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
Best Of '82-'96 (2000) M2 (2001) The Ozell Tapes (2002)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

M² is a 2001 album by the 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."^[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where indicated

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 Executive Producer
• Harold Goode Executive Producer
• Harry Martin Executive Producer
• Poogie Bell – Drums
• Hiram Bullock – Guitar
• Mino Cinelu – Percussion
• Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums on "It's Me Again"
• Larry Corbett – Cello
• Joel Derouin – Violin
• Djavan – Vocals, Scat
• Matt Funes – Viola
• Kenny Garrett – Alto saxophone
• Herbie Hancock – Piano
• David Isaac – Triangle, Producer, Overdubs, Cowbell, Mixing, Co-Producer, Water Effects
• Paul Jackson, Jr. – Acoustic guitar
• Chaka Khan – Vocals
• Hubert Laws – Flute, Soloist
• Branford Marsalis – Soprano saxophone, Soloist
• Marcus Miller – Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Vocoder, Drum Programming, Wurlitzer
• Maceo Parker – Alto saxophone, Soloist
• Raphael Saadiq – Vocals on "Boomerang"
• Wayne Shorter – Soprano saxophone
• Leroy Taylor – Synthesizer Bass
• Fred Wesley – Trombone
• Lenny White – Percussion, Synthesizer Bass
• Bernard Wright – Organ, Fender Rhodes

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

References