Laid Black

Michelle Mercer of DownBeat wrote, "There’s no judging an album by its cover. But the cover of Marcus Miller’s Laid Black is a litmus test: The title’s pun, the image of a shirtless Miller gazing with soulful directness and the musician’s reputation itself will divide most listeners into believers and doubters before they’ve even heard the first bass slap."[1] Dan Bilawski of JazzTimes stated, "In liberally mixing aspects of R&B, trap, funk, and hip-hop with jazz, Miller manages to play up their commonalities while leveraging the originality and accessibility of each."[11]

All songs written by Marcus Miller, except where noted.[12][13]

• Marcus Miller – vocals, electric bass, bass clarinet, keyboards, guitar, alto sax, percussion
• Selah Sue – vocals on 2
• Trombone Shorty – trombone on 3
• Alex Bailey – percussion
• Jonathan Butler – vocals, guitar on 4
• Alex Han – alto saxophone on 9
• Kirk Whalum – flute, tenor saxophone on 9
• Take 6 – vocals on 9
• Louis Cato – vocals, drums
• Honey Larochelle – vocals
• Julian Miler – vocals
• Charles Haynes – drums
• Adam Agati – guitar
• Brian Culbertson – trombone
• Cliff Barnes – piano
• Russell Gunn – trumpet
• Marquis Hill – trumpet
• Patches Stewart – trumpet
• Mitch Henry – keyboards
• Brett Williams – keyboards

• Official website