“When I entered Miles Davis’ band, playing like my idols– Jaco, Stanley and Larry Graham– wasn’t going to work. I needed to dig and discover something else”: How Marcus Miller discovered his voice– and turned into one of the most-imitated bassists in the biz
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Marcus Miller personifies the cool bassist. He rubbed elbows with Miles Davis, and even his speaking voice is swarming with the trumpeter's jazz slang. Miller is far from conceited. Rather, he interacts in thoughtful, casual tones, typically provided at a speed that stimulates his back-of-the-pocket basslines.Naturally, his musical voice is much louder. There are his apparent structures, with their textured jazz-hop grooves and moody, open consistencies stalking sing-song tunes. And after that there's his slapped and plucked '77 Jazz Bass, which quickly ended up being a sonic existence to competing Jaco's fretless.In addition to his work as a sideman, Miller's solo profession has actually yielded numerous prestigious recordings, consisting of the 15-tra...