1993 Marcus Miller – The Sun Don’t Lie

The Sun Don’t Lie is an album by Marcus Miller, released in 1993 on PRA Records. The album reached No. 10 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. The album is dedicated to the memory of Miles Davis.

Tracks

1  Panther (Marcus Miller) 06:02
2  Steveland (Marcus Miller) 07:22
3  Rampage (Marcus Miller) 05:48
4  The Sun Don’t Lie (Marcus Miller) 06:29
5  Scoop (Marcus Miller) 05:59
6  Mr. Pastorius (Marcus Miller) 01:25
7  Funny (All She Needs Is Love) (Marcus Miller; Boz Scaggs) 05:26
8  Moons (Marcus Miller) 04:52
9  Teen Town (Jaco Pastorius) 04:55
10  Juju (Marcus Miller) 06:03
11  The King Is Gone (For Miles) (Marcus Miller) 06:05

Musicians

1 Panther

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Poogie Bell
Drums (programming) Marcus Miller
Guitar (solo) Marcus Miller
Guitar (solo Dean Brown
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Programming Jason Miles
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller
Percussion Lenny White


2 Steveland

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Lenny White
Guitar Jonathan Butler
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Programming Jason Miles
Programming Marcus Miller
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller
Sax (Tenor) Wayne Shorter
Sax (Alto) David Sanborn
Percussion Don Alias
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa


3 Rampage

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Will Calhoun
Drums (programming) Marcus Miller
Guitar Vernon Reid
Guitar Marcus Miller
Programming Jason Miles
Trumpet Miles Davis
Trumpet Sal Marquez


4 The Sun Don’t Lie

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Mike White
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Piano Joe Sample
Programming Eric Persing
Steel Drums Andy Narell
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa


5 Scoop

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums (programming) Marcus Miller
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Programming Marcus Miller
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller
Sax Kenny Garrett
Vocal Samples Maurice White


6 Mr. Pastorius

Bass Marcus Miller


7 Funny (All She Needs Is Love)

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Charles Bell
Guitar Dean Brown
Guitar Marcus Miller
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Programming Jason Miles
Programming Eric Persing
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller
Sax Everette Harp
Trumpet Michael Patches Stewart
Percussion Steve Thornton
Vocals Marcus Miller


8 Moons

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums (programming) Marcus Miller
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Programming Marcus Miller
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller


9 Teen Town

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums (Main Beat) Steve Ferrone
Drums (Fills) Omar Hakim
Guitar Hiram Bullock
Keyboards Philippe Saisse
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller
Steel Drums Andy Narell
Congas Don Alias
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa


10 Juju

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Charles Bell
Drums (Fills) Mike White
Guitar Marcus Miller
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Keyboards Christian Wicht
Programming Philippe Saisse
Programming Eric Persing
Programming Marcus Miller
Sax (Alto ) Everette Harp
Sax (Tenor ) Kirk Whalum


11 The King Is Gone (for Miles)

Bass Marcus Miller
Drums Tony Williams
Keyboards Marcus Miller
Programming Eric Persing
Clarinet (Bass) Marcus Miller
Sax Wayne Shorter

Liner Notes

Producer – Marcus Miller
Recorded By – Brian A. Sperber, Bruce Miller, Leslie Ann Jones, Marcus Miller, Peter Doell, Ray Bardani, Ray Blair, Ron McQuaig, Vittorio Zammarano, Yan Memmi
Engineer (Assistant) – Aaron Kropf, Brian Pollack, Chris Rich, Christine Navarez, Frank Vialy, Jim Giddens, Jimmie Lee, Kurt Anderson, Rich Novack, Robert Rives, Roger Lian, Ryan Dorn, Scott Canto, Thom Cadley, Todd Childress, Todd Whitelock
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mixed By – Ray Bardani (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10)
Mixed By – Bill Schnee (Tracks 4, 7, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Goh Hotoda (Track 5)
Mixed By (Additional) – Goh Hotoda (Track 7)

Art Direction, Design – John Heiden
Photography – Lorinda Sullivan

Mastered At Masterdisk, NY
Mixed At Soundtrack
Mixed At Axis Studios
Mixed At Right Track Recording, NY
Mixed At Schnee Studios
Mixed At Summa Recording Studios, LA
Recorded At Camel Island, NJ
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At Right Track Recording
Recorded At East Hill Studios
Recorded At Soundtrack Studios
Recorded At Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Recorded At Mankind Studios, Encino
Recorded At Battery Studios, London
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