M² (album)

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M²

Studio album by Marcus Miller

Released

May 8, 2001

Genre

Jazz fusion

Length

65:22

Producer

Marcus Miller, David Isaac

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link

Marcus Miller chronology

Best Of '82-'96
(2000)

M²
(2001)

The Ozell Tapes
(2002)

[edit] Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where indicated

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

[edit] Personnel

Poogie Bell – Drums
Hiram Bullock – Guitar
Mino Cinelu – Percussion
Vinnie Colaiuta – Drums on "It's Me Again"
Larry Corbett – Cello
Joel Derouin – Violin
Djavan – Vocals, Scat
Matt Funes – Viola
Kenny Garrett – Sax (Alto)
Herbie Hancock – Piano
David Isaac – Triangle, Producer, Overdubs, Cowbell, Mixing, Assistant Producer, Water Effects
Paul Jackson, Jr. – Guitar (Acoustic)
Chaka Khan – Vocals
Hubert Laws – Flute, Soloist
Branford Marsalis – Sax (Soprano), Soloist
Marcus Miller – Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar (Bass), Vocals, Producer, Engineer, Executive Producer, Vocoder, Drum Programming, Wurlitzer
Maceo Parker – Sax (Alto), Soloist
Raphael Saadiq – Vocals on "Boomerang"
Wayne Shorter – Sax (Soprano)
Leroy Taylor – Synthesizer Bass
Fred Wesley – Trombone
Lenny White – Percussion, Synthesizer Bass
Bernard Wright – Organ, Fender Rhodes