The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg [LIVE]

Marcus Miller

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 22, 2003)
• Original Release Date: April 22, 2003
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Live
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B00008RV26
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #108,287 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Miller rewards his rabid, insatiable fans, and the rest of us, with a clear two-hour recording that is a better document of his great band than 1997's Live & More. Sequenced just the way bootleggers like it--chronologically--Miller introduces almost every track and gives props to the burning soloists, like Dean Brown and his wild twangy guitar solo on "So What," or the very underrated Michael "Patches" Stewart straddling the upper reaches of his trumpet while trading eights with Brown and saxophonist Roger Byum on a rousing 12-minute version of "Scoop." The band stretches out on very long takes of Miller classics like "Panther" and "Cousin John," and a 20-minute medley of music Miller wrote for Miles Davis. Being an inventive arranger, cover tunes are a highlight of the bassist's records, and he reprises his homage to John Coltrane, "Lonnie's Lament" and adds "Killing Me Softly," and a very poignant version of "I Loves You Porgy." As on Live & More, vocalist Lalah Hathaway joins the group on "People Make the World Go 'Round" as well as on a very Crusaders-like Joe Sample tune. Anchoring it all is the amazing virtuoso musicianship of the man many feel is the best electric bassist in jazz. --Mark Ruffin

Product Description
2002 album from the big, big man of fusion jazz. Virtuosity is not an end in itself and Marcus Miller only uses it to produce nice and exciting music plus he's a great performer and leads a killer group. Not to be missed! Features Poogie Bell on drums, De --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great live album from electric bass master., April 25, 2005

By	Michael Stack (North Chelmsford, MA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"The Ozell Tapes" is a live album recorded on Marcus Miller's tour behind M2-- if you're not familiar with Marcus Miller's solo work, this is as good a place to start as any-- the majority of the material is drawn from "M2", with a few extra covers thrown in (mostly as features for vocalist Lalah Hathaway), a couple songs from "The Sun Don't Lie" and a medley of material Miller composed with Miles Davis.

The band itself has gotten into Marcus' vibe-- the core is the same band from previous tours, and they've really got a good feel for the vibe Miller sets up-- bass driven electric jazz. In particular the music excels on the pieces were Marcus's bass playing is at its most up fron ("Power", "Panther", "Nikki's Groove"), but also in some of the covers, particularly in the ones Marcus really gets in and around and turns into his own-- "So What" turns into a deep funk tune, with the familiar bass line explosively slapped and popped, "Lonnie's Lament" becomes an r&b song, and "Killing Me Softly" gets rendered stripped down as a duet between Hathaway and Miller.

Long story short, this is a great live album, even at well over two hours, it rarely drifts out of interest.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can you feel IT!, August 11, 2003

By	Andrew D. Turner "Bassplayer7" (Baltimore, MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I saw Marcus Miller live in the spring of this year and it was something to behold. If you are a bass fan and don't get a chance to see Marcus Live than this it. When you are there you Can Feel It. You will also FEEL IT on this CD. Who said that Fender is dead?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER!, April 30, 2003

By A Customer

This is a musician's recording that can be appreciated and enjoyed by all. Smooth jazz be damned, this is jazz at its raggedy, powerful best. Outstanding covers played with verve and innovation. Kind of hard not to play these grooves without significant volume. An absolute must have for the summer.