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Had Marcus Miller chosen a more fusion-centric path, it's quite possible that he would have become as iconic among fusion heads as Jaco Pastorius or Miroslav Vitous. Miller certainly knows his way around his electric bass, and he probably would have been a great addition to Return to Forever if Stanley Clarke had been unavailable for their 2008 reunion tour and Chick Corea had offered him the gig. But that is speculation, of course. What we can say with certainty is that being hell-bent for fusion is not the path chosen by the highly eclectic, broad-minded Miller, who is as well known for his work with Luther Vandross and for co-writing E.U.'s 1988 funk/go-go hit "Da Butt" as he is for the composing, producing, and playing he did on Miles Davis' Tutu and Amandla albums in the ‘80s. Nonetheless, Miller is quite capable of playing jazz when he wants to, and jazz is the main ingredient on A Night in Monte Carlo. Documenting a November 29, 2008 appearance in Monte Carlo, Monaco, this 63-minute CD unites Miller with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with trumpeter/flügelhornist Roy Hargrove. Occasionally, A Night in Monte Carlo steps outside of jazz; "State of Mind" and "Your Amazing Grace" (both of which feature singer Raúl Midón) are essentially vocal R&B. But instrumental jazz of the electric fusion variety dominates this concert, and the fact that Miller is operating in a very orchestral environment doesn't mean that there isn't room for stretching and improvising on memorable performances of Davis' "So What," George Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy," Jimmy Dorsey's "I'm Glad There Is You" and Amandla's title track. Some of those tunes have been beaten to death over the years, but not by fusion artists, and Miller manages to keep things intriguing even on some extremely familiar warhorses. A Night in Monte Carlo is not recommended to jazz purists; this is mainly jazz, but it's jazz with rock, funk, and hip-hop elements. Fusion lovers, however, will be delighted to hear Miller in this electric jazz-oriented environment.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Raul Midon, Guitar, FeaturedArtist - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Roy Hargrove, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Alex Han, Alto Saxophone - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Roy Hargrove, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Roy Hargrove, Trumpet, FeaturedArtist - Raul Midon, Guitar, FeaturedArtist - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Orchestral Arranger, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, MainArtist - DENNIS THOMPSON, RecordingEngineer - DJ Logic, DJ - Poogie Bell, Drums - Raul Midon, FeaturedArtist - Liza Kerob, Violin - Federico Gonzalez Peña, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano - Thibaut Leroy, Cello - Zhang Zhang, Violin - David Webster, RecordingEngineer - Thierry Amadi, Cello - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Gérald Rolland, Trumpet, Bugle - Matthias Persson, Trumpet, Bugle - Olivier Moreau, RecordingEngineer - Yves Hubert, RecordingEngineer - Alexandre Guerchovitch, Violin - Anastas Waglarov, Violin - Anne Maugue, Flute - Bojidar Bratoev, Violin - Camille Musco, Violin - Cyrille Mercier, Vocals - Damon Gupton, Conductor - David Pauvert, Horn - Emmanuel Grognet, Violin - Eric Chapelle, Double Bass - Eric Thoreux, Violin - Florence Riquet, Cello - Franco Pianigiani, Double Bass - Franz Csaszar, Violin - Gaëtan Maggio, Cello - Gilles Gonneau, Trombone - Iouriy Damianliev, Violin - Isabelle Josso, Violin - Jacques Stoppani, Vocals - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Jean-Marc Jourdin, Oboe - Jean-Yves Monier, Trombone - Jenny Boulanger, Double Bass - Laurent Beth, Horn - Lucien Viora, Flute - Ludovic Milhiet, Trombone - Marie-B Barriere-Bilote, Clarinet - Marius Mocanu, Violin - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Mireille Wojciechowski, Vocals - Mitchell Huang, Violin - Morgan Bodinaud, Violin - Nicolas Dosa, Horn - Nicolas Slusznis, Violin - Nicole Curau-Dupuis, Violin - Pascal Agogué, Clarinet - Philippe Barguirdjian, RecordingEngineer - Pierette Guimas, Vocals - Richard Chauvel, Vocals - Rémy Labarthe, Trumpet, Bugle - Samuel Tupin, Trumpet, Bugle - Sharon Isaac, Mixer - Stéphanie Cortonne D'Amore, Violin - Sylvain Rastoul, Double Bass - Thomas Ducloy, Cello - Valérie Kunz Bouthiba, Vocals - Xavier Leteure, Violin
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
MARCUS MILLER, Producer, Bass Clarinet, Bass Guitar, MainArtist, RecordingEngineer - HERBIE HANCOCK, Piano - DAVID ISAAC, Mixer - Miles Showell, MasteringEngineer - Taka Honda, RecordingEngineer - Francis Dreyfus, ExecutiveProducer - Jean René Palacio, ExecutiveProducer - Maurice Patist, Mixer - Sharon Isaac, Mixer
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
Album review
Had Marcus Miller chosen a more fusion-centric path, it's quite possible that he would have become as iconic among fusion heads as Jaco Pastorius or Miroslav Vitous. Miller certainly knows his way around his electric bass, and he probably would have been a great addition to Return to Forever if Stanley Clarke had been unavailable for their 2008 reunion tour and Chick Corea had offered him the gig. But that is speculation, of course. What we can say with certainty is that being hell-bent for fusion is not the path chosen by the highly eclectic, broad-minded Miller, who is as well known for his work with Luther Vandross and for co-writing E.U.'s 1988 funk/go-go hit "Da Butt" as he is for the composing, producing, and playing he did on Miles Davis' Tutu and Amandla albums in the ‘80s. Nonetheless, Miller is quite capable of playing jazz when he wants to, and jazz is the main ingredient on A Night in Monte Carlo. Documenting a November 29, 2008 appearance in Monte Carlo, Monaco, this 63-minute CD unites Miller with the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra as well as with trumpeter/flügelhornist Roy Hargrove. Occasionally, A Night in Monte Carlo steps outside of jazz; "State of Mind" and "Your Amazing Grace" (both of which feature singer Raúl Midón) are essentially vocal R&B. But instrumental jazz of the electric fusion variety dominates this concert, and the fact that Miller is operating in a very orchestral environment doesn't mean that there isn't room for stretching and improvising on memorable performances of Davis' "So What," George Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy," Jimmy Dorsey's "I'm Glad There Is You" and Amandla's title track. Some of those tunes have been beaten to death over the years, but not by fusion artists, and Miller manages to keep things intriguing even on some extremely familiar warhorses. A Night in Monte Carlo is not recommended to jazz purists; this is mainly jazz, but it's jazz with rock, funk, and hip-hop elements. Fusion lovers, however, will be delighted to hear Miller in this electric jazz-oriented environment.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 01:03:30
- Main artists: Marcus Miller Orchestre Philharmonique de Monté-Carlo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Dreyfus Jazz
- Genre: Electronic
© 2010 Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company ℗ 2010 3 Deuces Records, Inc. under exclusive license to Francis Dreyfus Music SARL, a BMG Company
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