Miller, Marcus / Laid Black
| Album: | Laid Black | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Miller, Marcus | Added: | Jun 2018 | |
| Label: | Blue Note Records | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2018-06-26 | Pull Date: | 2018-08-28 | Charts: | Jazz |
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| Week Ending: | Aug 26 | Aug 19 | Jul 29 | Jul 15 | Jul 8 |
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| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 18, 2021: | No Cover, No Minimum: Monday Edition (rebroadcast from Jul 2, 2018)
Sublimity Bunny's Dream |
4. | Aug 23, 2018: | Clean Copper Radio
No Limit, Sublimity Bunny's Dream, 7 - Ts |
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| 2. | Sep 01, 2018: | Music Casserole
Preacher's Kid |
5. | Aug 22, 2018: | Goggles Optional
7 - Ts |
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| 3. | Aug 30, 2018: | Ad Hoc Variety Show
Trip Trap |
6. | Aug 17, 2018: | Old Fart at Play
7 - Ts |
Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2018-06-22
Reviewed 2018-06-22
Reviewed: 2018-06-21
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: As is always the case with a Marcus Miller project, Laid Black reveals him as an artist as comfortable with a finger on the pulse of what is going on now as he is serving as caretaker of tradition. It’s another highlight in a career filled with highlights. Strongly Recommended.
If You Like: Stanley Clarke, Bootsy Collins, Tony Levin, Jaco Pastorius
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Trip Trap (6:55) – bass starts> midtempo funky jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
2/ Que Sera Sera (6:07) – bass starts> slow song with chorus> rocking guitar solo> slow song> slow fade
*3/ 7-Ts (5:58) – bass starts> uptempo funky jam with Trombone Shorty> bass solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ Sublimity ‘Bunny’s Dream’ – bass starts> slow jam> bass solo> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
5/ Untamed (4:52) – percussion/synth starts> midtempo reggae-like funky jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> piano solo to fade
*6/ No Limit (5:39) – bass starts> midtempo funk jam> bass/synth duet> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
7/ Someone To Love (4:48) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo with vocal reminiscent of Stevie Wonder> quick fade
*8/ Keep ‘Em Running (5:21) – synth starts> slow jam swings to midtempo with spoken word rap & echoing vocals> bass solo> rap> swings into uptempo jam> quick fade
9/ Preacher’s Kid (7:43) – chorus like church choir> organ leads into slow jam> sax solo> chorus swells in volume & frenzy, then mellows & fades
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: As is always the case with a Marcus Miller project, Laid Black reveals him as an artist as comfortable with a finger on the pulse of what is going on now as he is serving as caretaker of tradition. It’s another highlight in a career filled with highlights. Strongly Recommended.
If You Like: Stanley Clarke, Bootsy Collins, Tony Levin, Jaco Pastorius
Track Review (favorites denoted by *):
*1/ Trip Trap (6:55) – bass starts> midtempo funky jam> sax solo> bass solo> midtempo jam> quick stop
2/ Que Sera Sera (6:07) – bass starts> slow song with chorus> rocking guitar solo> slow song> slow fade
*3/ 7-Ts (5:58) – bass starts> uptempo funky jam with Trombone Shorty> bass solo> trumpet solo> uptempo jam> quick stop
4/ Sublimity ‘Bunny’s Dream’ – bass starts> slow jam> bass solo> sax solo> slow jam> slow fade
5/ Untamed (4:52) – percussion/synth starts> midtempo reggae-like funky jam> bass solo> midtempo jam> piano solo to fade
*6/ No Limit (5:39) – bass starts> midtempo funk jam> bass/synth duet> midtempo jam> piano solo> midtempo jam> fade
7/ Someone To Love (4:48) – piano starts> slow jam> piano solo with vocal reminiscent of Stevie Wonder> quick fade
*8/ Keep ‘Em Running (5:21) – synth starts> slow jam swings to midtempo with spoken word rap & echoing vocals> bass solo> rap> swings into uptempo jam> quick fade
9/ Preacher’s Kid (7:43) – chorus like church choir> organ leads into slow jam> sax solo> chorus swells in volume & frenzy, then mellows & fades
Track Listing
| 1. | Trip Trap | 5. | Untamed | |||
| 2. | Que Sera Sera | 6. | No Limit | |||
| 3. | 7 - Ts | 7. | Someone To Love | |||
| 4. | Sublimity Bunny's Dream | 8. | Keep 'em Running | |||
| 9. | Preacher's Kid | |||||