Tutu

Tutu
Studio album by Miles Davis
Released	December 1986
Recorded	February 6-13 & March 12, 1986
Genre	Funk, Jazz Fusion
Length	42:05
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Marcus Miller, Tommy LiPuma
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Miles Davis chronology
You're Under Arrest (1985) Tutu (1986) 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. Almost all of the songs were written, performed, and arranged by Miller, with the exception of "Backyard Ritual", which was written, played, and arranged by George Duke, and co-produced by Duke and LiPuma. "Perfect Way" is a cover of the original Scritti Politti song.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Marcus Miller; except where indicated

1. "Tutu" – 5:15
2. "Tomaas" – 5:38 (Davis, Marcus Miller)
3. "Portia" – 6:18
4. "Splatch" – 4:46
5. "Backyard Ritual" – 4:49 (George Duke)
6. "Perfect Way" – 4:35 (David Gamson, Green Gartside)
7. "Don't Lose Your Mind" – 5:49
8. "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