Afrodeezia

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Afrodeezia
Studio album by
Marcus Miller
ReleasedMarch 16, 2015 (2015-03-16)
Studio
  • 1172 Bounce (North Brunswick, New Jersey)
  • Jankland Recording Studios (New Jersey)
  • Audible Images (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
  • GBP Studios (East Landing, Missouri)
  • Grand Street Recording (Brooklyn, New York)
  • Queens Studios (Queens, New York)
  • Jack Of All Studios (Quincy, Massachusetts)
  • Rustic Space (Portland, Maine)
  • La Louisianne Recording Studios (Layfaette, Louisiana)
  • Hannibal Studios (Santa Monica, California)
  • The Village Recorder and The Audio Labs (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Dormitory (South Pasadena, California)
  • The Lodge (North Hollywood, California)
  • Apollo 32 (South Gate, California)
  • Cane River Studios (Sherman Oaks, California)
  • Riomar Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
  • Essouria (Moracco)
  • Festival Gnaoua at Musique de Monde
  • Point G Studios (Paris, France)
GenreJazz
Length65:02
LabelBlue Note
ProducerMarcus Miller
Marcus Miller chronology
Renaissance
(2012) 		Afrodeezia
(2015) 		Laid Black
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[1]
AllMusic[2]
The Guardian[3]
Financial Times[4]
Jazz Forum[5]
Jazzwise[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Tom HullB+[8]

Afrodeezia is a studio album by American bass-guitarist Marcus Miller. The album was released on March 16, 2015 (2015-03-16) by Blue Note Records. This is his debut release for Blue Note.[9]

Reception[edit]

Jeff Tamarkin in his review for JazzTimes stated, "For Afrodeezia, Marcus Miller—who mentions in his liner notes that he’s a spokesperson for UNESCO’s "Slave Route Project"—chose to incorporate musicians and instrumentation associated with various locales historically impacted by slavery. It’s a formidably funky collection-no surprise there-and some of Miller’s most ambitious work."[10] John Fordham of The Guardian wrote, "Despite the seriousness of his subject, the versatile Miller’s work never altogether shakes off an air of expert slickness, but some strong themes and plenty of urgent improvising more or less neutralise that."[3] Walter Atkins of All About Jazz commented, "Marcus Miller's ambitious continent spanning Afrodeezia follows the Atlantic slave trade routes and celebrates the historical struggles and triumph of the African people and their descendents through the healing power of music. He affirms how vital the music and rhythms are in our lives and the global community."[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hylife"Marcus Miller, Mamadou Cherif Soumano, Alune Wade6:59
2."B's River"Marcus Miller6:49
3."Preacher's Kid (Song for William H)"Marcus Miller, Alune Wade5:46
4."We Were There"Djavan, Marcus Miller6:49
5."Papa Was a Rolling Stone"Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield6:07
6."I Still Believe I Hear (Je Crois Entendre Encore)"Georges Bizet7:06
7."Son of Macbeth"Marcus Miller6:12
8."Prism (Interlude)"Adam Agati, Louis Cato, Alex Han, Lee Hogans, Marcus Miller, Brett Williams0:30
9."Xtraordinary"Marcus Miller6:14
10."Water Dancer"Marcus Miller7:28
11."I Can't Breathe"Adam Dornblum, Marcus Miller, Carlton Ridenhour5:09
Total length:65:02

Personnel[edit]

