Free (Marcus Miller album)

Free is a studio album by jazz bassist Marcus Miller, released in 2007.

Background[]

The album's title track is a cover of the 1977 Deniece Williams song. UK soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae provided lead vocals. "Higher Ground" is a song originally recorded by Stevie Wonder, and "What Is Hip" was originally performed by Tower of Power. "Jean Pierre" was originally performed by Miles Davis on We Want Miles, 1982. Blues singer Keb' Mo' performs lead vocals and co-wrote with Marcus Miller the track entitled "Milky Way".

The album's US version has not only a new title, Marcus, but the tracks have been remixed/recut. Four additional tracks have been added to the album as well.

Track listing[]

All tracks produced by Marcus Miller; except where indicated

1. "Blast"
2. "Funk Joint"
3. "Free" (Deneice Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts, Susaye Greene)
4. "Strum"
5. "Milky Way" (Miller, Kevin R. Moore)
6. "Pluck (Interlude)"
7. "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young)
8. "Jean Pierre" (Miles Davis)
9. "Higher Ground" (Stevie Wonder)
10. "What Is Hip?" (David Garibaldi, Emilio Castillo, Stephen M. Kupka)

Personnel[]

• Marcus Miller - bass, fretless bass, guitar, bass clarinet, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, string synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes electric piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, clavinet, clarinet, sitar, percussion, tambourine, programming, drum programming
• Andrea Braido - guitar
• Paul Jackson Jr. - acoustic guitar
• Bobby Sparks, Bernard Wright - synthesizer
• Chester Thompson - organ
• Charles "Poogie" Bell, Jason Thomas, Teddy Campbell - drums
• Julian Miller - percussion programming
• Gregoire Maret - harmonica
• Keith Anderson, Tom Scott - tenor saxophone
• David Sanborn - alto saxophone
• Michael "Patches" Stewart - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Lalah Hathaway - vocals on "Blast", "ba da yap" vocals on "Free"
• Corinne Bailey Rae - vocals on "Free"
• Keb' Mo - sample vocals on "Pluck"
• Kenya Ivey, Tavia Ivey, Ulisa Ivey, Gussie Miller - backing vocals

External links[]

• Marcus Miller – Free at AllMusic