The Story Behind *THAT SLIDE* 🤯 (w/Marcus Miller)

Whether holding it down in the studio or leading from the front with his band, Marcus Miller is one of the most heralded bass players on the planet.

An unbelievable soloist, a lyrical fretless player, Marcus wrote the rule book when it comes to playing in the pocket and has every technique imaginable under his fingers – but despite his stratospheric technical chops, his overriding legacy is one of laying down the groove and serving the song.

See you in the shed!!

[clydebermingham]

That bass slide made that whole song’s intro a real blast

[luisbrito]

Yo, 19 and he was already playing like that! Props to Marcus man.

[mysterybotts]

Damn I remember covering this with my old band like 2 years ago in a bar. Good times. I miss playing live.

[mrbigg]

That slide remains a timeless staple in music 🎸🎶🎵

[hoost]

Marcus Miller was bass in the 80s, all the iconic tracks he was on ya knew.

[tonylamontbillings]

I didn't realize how young he was when he laid down this bassline. 19? Wow! Definitely one of my favorite basslines to play. So I had to learn it when I was 14.🤣

[JakeJon]

This song is soooo beautiful it’s mad!!! It’s jazz it’s soul, it’s disco it’s RnB. It’s cookout, it’s dance floor, it’s party it’s classic and classy. It’s everything Black and beautiful. Musicality.

RIP Luther 🙏🏾

[christancurry]

After that slide . Luther came in and turned that thang out .

[skierpage]

But this YouTube short _doesn't_ include the opening bass slide!!?!!! 😠😥

[cd-zwtt]

"It kinda let's everybody know what's gonna happen" is such a great bass line

[AcousticSerenity]

I could just sit for hours and listen to marcus tell bass stories.

[dancefloor]

The Best of Luther Vandross and Marcus Miller. Greetings from Heidelberg / Germany

[Truthis.]

One the smoothest bass lines in r&b hands down

[lb]

You automiically know its the song...NEVER TOO MUCH from that bass slide!!! I NEVER KNEW that was Marcus Miller...I love cool stories like that😊❤

[ER-sbzt]

The song at the beginning! those bass and kick sounds!

[myguitardidyermom]

This is one of my favorite bass songs off all time.

[charlesmcgehee]

Every time I see Marcus Miller, he is always telling true stories. He has a great attitude toward life. The man loves that bass....

[thegodblogger]

Luther had that signature sound all the way through. When he produced Aretha's JUMP TO IT you could tell from the first note he could've done that whole joint himself and it would've hit just about the same.

[xxzstatixx]

🔥🔥🔥MAGICAL JOURNEY 🔥🔥🔥 what will we do without this 🎶

[orlandomurray]

When Marcus Miller hit the scene, he was already funky😊