  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar (1, 2, 4-8, 10, 11), party vocal (1), gimbri (2, 11), bass clarinet (2, 3, 9, 11), acoustic piano (3, 9), acoustic bass (3), horn arrangements (3), arrangements (5, 6), fretless bass (6, 9), vocals (9), kalimba (9), Fender Rhodes (11), synthesizers (11)
  • Brett Williams – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), Fender Rhodes (4, 8)
  • Cory Henry – organ solo (3)
  • Robert Glasper – Fender Rhodes solo (4)
  • Cliff Barnes – acoustic piano (5, 10), organ (5)
  • Roddie Romero – accordion (10)
  • Mocean Worker – Fender Rhodes (11), guitars (11), bass guitar breakdown (11), drum programming (11)
  • Adam Agati – guitars (1, 4-8, 10), electric guitar (2), guitar solo (7)
  • Chérif Soumano – acoustic guitar (1), vocal chorus (1), backing vocals (1), kora (2, 10)
  • Guimba Kouyaté – lead vocals (1), acoustic guitar (2, 10)
  • Keb Mo – guitar (5)
  • Wah Wah Watson – wah-wah guitar (5)
  • Louis Cato – drums (1-3, 5-7, 9, 10), vocal fills (1), alto saxophone (4), djembe (6), drum machine (8)
  • Adama Bilorou Dembele – percussion (1, 2, 10), backing vocals (1)
  • Marco Lobo – percussion (4)
  • Munyungo Jackson – African percussion (5)
  • Lamumba Henry – percussion (6), djembe (9)
  • Robert Greenidge – steelpans (7)
  • Alex Han – alto saxophone (1, 2, 5, 7-10), soprano saxophone (6)
  • Lee Hogans – trumpet (1, 4, 6, 8, 9)
  • Etienne Charles – trumpet (2, 7), percussion (7)
  • Michael "Patches" Stewart – trumpet (5)
  • Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet (10)
  • Ben Hong – cello (6)
  • Michael Doucet – violin (10)
  • Alune Wade – vocal chorus (1), backing vocals (1), choir vocals (3), musical suggestions (10)
  • Lalah Hathaway – vocals (3), scat vocals (4)
  • Alvin Chea – choir vocals (3)
  • Julia Sarr – choir vocals (3)
  • Alina Cabral – backing vocals (4)
  • Andrea Dutra – backing vocals (4)
  • Kika Tristão – backing vocals (4)
  • Chuck D – rap (11)

Production[edit]

  • Don Was – A&R
  • Nicolas Pflug – A&R
  • Harold Goode – executive producer, associate producer
  • Harry Martin – executive producer
  • Marcus Miller – producer
  • Taka Honda – recording, engineer, mixing (1, 7, 10), management
  • André Cavalante – recording
  • Glenn Brown – recording
  • Serge Glansberg – recording
  • Hollis Greathouse – recording
  • JP Hesser – recording
  • Ken Rich – recording
  • John Roods – recording
  • Justin Tocket – recording
  • Guian Wright – recording
  • Pierce Bossley – assistant engineer
  • Kevin de Longeril – assistant engineer
  • Gustavo Essinger – assistant engineer
  • Carlos Louerio – assistant engineer
  • Paul Quantin – assistant engineer
  • David Rideau – mixing (2, 6, 9)
  • David Isaac – mixing (3-5)
  • Marcus Blackberry – mixing (8)
  • James Saez – mixing (11)
  • Louie Teran – mastering at Marcussen Mastering (Hollywood, California)
  • Bibi Green – project coordinator, artist management
  • Bernard Dulau – artist management
  • Rebecca Meek – package design
  • Cathrin Cammet – photography

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Atkins, Walter (July 13, 2015). "Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia album review @ All About Jazz". All About Jazz. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Afrodeezia - Marcus Miller | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fordham, John (19 March 2015). "Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia CD review – serious subject, easy access". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ Hobart, Mike (27 March 2015). "Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia — review". Financial Times. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ Iwicki, Piotr (7 August 2018). "Afrodeezia | Jazz Forum". Jazz Forum (in Polish). Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  6. ^ Flynn, Mike (2015). "MARCUS MILLER: AFRODEEZIA - Review". Jazzwise. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ Paul, John (6 May 2015). "Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ Hull, Tom. "Tom Hull: Grade List: marcus miller". tomhull.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Afrodeezia". Blue Note. 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  10. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (25 April 2019). "Marcus Miller: Afrodeezia". JazzTimes. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

External links[edit]

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