We Like It Here

by Snarky Puppy

We Like It Here cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 February 2014
  • Label: GroundUP
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 54:40
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 8 ratings

Artists on this release: Jay Jennings, Steven Brezet, Bob Reynolds, Chris McQueen, Chris Bullock, Bob Lanzetti, Mara Tieles, Larnell Lewis, Julio Pimental, Mark Lettieri, Michael League, Tessel Hersbach, Mike "Maz" Maher, Yannick Hiwat, Nate Werth, interviewer, Susanne Rosmolen

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded entirely live in front of an intimately seated studio audience in the Netherlands, this project catapulted the sprawling instrumental collective to widespread mainstream jazz prominence. The relentlessly joyous session highlights their immaculate musicianship and airtight horn arrangements, anchoring complex jazz fusion compositions with incredibly deep funk grooves.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, progressive, technical, instrumental, complex, improvisation, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Shofukan (6:33)
  2. What About Me? (6:42)
  3. Sleeper (6:51)
  4. Jambone (5:07)
  5. Kite (6:12)
  6. Outlier (6:45)
  7. Tio Macaco (5:43)
  8. Lingus (10:45)

Credits

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