Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 Mark Lettieri

• 1 Red Dwarf 04:43
• 2 Magnetar 04:36
• 3 Pulsar 04:10
• 4 Tidal Tail 04:20
• 5 Voyager One 05:53
• 6 Star Catchers 05:37
• 7 Blue Straggler 03:32
• 8 Nebulae 05:01
• 9 Supernova 06:00
• 10 Sublight 02:42
• Total Runtime 46:34

Info for Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2

Mark Lettieri ist bekannt für sein tightes, aggressiv groovendes Rhythmusspiel, sei es im Dienste der GRAMMY-gekrönten Band Snarky Puppy, der Fearless Flyers oder auf seinen sechs Soloalben und hat den perfekten Algorithmus für den Funk gefunden.

Er verschmilzt die Einflüsse von Rhythmus- und Rockgitarren-Ikonen der 70er und 80er Jahre wie Prince und Eddie Van Halen mit weitreichenden Inspirationen von George Clinton und P-Funk, Chuckii Booker, Periphery, Stevie Wonder, Steely Dan und anderen.

Der in Fort Worth, Texas, lebende Musiker hat sich mit seinen messerscharfen Licks in das Bewusstsein der Funkateers gespielt, seit er 2008 bei Snarky Puppy eingestiegen ist. »Deep: The Baritone Sessions Vol. 2« zeigt die Breite und Tiefe von Lettieris ‹nasty‹ Funk.

Schlagzeuger Nate Smith, Bandkollege bei den Fearless Flyers, ist mit von der Partie, zusammen mit Gästen wie dem sensationellen Sänger Jacob Collier, dem ehemaligen Prince-Schlagzeuger Taron Lockett, den Keyboardern Bobby Sparks und Justin Stanton und dem Rascal Flatts-Pedal Steel-Gitarristen Travis Toy, Saxofonist Keith Anderson, dem französischen Mundharmonika-Ass Frédéric Yonnet, Lettuce- und Ex-John-Scofield-Schlagzeuger Adam Deitch, Ghost-Note-Schlagzeuger Robert ›Sput‹ Searight, Snarky-Puppy-Keyboarder Shaun Martin und Special-Guest-Gitarrist Steve Lukather.

Mark Lettieri, baritone and standard electric guitars, programming, bass
Jason “JT” Thomas, drums

Daric Bennett, bass
Justin Stanton, synthesizers
Adam Deitch, drums and percussion
Robert “Sput” Searight, drums
Shaun Martin, Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, vocoder
Bobby Sparks II, Hammond B3, CP70, Rhodes, Mellotron, ARP Solina
Steve Lukather, electric guitar solo

Philip Lassiter, trumpet, horn arrangement
Sam Greenfield, tenor saxophone

Doug DeHays, baritone saxophone
Kristian Persson, trombone
Jacob Collier, background vocals, vocal arrangement

Mark Lettieri
is a five-time GRAMMY Award-winning guitarist, composer, producer, and instructor based in Fort Worth, TX. He creates acclaimed guitar-based instrumental music, and is a member of leading instrumental bands Snarky Puppy and The Fearless Flyers. As a session musician proficient in a multitude of styles, he has recorded and performed in virtually every genre of popular music with both independent and major-label artists.

Lettieri has released seven albums as a leader: Knows (2011), Futurefun (2013), Spark and Echo (2016) Deep: The Baritone Sessions in (2019), Things of That Nature (2019), Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 (2021), and Fly Through It (EP, 2022). Deep: The Baritone Sessions, Vol. 2 earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, giving Lettieri his first nomination as a solo artist. He tours this material internationally with his quartet, the Mark Lettieri Group.

Playing in the vibrant Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex gospel and R&B scene led Lettieri to join Snarky Puppy in 2008, and he remains active with the band as a writer, arranger, session player, and touring member. His work with the group has resulted in five GRAMMY Awards: Best R&B Performance for "Something" feat. Lalah Hathaway in 2014, and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album (Sylva in 2016, Culcha Vulcha in 2017, Live at the Royal Albert Hall in 2021, and Empire Central in 2023).

In 2018, Lettieri helped form The Fearless Flyers, with Cory Wong, Nate Smith, and Joe Dart. The Vulfpeck-adjacent quartet has four releases to date: The Fearless Flyers (2018), The Fearless Flyers II (2019), Tailwinds (2020), Live at Madison Square Garden (2021), and The Fearless Flyers III (2022). The band is a regular presence on the jazz and jam-band festival scene.

As a sideman, Lettieri has performed and/or recorded with a myriad of artists including Erykah Badu, David Crosby, Kirk Franklin, The Jacksons, Fred Hammond, Tori Kelly, 50 Cent, Ledisi, Tamela Mann, Lecrae, Lupe Fiasco, Keyshia Cole, Xzibit, Anthony Evans, Phillip Phillips, Nelly, Chrisette Michele, Myron Butler, and even alongside comedians Dave Chappelle and Harry Shearer. For a sizable sampling of Lettieri’s session work, visit this Spotify playlist.

In addition to his recording and performing career, Lettieri is involved with the development and demonstration of various musical equipment with a number of brands. In recent years, he has teamed up with Paul Reed Smith Guitars to create his signature model Fiore electric guitar, the MeLody overdrive pedal with J. Rockett Audio Designs, and the NewWave chorus pedal with Jackson Audio. Lettieri has also collaborated with Apple, Inc. to create a package of downloadable guitar loops for the digital audio workstations Logic Pro and Garageband.

As an instructor, Lettieri has released online guitar instructional courses through outlets such as JamPlay, Brett Papa, Guitareo, and Soundslice, as well as print lessons available from Premier Guitar Magazine.

On a personal note, Lettieri was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, and came to Texas via Texas Christian University (TCU). There, he matriculated in advertising and public relations, competed in track and field, and began dipping his toes in the local music scene. A passionate guitarist since middle school, he began his music career upon graduating from TCU. An avid lover of food, travel, and doing his best to keep an active lifestyle, he resides with his wife, daughter, three cats, and a hamster.

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