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Marcus Miller

Marcus Miller is a musician’s musician. Few players garner the sincere respect that comes when his name is
mentioned. To have accomplished so much great work in such a short period of time is nothing short of remarkable. 

Born in Brooklyn, New York into a musical family, Marcus became proficient on piano, organ, clarinet, voice and
bass by the time he was 14. While his aptitude on clarinet gained him entry into New York’s prestigious High School
of Music & Art (the FAME school), it was his attitude on the bass guitar that landed him the gig in the legendary
Saturday Night Live house band (at 17!) which ultimately began his professional career. There he met saxophonist
David Sanborn, who took him in as a collaborator. From there he has carved an identity as a sought-after producer
and songwriter working with such greats as Luther Vandross, Natalie Cole, Roberta Flack, David Sanborn, Al
Jarreau, Chaka Khan, Boz Scaggs and Wayne Shorter. Simultaneously he has sustained a reputation as one of the
world’s premiere session bassists playing on scores of dates with some of the best known artists in jazz, rock, and
R&B including: Aretha Franklin, Scritti Pollitti, Grover Washington Jr., Donald Fagen, Bryan Ferry, Elton John, Bob
James,  Kazumi Watanabe, Dave Gruisin, and many others. When Miles Davis called Marcus in 1981, a musical
partnership was born that created some of the most important jazz of the decade including the seminal "Tutu"
album. In addition to making records with his band, The Jamaica Boys, Marcus has released four solo albums
including the Grammy nominated, "Tales" on P.R.A. records. 

When Marcus is asked how it has come to pass that he has been involved in so many great projects, he replies,
“Well, it all comes from being committed to your instrument...practicing, continuing to learn and grow. When you
do that, the good projects come to you.” 

Abraham Laboriel Sr.

Larry Carlton once said,”There are alot of great bass players in this world, but there is one, and only one Abraham
Laboriel.”

This tribute best describes the unique artistry of the Mexico City born virtuoso of the Bass Guitar. To witness Abe
play one immediately understands that music is essentially about passion and he is truly one of the most gifted
interpreters.

Originally a classically trained guitarist, Abraham infused his flamenco style on the bass guitar when he made the
transition to four strings at the Berklee School of Music. Since the day that the late Henry Mancini encouraged him to
come to Los Angeles, Abe has played on over 3000(!) recordings and soundtracks, prompting Guitar Player to
succinctly peg him as “...the most widely used session bassist of our time.” You have undoubtedly heard the
diversity of his contributions to recordings by music’s creme de la creme including:

Stevie Wonder, Robbie Robertson, Joe Zawinul, George Benson, Barbara Streisand, Al Jarreau, Dave & Don Gruisin,
Elton John, Joe Sample, Dori Caymmi, Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson to name a few. He was also a founding
member of the internationally acclaimed fusion groups Friendship and Koinonia.

Abraham’s solo albums,”Dear Friends”, "Guidum" and "Justo & Abraham" are stunning collections of contemporary
urban and jazz originals that gather super talents from all over the music industry such as: Steve Gadd, Alex Acuña,
Al Jarreau, Jim Keltner, Ernie Watts, Greg Mathieson, Paul Jackson Jr., and Phillip Bailey. 

There are few musicians who truly embrace the joy of music more than Abraham Laboriel Sr.

Marcus Miller 

はミュージシャンの中のミュージシャンである。彼のように心からの尊敬を受けられるプレーヤーは

ほとんどいない。短時間にこれ程の偉大な仕事を成し遂げることは、驚異である。

ニューヨーク・ブルックリンの音楽一家に生まれ、14 才になるまでに、彼はピアノ、オルガン、クラリネット、声
楽、ベースの達人となり傑出した。クラリネットにおける才能で、ニューヨークの一流高校であるミュージック&
アートに入学する。そして更に、ベースの才能によって、なんと 17 才で伝説のサタデー・ナイト・ライブ・ハウス
でギグする仕事を得て、プロの道に進む。そこで彼は、サクソフォーニストである

