Tutu (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Tutu
Type = Album
Artist = Miles Davis


Released = December 1986
Recorded = February 6-13 & March 12, 1986
Genre = Jazz
Length = 42:05
Label = Warner Bros. Records
Producer = Marcus Miller
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:m95f8qzbbtz4 link]
* Q Magazine Rating|5|5
Last album = "You're Under Arrest"
(1985)
This album = "Tutu"
(1986)
Next album = "Music from Siesta"
(1987)

"Tutu" is an album released in 1986 by Miles Davis on Warner Bros. Records. Named in tribute of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first black Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, the album heavily utilizes electronic instruments and synthesizers. The track "Full Nelson" refers to Nelson Mandela. Miles had originally been planning to collaborate with Prince on the album, but this cooperation failed to materialize. It was produced by Tommy LiPuma and Marcus Miller, with Miller, who wrote almost all the songs, played almost all instruments and did almost all the arrangements, except George Duke, who wrote, played, arranged and co-produced "Backyard Ritual" (with Tommy LiPuma). "Perfect Way" is a cover of the original Scritti Politti song.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where indicated

#"Tutu" – 5:15
#"Tomaas" – 5:38 (Davis, Marcus Miller)
#"Portia" – 6:18
#"Splatch" – 4:46
#"Backyard Ritual" – 4:49
#"Perfect Way" – 4:35 (David Gamson, Green Gartside)
#"Don't Lose Your Mind" – 5:49
#"Full Nelson" – 5:06

Performers

* Miles Davis - Trumpet
* Marcus Miller - All other instruments, Bass guitar on "Backyard Ritual"
* Jason Miles - Synthesizer programming
* Paulinho da Costa - Percussion on "Tutu", "Portia", "Splatch", Backyard Ritual"
* Adam Holzman - Synth solo on "Splatch"
* Steve Reid - Additional percussion on "Splatch"
* George Duke - All except percussion, bass guitar, and trumpet on "Backyard Ritual"
* Omar Hakim - Drums and percussion on "Tomaas"
* Bernard Wright - Additional synthesizers on "Tomaas" and "Don't Lose Your Mind"
* Michał Urbaniak - Electric violin on "Don't Lose Your Mind"
* Jabali Billy Hart - drums, bongos

External links

* [http://www.miles-beyond.com Miles Beyond site, dedicated to the electric music of Miles Davis]