{"product_id":"miles-davis-tutu-cd","title":"Miles Davis - Tutu [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eTutu marked a bold new chapter for Miles Davis, his 1986 Warner Bros. debut, and this digipak CD edition brings its glossy, groundbreaking sound back into focus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter three decades at Columbia, Davis spent the mid-1980s reinventing himself once again, on a new label and with a new sound. This time his chief collaborator was bassist and multi-instrumentalist Marcus Miller, who wrote and produced most of the album and played much of its backing. Built from layered synthesizers, drum programming and Miller's elastic bass lines, Tutu sounded like nothing else in jazz at the time, and it opened the door for a whole generation of studio-savvy players.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track, \"Tutu,\" named for Archbishop Desmond Tutu, is a slow, majestic piece in which Davis's muted horn glides over brooding chords. \"Portia\" is a tender ballad with a haunting melody, while \"Splatch\" kicks into a tight, punchy funk groove. Davis even reworks Scritti Politti's \"Perfect Way,\" turning the British pop song into a breezy, playful instrumental.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, his playing is spare and expressive, every note placed with care against Miller's polished backdrops.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome purists bristled at the time, but Tutu has aged into a classic of 1980s jazz, a reminder that Davis never stopped looking forward.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499446444337,"sku":"603497804245","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/1200x1200bb_7ce50718-1c26-416b-85c0-49bf8a9c2ab2.jpg?v=1794507072","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/miles-davis-tutu-cd","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}