Sylva is an album by American jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released on May 26, 2015.[2] It was a collaboration between the band and the Metropole Orkest from the Netherlands. It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[3][4] According to Michael League, each song on the album is about a different forest.[5]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael League and arranged by Michael League & Jules Buckley.
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| 1. | "Sintra" | 3:32 |
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| 2. | "Flight" | 6:03 |
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| 3. | "Atchafalaya" | 6:04 |
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| 4. | "The Curtain" | 15:09 |
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| 5. | "Gretel" | 4:21 |
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| 6. | "The Clearing" | 19:23 |
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| Total length: | 54:32 |
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Personnel
Snarky Puppy
- Michael League – bass guitar, Moog bass
- Mike Maher – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Jay Jennings – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet
- Cory Henry – Hammond B3 organ, Moog, clavinet
- Bill Laurance – piano, Wurlitzer, Moog
- Justin Stanton – Fender Rhodes, Moog, clavinet, piano, trumpet
- Bob Lanzetti – electric guitar
- Mark Lettieri – electric guitar
- Chris McQueen – electric guitar
- Robert "Sput" Searight – drums
- Nate Werth – percussion
Metropole Orkest
- Conductor - Jules Buckley
- 1st Violin - Arlia de Ruiter (concertmaster), Vera Laporeva, Denis Koenders, David Peijnenborgh, Pauline Terlouw, Casper Donker, Ruben Margarita, Tinka Regter, Seijia Teeuwen, Ewa Zbyszynska
- 2nd Violin - Merijn Rombout, Herman van Haaren, Wim Kok, Feyona van Iersel, Pauline Koning, Polina Cekov, Merel Jonker, Christina Knoll
- Viola - Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen, Julia Jowett, Isabella Petersen, Iris Schut, Lex Luijnenburg
- Cello - Maarten Jansen, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Annie Tangberg, Charles Watt
- Double Bass - Erik Winkelmann, Arend Liefkes, Tjerk de Vos
- Flute - Janine Abbas, Mariël van den Bos, Nola Exel
- Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Contrabass Clarinet, and Saxophone - Paul van der Feen, Leo van Oostrom, Leo Janssen, Werner Janssen, Max Boeree
- Horn - Pieter Hunfeld, Rob van de Laar, Fons Verspaandonk, Elizabeth Hunfeld
- Trombone - Jan Oosting, Vincent Veneman, Jan Bastiani
- Bass Trombone - Martin van den Berg
- Tuba - Ries Schellekens
- Percussion - Murk Jiskoot, Frank Warndenier
References
- ^ Fordham, John (May 7, 2015). "Snarky Puppy/Metropole Orkest: Sylva review – refined, playful orchestral suite". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Sylva". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ "2015 Grammy Winners". Recording Academy. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Pieters, Janene (February 16, 2016). "Grammy Win Has Dutch Metropole Orchestra Feeling 'Enormously Proud'". nltimes.nl. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
- ^ Fordham, John (May 7, 2015). "Snarky Puppy/Metropole Orkest: Sylva review – refined, playful orchestral suite". The Guardian. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
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