Tutu

Marcus Miller · 1986 · Title track of Miles Davis's album (rec. February-March 1986, Warner Bros.), written and arranged by Miller.

Context

Piece composed by Marcus Miller, who wrote and arranged most of Miles Davis's album Tutu (Warner Bros., September 1986), a tribute to Desmond Tutu, a figure of the struggle against apartheid. Recorded from February to March 1986 between Hollywood and New York, the record sets Davis's trumpet over synthesizer tracks played almost entirely by Miller alone. Critical reception was mixed, but Davis won the 1986 Grammy for best jazz soloist.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk. Among the origins and influences of Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk: Modal, Soul jazz, boogaloo, Hard bop, Free jazz, Brazilian instrumental music, Indo-jazz, Modern big bands, Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais).

Sources

• EN: Tutu (album)

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