Renaissance Marcus Miller . It was released on May 28, 2012 through Concord Jazz . Recording sessions took place at Sear Sound in New York City with additional recording at Hannibal Studio in Santa Monica and at the Music Shed in New Orleans . The album features contributions from Dr. John on vocals, Federico González Peña , Kris Bowers and Bobby Sparks on keyboards, Adam Rogers , Adam Agati and Paul Jackson Jr. on guitar, Louis Cato on drums, Ramon Yslas on percussion, Alex Han on alto saxophone, Maurice Brown and Sean Jones on trumpet, with guest appearances from Gretchen Parlato and Rubén Blades .
Phil Wein of No Treble stated "This is definitely one of Marcus Miller’s best solo records and is an essential release for his fans and highly recommended for listeners who what to more occasionally get a taste of where Marcus is at. It’s not music to challenge a jazz audience with improvisation at the frontiers of sound, but you knew that. What it is: natural sounding music with intensity and groove designed to make an audience feel good. It’s funky music very well written and beautifully arranged. It’s smooth, soulful jazz. It’s deeply grooving music that combines jazz, funk, Brazilian and other influences effortlessly. It’s Marcus Miller at his best".[ 5] Something Else! commented "Renaissance isn’t a revolutionary album, but there’s an attention to detail, the openness to a multitude of styles, and Miller’s strongest set of songs in some time. All of those things seemed to inspire the younger generation of players in his band to play up to the material and respond to Miller’s direction with a rare combination of looseness and preciseness. Where those guys go from here, that’s where the real rebirth will happen".[ 6]
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. – bass (tracks: 1-4, 6-13) , bass clarinet (tracks: 5, 10) , acoustic & fretless bass (track 5) , producer , additional recording, executive producer , liner notes Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna – vocals (track 5) Gretchen Parlato – vocals (track 5) Malcolm John Rebennack – vocals (track 12) Kristopher Bowers – Fender Rhodes electric piano (tracks: 1, 11) , piano (tracks: 1, 4) Federico González Peña – Fender Rhodes electric piano (tracks: 2, 5, 9) , piano (tracks: 3, 5-8, 10) Bobby Ray Sparks II – organ (tracks: 4, 6, 9) , clavinet (track 9)
Adam Agati – guitar (tracks: 1, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Adam Rogers – guitar (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9) , acoustic guitar (tracks: 3, 10) Paul Milton Jackson, Jr. – guitar (track 11) Louis Cato – drums (tracks: 1-12) , djembe (track 3) , congas (track 11) Ramon Yslas – percussion (tracks: 4, 5, 7, 8)
Alex Han – alto saxophone (tracks: 1-12)
Maurice "Mobetta" Brown – trumpet (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 11) Sean Jones – trumpet (tracks: 2, 4, 6, 9) Technical Harold Goode – associate producer, executive producer
Harry Martin Jr. – executive producer
David Isaac – mixing (tracks: 1-8, 11)
Taka Honda – mixing (tracks: 10, 12, 13) , additional recording
Bruce A. Miller – mixing (track 9)
Chris Allen – recording
Chris Finney – additional recording
Kevin Harper – assistant engineer
George Shaw – assistant engineer
Darcy Proper – mastering
Jack Frisch – art direction & design
Mathieu Zazzo – photography
Josh Semolik – photography
Bibi Green – photography, management
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