Tutu Revisited - The Music of Miles Davis Featuring Christian Scott
TUTU Revisited indeed: the last integral masterpiece from the legendary Miles Davis by the man who wrote the most songs and played the most instruments: premier league bassist Marcus Miller. 'Tutu' dates from 1986 and was instantly one of the funky highlights of that year: jazzy dance music and groovy avant garde. Just one of the many successful risks in the career of illustrious trumpet-player Miles Davis. The first of his many recordings already dated from 1945, but it was especially with the albums 'Kind Of Blue', 'Bitches Brew' and 'Tutu' that he was able to explore and stretch boundaries.
Shall we just situate Marcus Miller too? Beautifully streamlined, strongly built, sharply played and funky rock-jazz-fusion from the top shelf. You surely recognize him as bassist to Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs, Me’shell NdegéOcello, Scritti Politti, George Benson, Joan Armatrading and many more sensational sessions. There are already more than 570 productions mentioned on his website, with his own 30 or so CDs placed neatly in alphabetical order between all those other great talents.
Marcus Miller presents Tutu Revisited here + of course a little tasty, juicy, funky, extra something!
Line up :
Marcus Miller - bass, bass clarinet
Christian Scott - trumpet
Alex Han - saxophone
Federico Gonzalez Pena - keyboards
Ronald Bruner - drums