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Snarky Puppy

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The latest release from Snarky Puppy, one of the strongest ensemble groups of our time, is a two-disc studio show that pays respect to the black music influences they grew up with in their Dallas roots. It also includes the last recording of the late Bernard Wright. With 13 albums to their credit, four-time Grammy winners Snarky Puppy finally release their first new album in two years since "Live at the Royal Albert Hall". This is a two-disc, 16-song live-in studio album recorded in front of an audience of about 50 people in their Dallas roots in March 2022. The content is respectful of the R&B/gospel/funk and other influences that grew up there. Twelve of the 19 members wrote the music for this album. Michael League asked the members to write in honor of the city they share common ground with, especially its history of black music. The soundscape has changed dramatically over the past few years," he says, "from a jazz/world music orientation back to a more groovy and emotional taste.Also included are the last recordings of Bernard Wright, who was a mentor to Michael League and other members and who sadly passed away in May. From the opening "Keep It On Your Mind," inspired by Yarbrough & The Peoples, to "Bet," dedicated to Erykah Badu's musical director RC Williams, "Cliroy," a tribute to Clifford Brown and Roy Hargrove, Bobby Sparks Take It!", which was included on his 2019 solo album and now fichered, with the late Bernard Wright performing his best Prophet solo; "RLs", a cross between blues & shuffle; "Mean Green", a P-Funk type song; "Free", an homage to 80's NY Queens Fall," "Pineapple," based on house and new jack swing, "Portal," which incorporates elements of Uruguayan candombe, and "Honiara," inspired by the folk music of Guadalcanal Island, also have a Dallasized sound.This work is mixed in Dolby Atmos, and the physical album CD will be released first in Japan, and the digital album will be released worldwide on September 30.