| Very talented Jazz artist Marcus Miller has released | | | | 6. Moonlight Sonata |
| him latest CD titled Silver Rain and Wow! It's really a | | | | 7. Boogie On Reggae Woman |
| good one. | | | | 8. Paris (Interlude) |
| Marcus Miller has been a heavy hitter in the Jazz | | | | 9. Silver Rain |
| genre for quite some time now and Silver Rain is an | | | | 10. Make Up My Mind For Me |
| excellent illustration as to why. | | | | 11. Girls And Boys |
| Jazz music fans will recognize some of the well | | | | 12. Sophisticated Lady |
| known contributors on the project including Dean | | | | 13. Power Of Soul |
| Brown and Macy Gray plus a few other notables as | | | | 14. Outro Duction |
| well. | | | | 15. If Only For One Night |
| I'm of the opinion that Silver Rain is certainly Marcus | | | | Personnel: Marcus Miller (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, |
| Miller's best work in a few years. A totally enjoyable | | | | bass clarinet, woodwinds, soprano saxophone, piano, |
| CD and an outstanding release. What I call must have | | | | Fender Rhodes piano, Clavinet, keyboards, synthesizer, |
| music. I give it two thumbs up because it's a collection | | | | Moog synthesizer, talk box, voice box, acoustic bass |
| that even the casual Jazz fan can appreciate and | | | | guitar, bass guitar, fretless bass, drums, udo drum, drum |
| enjoy. | | | | machine, hi-hat, tambourine, hand claps, percussion, |
| While the entire album is outstanding the truly standout | | | | scratches, background vocals); Eric Clapton (vocals, |
| tunes are track 4 - Behind The Smile, track 7 - Boogie | | | | guitar); Eartha Kitt, Lalah Hathaway, Macy Gray |
| On Reggae Woman, and track 15 - If Only For One | | | | (vocals); Kenn Hicks (tenor); Lucky Peterson (guitar); |
| Night. | | | | Dean Brown (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Gregoire |
| My Bonus Pick, and the one that got Sore [...as in | | | | Maret (harmonica); Gerald Albright, Kenny Garrett (alto |
| "Stuck On REpeat"] is track 10 - Make Up My Mind For | | | | saxophone); Kirk Whalum, Ronald Bruner, Roger Byam |
| Me. Good stuff! | | | | (tenor saxophone); Michael "Patches" Stewart |
| Silver Rain Release Notes: | | | | (trumpet); Bruce Flowers (Fender Rhodes piano, |
| Marcus Miller originally released Silver Rain on April 12, | | | | organ); Bernard Wright (keyboards); Poogie Bell (drums, |
| 2005 on the Koch Records label. | | | | snare drum); Munyungo Jackson, Craig J (percussion); |
| CD Track List Follows: | | | | Adam Dorn (sampler); Mocean Worker (sound |
| 1. Intro Duction | | | | effects); Joey Kibble, Mark Kibble, Jessica Celious |
| 2. Bruce Lee | | | | (background vocals). |
| 3. La Villette | | | | Recording information: Hannibal Studios, Santa Monica, |
| 4. Behind The Smile | | | | California (2004). |
| 5. Frankenstein | | | | |