Tales

Marcus Miller | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 23, 1995)
• Original Release Date: May 24, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pra Records
• ASIN: B00000363W
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #145,844 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Blues

2. Tales

3. Eric

4. True Geminis

5. Rush Over

6. Running Through My Dreams (Interlude)

7. Ethiopia

8. Strange Fruit (Intro)

9. Strange Fruit

10. Visions

11. Tales (Reprise)

12. Forevermore (Intro)

13. Forevermore

14. Infatuation

15. Come Together

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a modern bass master, August 11, 2004

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Count Bassie (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales (Audio CD)

The problem with most instrumental solo projects is that they are not usually all that interesting to non-musicians. Marcus has overcome that barrier with this, his finest, solo effort. Smooth, funky, sexy, entertaining, not to mention technically impressive, he plays many instuments besides bass. It is a theme album with short oral anectdotes about the history of black music woven between perfectly placed groove oriented musical statements. "Rush Over" is THE perfect make out song. A truely masterful demonstation of the electric bass taken to but rarely crossing the line of overplaying.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Marcus gets serious about love and life, May 12, 2001

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Richard T. Hall "catboyzee" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tales (Audio CD)

Marcus gets a little deeper and darker on 'Tales'. I love the interludes by all the cats; it adds depth to the musical experience. Since this album is more concept-based, its kind of unfair to pick out favorite tunes. However, 'Forevermore' may be the greatest Bass Guitar Ballad since Jaco did 'A Remark you Made' on Weather Reports' Heavy Weather LP. I mean, it just stays with you, its so hauntingly beautiful. 'Ethiopia' and 'Eric' also stand out, probably because he's using a different sounding bass. While the record doesn't seem to be necessarily geared towards radio formats, 'Tales' is a little more polished than 'The Sun don't Lie'; the tunes are more structured and laid back, and I do like that Bass Clarinet! Mature ears are probably best suited to hear this set of musical 'Tales'.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars another phat cd, July 10, 2001

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bill (RI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tales (Audio CD)

This guy is amazing, the quality of jazz he is putting out there is so deep, he has lots of great help, but he wrote the songs. "rush over" is a favorite. The sounds he makes on the bass, everything, the thumps, the plucks, slaps, this cd is well thought out jazz at it's best. Marcus Miller has a new fan. You can't help but turn the volume up. "infatuation" is so bad, as well as "tales". Right off the start from the first track, "the blues", JAMS. What a fantastic jazz cd that has it all, even when he slows it down, he still takes you deep. Also check out "the sun don't lie" his first release, more of the same funky jazz. If you love Victor Wooten or Louis Johnson, you will love Marcus Miller. He is so great, it sounds like there are 2 people playing on 1 bass guitar. This is jazz at it's best. You will enjoy this.