Live at the Royal Albert Hall | ||||
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Released | March 6, 2020 | |||
Recorded | November 14, 2019 | |||
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Length | 99:15 | |||
Label | GroundUPmusic | |||
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Live at the Royal Albert Hall is the fourteenth album by the American jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy and the group's first live, in-concert album for general release. (Several previous Snarky Puppy albums had been recorded with an audience present, but those were done with a small audience seated around a studio-like setting.) It was recorded on November 14, 2019, and released on March 6, 2020. [1] The album was released in sets of 2 CDs, 3 LPs, or 2 CDs and 3 LPs. [2] The release won a Grammy Award for the Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Even Us" (Michael League) | 8:12 |
2. | "Intelligent Design" (Michael League) | 9:17 |
3. | "While We're Young" (Mike 'Maz' Maher) | 7:33 |
4. | "Alma" (Michael League) | 8:36 |
5. | "Bad Kids to the Back" (Justin Stanton) | 8:22 |
6. | "Bigly Strictness" (Michael League) | 8:22 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tarova" (Michael League) | 6:15 |
2. | "Xavi" (Michael League) | 9:32 |
3. | "Chonks" (Michael League) | 9:14 |
4. | "Sleeper" (Mike 'Maz' Maher) | 11:45 |
5. | "Shofukan" (Michael League) | 12:07 |
From Live at the Royal Albert Hall liner notes: [4]
Bob Reynolds is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. A solo recording artist since 2000, he has been a member of the popular "genre-bending" instrumental group Snarky Puppy since 2014, winning Grammy Awards with the band for the albums Culcha VulchaLive at the Royal Albert Hall, and Empire Central.
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