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Nov 9, 2011 · Festival Jazz Lugano 2008
- 6 min
- 7.9M
- David Vause
Marcus Miller. William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn, among others. [1] [2] [3] He was the main songwriter and producer on three of ...
- Nick Wells
- Luther Vandross - Never Too Much (1981) "Luther and I were both in Roberta Flack’s band. He was singing background vocals and I was playing bass, and we got pretty tight.
- Marcus Miller - Moons (1993) "This company, Modulus, sent me a bass out of the blue. I thought it had a really nice sound and I wrote ‘Moons’ as a vehicle for that.
- Miles Davis - Tutu (1986) "I was in a hotel listening to some album; it was something corny from the 80s, but it had a high bass line and a low bass line, and I remember thinking to myself, 'That’s cool, man; one day I am going to write something like that.'
- David Sanborn - Run For Cover (1985) "I was probably 18 or 19 when I wrote ‘Run For Cover’. I remember I had just got a 4-track, reel-to-reel tape recorder and that was a big deal back then!
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn, among others. He was the main songwriter and producer on three of Davis' albums: Tutu, Music from Siesta, and Amandla. His collaboration with Vandross was especially ...
ABOUT. Marcus Miller has been dubbed one of the most influential artists of our time. At the top of his game for over 30 years, he is a two-time Grammy award winner, (U.S.), winner of the 2013 Edison Award for Lifetime Achievement In Jazz (Holland), winner of the 2010 Victoire du Jazz (France) and in 2013, was appointed a UNESCO Artist For Peace.
