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Snarky Puppy: Immigrance

On March 15, 2019, “Ground UP” label released “Immigrance”, the thirteenth Snarky Puppy album. It was recorded in 2018, and was produced by Michael League, Jay Jennings, Mike Maher, Chris Bullock, Bob Reynolds, Zach Brock, Bill Laurance, Shaun Martin, Bobby Sparks, Justin Stanton, Bob Lanzetti, Mark Lettieri, Chris McQueen, Larnell Lewis, Keita Ogawa, Jamison Ross, Jason Thomas, Marcelo Woloski and Nate Werth.

Personnel:

  • Michael League – bass guitar, oud
  • Jay Jennings – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Mike Maher – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Chris Bullock – tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute, bansuri, percussion, bass, clarinet
  • Bob Reynolds – tenor saxophone
  • Zach Brock – violin
  • Bill Laurance – piano, Fender Rhodes, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Shaun Martin – Minimoog, clavinet, keyboards
  • Bobby Sparks – Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, Minimoog, keyboards
  • Justin Stanton – Fender Rhodes, Prophet 6, keyboards, trumpet
  • Bob Lanzetti – guitars
  • Mark Lettieri – guitars
  • Chris McQueen – guitars
  • Larnell Lewis – drums
  • Keita Ogawa – drums, percussion
  • Jamison Ross – drums
  • Jason Thomas – drums
  • Marcelo Woloski – drums, percussion
  • Nate Werth – percussion

Track listing:

  1. Chonks – Michael League
  2. Bigly Strictness – Michael League
  3. Coven – Chris mc Queen
  4. Bling Bling – Chris Bullock
  5. Xavi – Michael League
  6. While We’re Young – Mike ‘Maz’ Maher
  7. Bad Kids to the Back – Justin Stanton
  8. Even Us – Michael League

Cécile McLorin Salvant: Ghost Song

On March 4, 2022, “Nonesuch” label released “Ghost Song”, the sixth Cécile McLorin Salvant studio album. It was recorded in 2021, at “The Bunker Studio”, “St. Malachy Roman Catholic Church” in New York, and was produced by Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner and Paul Sikivie. In April 2022, it was chosen as “Album of the Month” for both performance and sonics by “Stereophile”.

Personnel:

  • Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocal, piano, creative director, illustration
  • Marvin Sewell – guitar
  • James Chirillo – banjo
  • Aaron Diehl – piano, organ
  • Sullivan Fortner – vocal, piano
  • Burniss Travis – bass
  • Paul Sikivie – bass, electric bass, synthesizer
  • Kyle Poole – drums
  • Keita Ogawa – percussion
  • Alexa Tarantino – flute
  • Daniel Swenberg – flute, theorbo
  • Iris McLorin Picot – vocal
  • Violette McLorin Picot – vocal
  • Brooklyn Youth Chorus – choir
  • Todd Whitelock – recording, mixing, associate producer
  • Patrick Dillett – recording
  • Chris Muth – mastering
  • Ben Tousley – art direction, design
  • Shawn Michael Jones – photography
  • Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
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All tracks by Cécile McLorin Salvant, except where noted.

  1. Wuthering Heights – Kate Bush
  2. Optimistic Voices / No Love Dying – Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg, Herbert Stothart
  3. Ghost Song
  4. Obligation
  5. Until – Gordon Sumner
  6. I Lost My Mind
  7. Moon Song
  8. Trail Mix
  9. The World is Mean – Kurt Weil, Berthold Brecht, Marc Blitzstein
  10. Dead Poplar
  11. Thunderclouds
  12. Unquiet Grave – traditional, arranged by Cécile McLorin Salvant