Sporting unbelievable technical prowess on numerous instruments -- but perhaps most dazzling on the electric bass, producer/session musician Marcus Miller has built as sizable following through his work with Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, the Jamaica Boys, movie scores and his own solo recordings.

I've been a fan since I went to see "Boomerang" and was struck by the funkiness of the film's background music. Everything was in the pocket. Over the years, the more about his stuff I researched, the more I bought and the deeper my addiction to his stuff. Here are my faves thus far.

1. Ethiopia
2. Infatuation
3. JoJo
4. Rampage
5. Panther
6. Steveland
7. The Blues
8. Come Together
9. Scoop
10. Burning Down the House
11. Tutu
12. Goodbye, Pork Pie Hat
13. Lonnie's Lament
14. So What
15. Nikki's Groove
16. Visions
17. Rush Over
18. Bad Boy
19. The Sun Don't Lie
20. The King is Dead

To Marcus and the pocket.

i like the background music he did 4 a low down dirty shame and house party...my fav is the music that was playin when we 1st saw angela in low down, and what was playin when kid was walkin sydney home in house party...

Mr. Pastorius on the "Amandla" album.