The Sun Don't Lie
His third studio album, dedicated to the memory of Miles Davis.
Marcus Miller, 1993
Wikipedia's album article lists PRA Records as the label, while PS Audio and the artist page list Dreyfus Jazz. Miller plays bass, keyboards, bass clarinet, guitars, programming and vocals, with Wayne Shorter on tenor and soprano, David Sanborn on alto, Miles Davis on trumpet on "Rampage", Joe Sample on piano, Kenny Garrett on alto, Kirk Whalum on tenor, Tony Williams on drums on the closing track, and Dean Brown and Vernon Reid on guitar. Bob Ludwig mastered it at Masterdisk. It reached 10 on Billboard's jazz albums chart and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Contemporary Jazz Performance. AllMusic gave 3 of 5, and the Financial Times's Gary Booth praised his playing and dark compositions.
Track listing
- Panther6:02
- Steveland7:21
- Rampage5:48
- The Sun Don't Lie6:29
- Scoop5:59
- Mr. Pastorius1:25
- Funny (All She Needs Is Love)5:26
- Moons4:52
- Teen Town4:55
- Juju6:03
- The King Is Gone (For Miles)6:05
More from Marcus Miller
Suddenly (1983), Marcus Miller (1984), Tales (1995), M² (2001), Silver Rain (2005), Free (2007), Renaissance (2012), Afrodeezia (2015), Laid Black (2018)
Sources
- The Sun Don't Lie, Wikipedia
- Marcus Miller: burning up the bass, PS Audio
- Marcus Miller, Wikipedia