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      • Laid Black is a studio album by American recording artist Marcus Miller. It was released on June 1, 2018 by Blue Note Records. Laid Black was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards. The album features collaborations with Trombone Shorty, Jonathan Butler, Take 6, Selah Sue, Kirk Whalum & Alex Han.
      The track "Keep 'Em Runnin" is based on "Runnin" from Earth, Wind & Fire's 1977 album "All 'n All". Miller's arrangement plays the original melody over a half-tempo hip hop beat and adds a rap.


      Reception


      Michelle Mercer of DownBeat wrote, "There’s no judging an album by its cover. But the cover of Marcus Miller’s Laid Black is a litmus test: The title’s pun, the image of a shirtless Miller gazing with soulful directness and the musician’s reputation itself will divide most listeners into believers and doubters before they’ve even heard the first bass slap." Dan Bilawski of JazzTimes stated, "In liberally mixing aspects of R&B, trap, funk, and hip-hop with jazz, Miller manages to play up their commonalities while leveraging the originality and accessibility of each."


      Track listing


      All songs written by Marcus Miller, except where noted.


      Personnel


      Marcus Miller – vocals, electric bass, bass clarinet, keyboards, guitar, alto sax, percussion
      Selah Sue – vocals on 2
      Trombone Shorty – trombone on 3
      Alex Bailey – percussion
      Jonathan Butler – vocals, guitar on 4
      Alex Han – alto saxophone on 9
      Kirk Whalum – flute, tenor saxophone on 9
      Take 6 – vocals on 9
      Louis Cato – vocals, drums
      Honey Larochelle – vocals
      Julian Miler – vocals
      Charles Haynes – drums
      Adam Agati – guitar
      Brian Culbertson – trombone
      Cliff Barnes – piano
      Russell Gunn – trumpet
      Marquis Hill – trumpet
      Patches Stewart – trumpet
      Mitch Henry – keyboards
      Brett Williams – keyboards


      = Technical Personnel

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      Aleks Edmonds – engineer
      Chris Allen – engineer
      Feri Bong – engineer, mixing
      Ron Boustead – mastering
      Jan de Ryck – vocal engineer
      Colin Fleming – engineer
      Jeff Gartenbaum – engineer
      Julian Miller – engineer
      David Rideau – mixing
      Jason Shavey – engineer
      Charles Smith – engineer
      Justin Tocket – engineer


      References




      External links


      Official website

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