M2 is a 2001 album by Jazz fusion musician Marcus Miller, and the winner of the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album.

M2
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 8, 2001
Studio
  • Hannibal Studios (Santa Monica, California)
  • Camel Recording Studio, Milky Way Technics, Garage Sale Recording and Universal Music Studios (Los Angeles, California)
  • Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Sound On Sound (New York City, New York)
  • Groid Studios (New Rochelle, New York)
  • Strawberry Skies (West Columbia, South Carolina)
  • AR Studios (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
GenreJazz fusion
Length65:22
LabelTelarc
ProducerMarcus Miller, David Isaac
Marcus Miller chronology
Live & More
(1997)
M2
(2001)
The Ozell Tapes
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Reception

edit

Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Rob Theakston states: "Marcus Miller continues to display his multi-instrument virtuosity with M², and while the order of the day is still smooth jazz, there's more of a soulful R&B edge than the majority of his previous work. It also features an all-star cast that includes Herbie Hancock, Branford Marsalis, Raphael Saadiq, Paul Jackson, Jr., and Lenny White among others."[2]

Track listing

edit

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller except where noted.

  1. "Power" – 4:37
  2. "Lonnie's Lament" (John Coltrane) – 5:39
  3. "Boomerang" – 5:49
  4. "Nikki's Groove" – 3:28
  5. "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat" (Charles Mingus) – 3:34
  6. "Ozell (Interlude 1)" – 0:48
  7. "Burning Down the House" (David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth) – 6:54
  8. "It's Me Again" – 6:05
  9. "Cousin John" – 4:42
  10. "Ozell (Interlude 2)" – 0:39
  11. "3 Deuces" – 5:51
  12. "Red Baron" (Billy Cobham) – 6:38
  13. "Ozell (Interlude 3)" – 1:01
  14. "Your Amazing Grace" – 7:43
  15. "Boomerang Reprise" – 1:54

Personnel

edit

Production

edit
  • Harold Goode – executive producer
  • Harry Martin – executive producer
  • Marcus Miller – executive producer, producer, recording
  • David Isaac – co-producer, recording, mixing (3, 11, 14, 15)
  • Khaliq-O-Vision – recording, mixing (3, 11, 14), vocal recording (15), assistant engineer
  • Ray Bardani – mixing (1, 2, 4-10, 12, 13)
  • Paul Mitchell – recording
  • Malcolm Pollack – recording
  • Enrico DePaoli – vocal recording (8)
  • David Hampton – piano recording (3, 5)
  • Danny Romero – vocal recording (3)
  • Michelle Forbes – assistant engineer
  • Richard Furch – assistant engineer
  • Takamasa Honda – assistant engineer
  • Alexandre Reis – assistant engineer
  • Charles Harrison – string copyist, string transcription
  • Bibi Green – production coordination
  • Jack Frisch – art direction, design
  • Kumiko Higo – photography
  • Jack Leitenberg – management
  • David Passick – management

References

edit
  1. ^ at AllMusic
  2. ^ Theakston, R. Allmusic Review: accessed 31 March 2013