Brad Mehldau and Marcus Miller at the Barcelona Jazz Festival (IV)

Roan Clay

Contributor since 2009

American jazz writer based in Barcelona

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Published: November 13, 2009

The animated Scott never took the mute out of his horn the entire night, giving him a reasonable facsimile of Miles famous tone in cuts from Tutu like Tomaas, Backyard Ritual, and the album's title track which was the final tune played to a standing ovation. While this groove heavy quintet never lost their grip on a deep funk groove, it was in one pop music cover, Michael Jackson's Human Nature, (which Miles covered on his 1989 album You're Under Arrest) and Victor Young's standard When I Fall In Love that Miller's art reached it's peak, his bass clarinet playing adding a unique flavor to what was a wonderful, polished night of superbly played jazz funk.