David Sanborn

と出会い、共同

制作者として迎え入れられた。ここから彼は、求められているプロデューサー、ソングライターとして、

Luther

Vandross

Natalie Cole

Roberta Flack

David Sanborn

Al Jarreau

Chaka Khan

Boz Scaggs

Wayne Shorter

などの偉大なアーティストとの共演で名前が知れわたり、同時に世界的に主要なセッション・ベーシストの一人と
して評判を得ている。

Aretha Franklin

Scritti Pollitti

Grover Washington Jr.

Donald Fagen

Bryan Ferry

Elton John

Bob James

、渡辺香津美、

Dave Gruisin

など、数多くのジャズ、ロック、R&B の著名なミュージシャン

と共演している。1981 年、Miles  Davis が彼に電話したとき、二人の間に音楽の協力関係が生まれ、可能性を秘めた

「Tutu」アルバムを含む、ここ 10 年間の最も重要なジャズの活動を創り出した。彼のバンドである

The Jamaica Boys

とのレコーディング活動の他に、グラミー賞にノミネートされた「Tales」

(P.  R.  A.  レコード)を含む 4 枚のソロ・

アルバムをリリースしている。

これ程数多くの偉大なプロジェクトに参加することが、どうして実現できているのか、という問いに対して彼は、

「そうだね、すべては自分の演奏に専心する、つまり練習し、勉強し続けて成長することだよ。そうすれば自然に自

分のところにそういう仕事が舞い込んでくるよ。

」と答えている。

かつて

Larry Carlton 

はこう語った。「この世にベーシストは掃いて捨てるほどいるが、ここには一人、唯一

Abraham Laboriel 

がいるのみである。

この賛辞は、メキシコ生まれのベースの巨匠の芸術性をよく言い表している。彼の演奏を聴きさえすれば、音楽と
は本質的にパッションであり、最も才能に恵まれた演奏家の一人であるということを、すぐに納得するであろう。

元来クラシックのギタリストとして研鑽していたので、バークレー音楽学校で 4 弦への転向をしたときに、ベー
ス・ギターにフラメンコのスタイルを取り入れた。晩年の

Henry Mancini

がロサンゼルスへ来ることを彼に勧めた

ときから、なんと 3,000 を超すレコーディングやサウンドトラックに参加しているのである。ギター・プレーヤーの
間では、最も人気のあるセッション・ベーシストであると認識されており、数多くのミュージシャンのレコードを
聴けば彼の貢献の多様性がはっきりとわかるであろう。具体的に言うと、

Stevie Wonder

Robbie Robertson

Joe

Zawinul

George Benson

Barbara Streisand

Al Jarreau

Dave & Don Gruisin

Elton John

Joe Sample

Dori

Caymmi

Quincy Jones

Michael Jackson

などである。

彼は、世界的に賞賛されたフュージョン・グループである「Friendship」と「Koinonia」の創立メンバーでもある。

彼のソロ・アルバムである、「Dear  Friends」「Guidum」「Justo  &  Abraham」は、

Steve Gadd

Alex Acuña

Al

Jarreau

Jim Keltner

Ernie Watts

Greg Mathieson

Paul Jackson Jr.

Phillip Bailey

といった顔ぶれを揃え、あら

ゆる音楽業界から非凡な才能を結集した、現代アーバンとジャズのオリジナルの超一流のコレクションである。

彼ほど音楽の楽しみを本当に知っているミュージシャンは数少ない。

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Summary of Contents for BASS & DRUMS M-BD 1

Page 1: ...the bass performance Drum sounds are phrase loops with drum patterns of groove touch and Waveforms with a combination of strong and weak percussion hits for 1 shot As well as the Rhythm part it provi...

Page 2: ...rom the outlet when left unused for a long period of time Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings The product should be service...

