In these Post’s, I will write a few Facts, Figures, Stats and Interesting Stuff on the Artist in Question, I will also include a Playlist of their Greatest Songs.
Born William Henry Marcus Miller Jr on June 14th 1959 in Brooklyn, NYC.
His Father “William” was a Church Organist and Choir Director, by the Age of 13 Miller was already Proficient at Writing Songs and Playing the Clarinet, Piano and Bass!
By the Age of 15, he was already Working Regularly in NYC, this would Eventually Lead him to Writing and playing Bass for Jazz Flautist “Bobbi Humphrey” and Keyboardist “Lonnie Liston Smith”
Marcus Miller is Multi-Talented in the Music World, he is a Songwriter, Producer, Singer and a Multi-Instrumentalist, which includes the Following: Bass, Double Bass, Guitar, Sax, Clarinet, Recorder and Keyboards!
He Spent 15 Years as a Sideman and Session Musician before Finally going Solo in 1982 and Releasing his Debut Album in 1983.
The Album was Called “Suddenly” and was on the Warner Brothers Record Label, he Produced and Wrote all the Album Tracks apart from 2, these he Co-Wrote, the Album was to Feature a Who’s Who in Music at that Time!
- Marcus Miller: All instruments, lead and background vocals
- Percussion: Ralph MacDonald
- Vibes: Mike Mainieri
- Background Vocals: Yvonne Lewis, Luther Vandross, Tawatha Agee, Brenda White
- Alto Saxophone: David Sanborn
- Drums: Buddy Williams, Yogi Horton, Harvey Mason
- Acoustic Guitar: Nicky Moroch
- 2-String Bass: Dean Crandall, Lewis Paer
Marcus Miller has Appeared on 100’s of Tracks and Albums over the Years, including some of the Greats:
Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Luther Vandross, David Sanborn, Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, McCoy Turner, Wayne Shorter, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Grover Washington Jr, Donald Fagen, Bill Withers,
Chaka Khan and LL Cool J, just to name a Few!
Marcus Millers Album Discography, as follows:
15 Solo Albums
Nearly 30 Albums for Luther Vandross
1 Album for Grover Washington Jr
15 for David Sanborn between 1977 and 1999
7 Albums for Miles Davis between 1981 and 2002
2 Albums with “The Jamaica Boys” between 1987 and 1989, The Jamaica Boys Featured amongst others, Miller, Bernard Wright and Lenny Williams.
1 Album for Dizzy Gillispie in 1984
He as also had Songs Featured in over 20 Movies over the Period Between 1990 to 2009.
In 2008 after Playing with 2 other “Bassist” Stanley Clarke and Victor Wooton, they Decided to Release an Album under the Guise of S.M.V, the album was called “Thunder”
A Selection of Marcus Millers Solo Tracks:
Amazon.co.uk Widgets
Related articles
Funky-Soul-Vinyls-Blog 