It is obvious from the music of his group that Marcus Miller badly misses Miles Davis.
The funky grooves he uses on this CD sound like a continuation of Davis' later band, Michael "Patches" Stewart contributes muted trumpet in Davis' style, altoist Kenny Garrett is among Miller's sidemen, and Miles Davis himself (along with the voices of several other notables in very brief moments) pops up twice on Miller's release.
Marcus Miller's electric bass is a major force throughout the music.
Samples are used intelligently, a tribute is paid to the late guitarist Eric Gale (Hiram Bullock starts off his solo sounding uncannily like Gale), "Strange Fruit" (a feature for Miller's bass clarinet) gets a revamping, and all of the music is both danceable and full of development.
A few songs (especially later in the program) ramble on a bit and one wishes that Marcus Miller would drop the funk now and then for variety's sake, but in general his set holds one's interest.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The BluesMarcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:45 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 2 | TalesMarcus Miller, Allen Toussaint | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:46 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | EricMarcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | True GeminisMarcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:35 | 12 MB | 33 MB |
| 5 | Rush OverMarcus Miller, Meshell Ndegeocello | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 6 | Running Through My Dreams (Interlude)Marcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 01:27 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 7 | EthiopiaMarcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:15 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | Strange FruitLewis Allan | Marcus Miller | Play | 02:13 | 5 MB | 9 MB |
| 9 | VisionsStevie Wonder | Marcus Miller | Play | 06:24 | 14 MB | 39 MB |
| 10 | Tales (Reprise)Marcus Miller, Allen Toussaint | Marcus Miller | Play | 02:33 | 5 MB | 15 MB |
| 11 | ForevermoreMarcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:07 | 11 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | InfatuationLalah Hathaway, Marcus Miller | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 13 | Come TogetherJohn Lennon, Paul McCartney | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 35 MB |
| 14 | Brazilian Rhyme | Marcus Miller | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 67 mins | 154 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 417 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Allan | Composer |
| 2 | Roland Alvarez | Engineer |
| 3 | Ray Bardani | Engineer |
| 4 | Poogie Bell | Drums |
| 5 | Dean Brown | Guitar |
| 6 | Hiram Bullock | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 7 | Roberta Flack | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Kenny Garrett | Guest Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 9 | Lalah Hathaway | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Goh Hotoda | Engineer |
| 11 | John Lennon | Composer |
| 12 | Paul McCartney | Composer |
| 13 | Jason Miles | Programming |
| 14 | Bruce Miller | Engineer |
| 15 | Jonathan Miller | Engineer |
| 16 | Marcus Miller | Clarinet (Bass), Composer, Engineer, Flute, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Guitar (Rhythm), Keyboards, Organ, Piano, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Sampling, Synthesizer |
| 17 | Meshell Ndegeocello | Composer, Guest Artist, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 18 | Q-Tip | Speech/Speaker/Speaking Part |
| 19 | Joshua Redman | Guest Artist, Sax (Tenor) |
| 20 | Joe Sample | Guest Artist |
| 21 | Michael "Patches" Stewart | Trumpet |
| 22 | Allen Toussaint | Composer |
| 23 | Dave Ward | Programming |
| 24 | David I Ward II | Engineer |
| 25 | David Ward II | Engineer |
| 26 | Lenny White | Drums |
| 27 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 28 | Bernard Wright | Clavinet, Organ, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |