Laid Black
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Released | June 1, 2018 | |||
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Length | 53:56 | |||
Label | Blue Note Records | |||
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Laid Black is a studio album by American recording artist Marcus Miller. It was released on June 1, 2018 by Blue Note Records. Laid Black was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards.[1][2] The album features collaborations with Trombone Shorty, Jonathan Butler, Take 6, Selah Sue, Kirk Whalum & Alex Han.[3][4]
The track "Keep 'Em Runnin" is based on "Runnin" from Earth, Wind & Fire's 1977 album "All 'n All". Miller's arrangement plays the original melody over a half-tempo hip hop beat and adds a rap.[5]
Track listing
All songs written by Marcus Miller, except where noted.[6][7]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Trip Trap" | 6:59 | |
2. | ""Que Sera Sera" | Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | 6:04 |
3. | "7-T's" | Alex Blake, Marcus Miller | 5:56 |
4. | "Sublimity" | Alex Han, Brett Williams, Marcus Miller | 6:44 |
5. | "Untamed" | Charles Haynes, Mitch Henry, Brett Williams, Marcus Miller | 4:48 |
6. | "No Limit" | 5:36 | |
7. | "Someone To Love" | 4:42 | |
8. | "Keep 'Em Running" | Eddie Del Barrio, Larry Dunn, Maurice White, Marcus Miller | 5:19 |
9. | "Preacher's Kid" | 7:43 | |
Total length: | 53:51 |
Personnel
- Marcus Miller – vocals, electric bass, bass clarinet
- Selah Sue – vocals
- Trombone Shorty – trombone
- Alex Bailey – percussion
- Jonathan Butler – vocals, guitar
- Alex Han – alto saxophone
- Kirk Whalum – flute, tenor saxophone
- Take 6 – vocals
- Louis Cato – vocals, drums
- Honey Larochelle – vocals
- Julian Miler – vocals
- Charles Haynes – drums
- Adam Agati – guitar
- Brian Culbertson – trombone
- Cliff Barnes – piano
- Russell Gunn – trumpet
- Marquis Hill – trumpet
- Patches Stewart – trumpet
- Mitch Henry – keyboards
- Brett Williams – keyboards
Technical Personnel
- Aleks Edmonds – engineer
- Chris Allen – engineer
- Feri Bong – engineer, mixing
- Ron Boustead – mastering
- Jan de Ryck – vocal engineer
- Colin Fleming – engineer
- Jeff Gartenbaum – engineer
- Julian Miller – engineer
- David Rideau – mixing
- Jason Shavey – engineer
- Charles Smith – engineer
- Justin Tocket – engineer [6]
References
- ^ "about". Marcus Miller. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Marcus Miller". GRAMMY.com. 2019-11-19. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ Sexton, Paul (2018-06-01). "Grammy-Winning Bassist Marcus Miller Returns With 'Laid Black' | uDiscover". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
- ^ "Blue Note Records". www.bluenote.com. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ January 2020, Bass Player Staff08. "Marcus Miller: keep 'em running". Bass Player. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Laid Black - Marcus Miller | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Marcus Miller - Laid Black". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-02-26.