Page 3: ...rly sup port the unit and keep it from wobbling Avoid damaging the power cord Do not bend it excessively step on it place heavy objects on it etc A damaged cord can easily become a shock or fire hazar...

Page 4: ...4 SYR SYR AC100V M BD1 Manual je1 05 1 12 2 59 PM 4...

Page 5: ...5 P 2 M BD1 Manual je1 05 1 12 3 00 PM 5...

Page 6: ...h one as soon as possible to avoid the loss of all data in memory To have the battery replaced consult with your dealer or qualified Roland service personnel Additional Precautions Please be aware tha...

Page 7: ...7 4 5 MIDI MIDI M BD1 Manual je1 05 1 12 3 00 PM 7...

Page 8: ...reating music using computers samplers and synths His music can be heard throughout the world on television and CD and even on a new sound module for Roland in Japan Naoki Matsuura GigBag While living...

Page 9: ...orus 1 PC No 9 P09 Dance Part Rx Ch No Patch Name 1 1 81 Mutey SynBs 2 2 18 Mondo Johndo 3 3 83 T Wow Slappy 4 4 64 Abe Latin Bs 5 5 97 All Slides 6 6 103 Snare Menu 3 7 7 108 Sweeping LPs 8 10 d8 Dan...

Page 10: ...m Tom Menu 1 106 106 Cymbals Menu 1 107 107 Drum LP Menu 1 108 108 Sweeping LPs 2 109 109 SlapHappy 90 4 110 110 PlayC4Fun 90 2 111 111 Flanged 112 1 112 112 BW Jz 6 8 52 1 113 113 BW Brush 66 1 114 1...

Page 11: ...70 Maracas B4 71 Cabasa Cut C5 72 Deep Dry K C 5 73 Real Dry K1 D5 74 Comp K1 D 5 75 Ring rol Sn E5 76 Ring sft Sn F5 77 Ring hrd Sn F 5 78 Ring flm Sn G5 79 SlamRm sftSn G 5 80 SlamRm rolSn A5 81 Sla...

Page 12: ...92 18 Hat cls 2 A6 93 LiteVerb Sn A 6 94 Stomp K B6 95 AL Slam 66 C7 96 AL Grunge 84 PC No 5 d 5 Ballad SET Key Note No Rhythm Tone Name C2 36 Comp K3 C 2 37 NaturalStick D2 38 Verb hrd Sn D 2 39 Warm...

Page 13: ...94 Picc mid Sn B6 95 SlmDry hrdSn C7 96 Ring hrd Sn PC No 7 d 7 R R rhythm 2 Key Note No Rhythm Tone Name C2 36 Medium K C 2 37 Live Stick D2 38 SlamRm sftSn D 2 39 SlamRm flmSn E2 40 SlamRm hrdSn F2...

Page 14: ...Hat opn 2 EXC 1 F6 89 LoVerb hrdTm F 6 90 LoVerb hrdTm G6 91 HiVerb hrdTm G 6 92 HiVerb hrdTm A6 93 HiVerb hrdTm A 6 94 HiVerb hrdTm B6 95 Soft Low Tom C7 96 Soft Hi Tom PC No 13 d13 Empty Sn Hat Key...

Page 15: ...4 66 AL Shuff 76 G4 67 BW Brush 84 G 4 68 BW Brush 84 A4 69 AL Slam 84 A 4 70 AL Slam 84 B4 71 AL Whack 84 C5 72 AL Grunge 84 C 5 73 AL Grunge 84 D5 74 BW Swamp 84 D 5 75 BW Swamp 84 E5 76 BW Latin 84...

Page 16: ...SET 4f 123 SNR SET 5p 124 SNR SET 5f 125 SNR SET 6p 126 SNR SET 6f 127 SNR SET 7p 128 SNR SET 7f 129 SNR SET 8p 130 SNR SET 8f 131 SNR SET 9p 132 SNR SET 9f 133 SNR SET 10p 134 SNR SET 10f 135 SNR SET...

