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Tales is a studio album by American jazz musician Marcus Miller, released in 1995 on PRA/Dreyfus Records.

Track listing:

“The Blues” – 5:45
“Tales” – 5:46
“Eric” – 6:16
“True Geminis” – 5:35
“Rush Over” – 5:18
“Running Through My Dreams (Interlude)” – 1:27
“Ethiopia” – 5:15
“Strange Fruit” – 3:19
“Visions” – 4:48
“Brazilian Rhyme” (Maurice White) – 5:01
“Forevermore” – 5:07
“Infatuation” – 5:08
“Tales (Reprise)” – 2:34
“Come Together” – 5:30

Personnel:
Marcus Miller – Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 4), bass guitar (1, 3–8, 11, 14–16), rhythm programming (1, 3–5, 7, 8, 11, 14–16), vocal samples (1, 15, 16), synthesizers (3–4, 8, 10, 16), sound programming (3–7, 10–11, 14–15), organ (4), rhythm guitar (4), keyboards (5–7, 11, 14–15), guitars (5, 16), bass clarinet (5–6, 8, 10), African flute (7), voice recording (14)
Bernard Wright – organ (1, 4), synthesizers (1), clavinet (3), synth lines (8), marimbas (8), electric piano (15), synth bass (16)
David Ward – sound programming (1, 3–4, 7, 10, 11, 14–16)
Jason Miles – additional sound programming (5)
Meshell Ndegeocello – synth solo (6), vocals (6)
Hiram Bullock – lead guitar solo (4)
Dean Brown – guitars (16)
Poogie Bell – drums (1, 3–4, 6, 11, 14, 16), drum fills (8)
Lenny White – drum fills (4)
Bashiri Johnson – percussion samples (8)
Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone (1, 3–5, 8, 11, 15)
Joshua Redman – tenor sax solo (5)
Michael “Patches” Stewart – trumpet (1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 14)
Bill Cosby – vocal samples (1)
Q-Tip – spoken intro (2)
The Pointer Sisters – vocal samples (3, 13)
Eric Gale – voice recording (4)
Miles Davis – voice recording (5)
Bill Withers – spoken intro (9)
Joe Sample – rap (12)
Roberta Flack – spoken intro (13)
Lalah Hathaway – vocals (15)
Jonathan “Juice” Miller – funky intro (16)
Julian “Juju” Miller – funky intro (16)

Musicians on “Brazilian Rhyme”:

Marcus Miller – keyboards, bass guitar, sound programming
Bernard Wright – synthesizers, synth bass
David Ward – sound programming
Poogie Bell – drums
Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
Michael “Patches” Stewart – trumpet
Lalah Hathaway – vocals
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Released: May 1995
Label: PRA/Dreyfus[3
Producer: Marcus Miller