Family Dinner – Volume 2

Family Dinner – Volume 2 is an album by American jazz fusion group Snarky Puppy that was released on February 12, 2016.

Family Dinner – Volume 2
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 12, 2016
Recorded2015
StudioEsplanade Studios, New Orleans, Louisiana
GenreJazz fusion
Length56:54 (CD)
87:16 (digital)
LabelgroundUP
Snarky Puppy chronology
Sylva
(2015)
Family Dinner – Volume 2
(2016)
Culcha Vulcha
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Irish Times[1]
The Guardian[2]

Track listing

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All songs arranged by Michael League.

No.TitleLength
1."I Asked" (featuring Becca Stevens & Väsen)6:54
2."Molino Molero" (featuring Susana Baca & Charlie Hunter)5:30
3."Liquid Love" (featuring Chris Turner)6:36
4."Soro (Afriki)" (featuring Salif Keita, Carlos Malta & Bernardo Aguiar)8:17
5."Sing to the Moon" (featuring Laura Mvula & Michelle Willis)5:51
6."Don't You Know" (featuring Jacob Collier & Big Ed Lee)10:44
7."I Remember" (featuring Knower & Jeff Coffin)6:34
8."Somebody Home" (featuring David Crosby)6:30

Bonus DVD and digital download tracks

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No.TitleLength
1."Be Still" (featuring Becca Stevens & Väsen)4:33
2."Fuego y Agua" (featuring Susana Baca)5:36
3."Shapons Vindaloo" (featuring Väsen)8:04
4."One Hope" (featuring Knower)3:31
5."Brother, I'm Hungry" (featuring Nigel Hall & NOLA International)8:36

Personnel

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  • Michael League – bass guitar, ukulele bass, Moog bass, & vocals
  • Jay Jennings – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
  • Mike Maher – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals
  • Chris Bullock – tenor saxophone, flute, alto flute, vocals
  • Cory Henry – keyboards, vocals
  • Bill Laurance – keyboards, vocals
  • Shaun Martin – keyboards, vocals
  • Justin Stanton – keyboards, trumpet, vocals
  • Bob Lanzetti – guitars, vocals
  • Mark Lettieri – guitars, vocals
  • Chris McQueen – guitars, vocals
  • Robert Searight – drums, vocals
  • Larnell Lewis – drums, percussion, vocals
  • Nate Werth – percussion, vocals
  • Marcelo Woloski – percussion, vocals
  • Rachella Searight – vocals
  • Candy West – vocals
  • Peaches West – vocals

Guests

  • Ed Lee – sousaphone
  • Carlos Malta – pife, bass flute, alto flute, flute, & soprano sax
  • Jeff Coffin – tenor sax, alto flute
  • Jacob Collier – vocals, piano, harmonizer
  • Michelle Willis – pump organ & vocals
  • Charlie Hunter – guitar
  • David Crosby – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Roger Tallroth (Väsen) – parlor guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar
  • Louis Cole (Knower) – drums
  • Olov Johansson (Väsen) – nyckelharpa
  • Bernardo Aguiar – pandeiro, percussion
  • André Ferrari (Väsen) – percussion
  • Carolina Araoz – vocals
  • Genevieve Artadi (Knower) – vocals
  • Susana Baca – vocals
  • Amos Gohi Baraon – vocals
  • Aminata Dante – vocals
  • Salif Keita – vocals
  • Bah Kouyate-Kone – vocals
  • Laura Mvula – vocals
  • Becca Stevens – vocals, acoustic guitar, charango
  • Chris Turner – vocals

Nola International

  • Sam Williams – trombone
  • Terence Blanchard – trumpet
  • Khris Royal – alto saxophone
  • John Gros – organ
  • Brian Coogan – piano, vocals
  • Ivan Neville – clavinet, vocals
  • Big D Perkins – electric guitar
  • Donald Ramsey – bass guitar
  • Jamison Ross – drums
  • Terence Higgins – drums
  • Mike Dillon – percussion
  • Jason Marsalis – percussion
  • Nigel Hall – vocals

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
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Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] 58
French Albums (SNEP)[4] 149

References

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  1. ^ "Snarky Puppy Family Dinner - Volume Two album review: It's a groove thing". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ Fordham, John (11 February 2016). "Snarky Puppy: Family Dinner Vol Two review – uninhibited, high-flying jazz-fusion". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
  3. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Snarky Puppy – Family Dinner – Volume Two" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Lescharts.com – Snarky Puppy – Family Dinner – Volume Two". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2016.