Live & More (Marcus Miller album)

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Live & More
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Live album by
ReleasedMarch 10, 1998
Recorded1996
Genre Jazz
Length72:42
Label GRP Records
Producer Marcus Miller, David "The Cat" Ward
Marcus Miller chronology
Tales
(1995)
Live & More
(1998)

(2001)
Professional ratings
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Live & More is a live album by Marcus Miller released in 1998.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4.5 stars and its review by Jonathan Widran states: "While Miller plays everything but the kitchen sink himself (bass, bass clarinet, guitar, and vocoder), the genuine excitement here emerges from giving space to and interacting and stretching out with his sea of all-stars." [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where noted.

  1. "Intro" – 2:26
  2. "Panther" – 9:06
  3. "Tutu" – 10:59
  4. "Funny (All She Needs Is Love)" – 12:42 (Marcus Miller, Boz Scaggs)
  5. "Strange Fruit" – 3:56 (Lewis Allan)
  6. "Summertime" – 5:33 (Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin, DuBose Heyward)
  7. "Maputo" – 8:17
  8. "People Make The World Go 'Round" – 9:04 (Thom Bell, Linda Creed)
  9. "Sophie" – 4:53
  10. "Jazz In The House" – 5:46

Personnel

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References

  1. Widran, J. Allmusic Review: Live & More accessed 29 March 2013