ozell (Interlude 3)" – 1:01
14. "Your Amazing Grace" – 7:43
15. "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