Comments on: GEORGE BENSON/AL JARREAU / “Tutu” http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/ a conversation about black music Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:55:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: run dogg http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/#comment-8827 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 10:18:09 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/#comment-8827 Marcus Rocks ! Marcus Rocks !

]]> by: Big E http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/#comment-8838 Sun, 11 Mar 2007 16:45:10 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/#comment-8838 <p>Ok, Okay, wonder if we could get something going here, who can rock the bass better Marcus Miller or Stanley Clarke although both give mad props to Larry Graham for the thumping and popping. Yeah we know Marcus was Luther's best friend and played on every Luther record and had complete control of Miles &quot;Tutu&quot; album (although one song was produced by George Duke), but I think Stanley ranks right up there with Marcus. But one has to wonder if Marcus can play straight ahead jazz with the string bass like Stanley can (Teena Marie's &quot;Cassanova Brown&quot;)? A toss-up!!!!</p><p><b><font color="#ffffff" style="background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kalamu Sez&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></b><br /> </p><p>Definitely Stanley Clarke is the better bass player, however, as a producer and all-around multi-instrumentalist session man, I'd have to go with Marcus Miller. In fact we have some Stanley Clarke in the lineup, can't say when it will drop but it's in the wings waiting its turn.</p><p>Kalamu<br /> &nbsp; </p> Ok, Okay, wonder if we could get something going here, who can rock the bass better Marcus Miller or Stanley Clarke although both give mad props to Larry Graham for the thumping and popping. Yeah we know Marcus was Luther’s best friend and played on every Luther record and had complete control of Miles "Tutu" album (although one song was produced by George Duke), but I think Stanley ranks right up there with Marcus. But one has to wonder if Marcus can play straight ahead jazz with the string bass like Stanley can (Teena Marie’s "Cassanova Brown")? A toss-up!!!!

         Kalamu Sez        

Definitely Stanley Clarke is the better bass player, however, as a producer and all-around multi-instrumentalist session man, I’d have to go with Marcus Miller. In fact we have some Stanley Clarke in the lineup, can’t say when it will drop but it’s in the wings waiting its turn.

Kalamu
 

]]> by: Assim http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/#comment-8881 Tue, 13 Mar 2007 12:43:54 -0500 http://www.kalamu.com/bol/2007/03/11/marcus-miller-%e2%80%9ctutu%e2%80%9d/#comment-8881 I think Stanley may be technically more proficient, but Marcus in my opinion is the better all around musician. I think Stanley may be technically more proficient, but Marcus in my opinion is the better all around musician.

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