1986 Miles Davis – Tutu
Tutu is an album by jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, released in 1986 by Warner Bros. Records. It was recorded primarily at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles and Clinton Recording in New York, except the song “Backyard Ritual”, which was recorded at Le Gonks in West Hollywood. Davis received the 1986 Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Soloist Grammy Award for his performance on the album.
Tracks
1 Tutu (Marcus Miller) 05:16
2 Tomaas (Miles Davis; Marcus Miller) 05:35
3 Portia (Marcus Miller) 06:20
4 Splatch (Marcus Miller) 04:43
5 Backyard Ritual (George Duke) 04:49
6 Perfect Way (David Gamson; Green Gartside) 04:34
7 Don’t Lose Your Mind (Marcus Miller) 05:49
8 Full Nelson (Marcus Miller) 05:07
Musicians
1 Tutu
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| All Other Instruments | Marcus Miller |
2 Tomaas
| Drums | Omar Hakim |
| Synthesizer | Bernard Wright |
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
| All Other Instruments | Marcus Miller |
3 Portia
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| All Other Instruments | Marcus Miller |
4 Splatch
| Synthesizer | Adam Holzman |
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Percussion | Steve Reid |
| All Other Instruments | Marcus Miller |
5 Backyard Ritual
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
7 Don’t Lose Your Mind
| Synthesizer | Bernard Wright |
| Trumpet | Miles Davis |
| Violin | Michal Urbaniak |
| All Other Instruments | Marcus Miller |
Other Musicians
| Programming | Jason Miles |
| Programming | Adam Holzman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Tommy Lipuma
Producer – Marcus Miller (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Producer – George Duke (Track 5)
Producer (Assistant) – Larry Fishman
Producer (Executive) – Tommy Lipuma
Arranged By – Marcus Miller (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By – George Duke (Track 5)
Engineer – Eric Calvi, Peter Doell (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Engineer – Erik Zobler (Track 5)
Engineer (Assistant) – Maureen Thompson (Tracks 1, 3, 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Eddie Garcia (Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mitch Gibson (Track 5)
Mastered By – Doug Sax
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 1, 3, 4)
Mixed By – Eric Calvi (Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8)
Mixed By – Erik Zobler (Track 5)
Art Direction – Eiko Ishioka
Design – Susan Welt
Photography – Irving Penn
Engineered At Capitol Studios
Engineered At Clinton Recording Studio
Engineered At Le Gonks West
Mastered At The Mastering Lab
Mixed At Ocean Way Recording
Mixed At Atlantic Studios
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc
Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc