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