Page 17: ...64 SNR MENU 2 Key Wave No Wave Name C4 180 RockOn Sn1 D4 181 RockOn Sn2 E4 182 Verb sft Sn F4 183 Verb hrDSn G4 184 Warm sft Sn A4 185 Warm hrd Sn B4 186 Warm flm Sn C5 187 DryFat sftSn D5 188 DryFat...

Page 18: ...e setting for Bank Sel Bank Select Message Reception see page 5 in the Sound Expansion Series manual remember to take the current value into account Patches marked with an asterisk are made using phra...

Page 19: ...s Please be aware that the Program Change data that is actually sent or received is one less than the value of the PC number described above The extent to which the Reverb Chorus Send Level will act i...

Page 20: ...D1 GM GS SMF 2 MIDI IN GM GS 2 No 16 Default Perf 2 p 5 0 32 noP CC11 Expression 0 p 5 EXC d12 d15 P05 P08 P10 d16 d17 Drum Loop 1 2 B P M B P M M BD1 Wave No PC No 1 64 64 S CD ROM Spectrasonics CD R...

Page 21: ...117 A 4 10 09 118 A 4 10 06 119 A 4 10 21 120 A 4 10 35 bpm key k s dtn 121 A 4 10 49 122 B4 11 36 123 B4 11 22 124 B4 11 08 125 B4 11 06 126 B4 11 19 127 B4 11 33 128 B4 11 47 129 C5 12 40 130 C5 12...

Page 22: ...9 115 E4 04 24 116 E4 04 39 117 F4 05 46 118 F4 05 31 119 F4 05 16 120 F4 05 02 bpm key k s dtn 121 F4 05 12 122 F4 05 27 123 F4 05 41 124 F 4 06 45 125 F 4 06 31 126 F 4 06 17 127 F 4 06 04 128 F 4 0...

Page 23: ...B3 01 11 115 B3 01 26 116 B3 01 41 117 C4 00 44 118 C4 00 29 119 C4 00 14 120 C4 00 00 bpm key k s dtn 121 C4 00 14 122 C4 00 29 123 C4 00 43 124 C 4 01 43 125 C 4 01 29 126 C 4 01 16 127 C 4 01 02 12...

Page 24: ...e 3 Playing the Waveform for Tone 1 of the Patch No 120AL Funk 120 assigned to Part 7 of the Performance No 2 Funk at a B P M of 126 instead of the original B P M of 120 You can make the setting using...

Page 25: ...Supply AC 117 V AC 230 V or AC 240 V Power Consumption 10 W AC 117 V AC 230 V or 11 W AC 240 V Dimensions 482 W x 165 D x 44 H mm 19 W x 6 1 2 D x 1 3 4 H inches EIA 1U Rack Mount Type Weight 2 65 kg...

Page 26: ...iel This tribute best describes the unique artistry of the Mexico City born virtuoso of the Bass Guitar To witness Abe play one immediately understands that music is essentially about passion and he i...

Page 27: ...ing and absorbing the artistry of some of the world s most respected musicians including mentors Jeff Porcaro Chester Thompson and Alex Acu a Abe Jr has truly come into his own aggressive and commandi...

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Page 29: ...29 97 7 1 10 5 TEL 06 345 9500 530 1 4 16 TEL 03 3251 6150 M BD1 Manual je1 05 1 12 3 00 PM 29...

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Page 31: ...ent requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit This product complies with the requirements of European Directives EMC 89 336 EEC and LVD 73 23 EEC For EU Countries For EU Co...

Page 32: ...p 4 5 appropriate p 9 Patch Table 2 Not Obtained With GM System On or GS Reset Wrong Make sure the Sys Ex setting a switch for enabling reception of System Exclusive messages is not set at OFF Correc...

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