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4049774780882

Paranoia (2CD) (3LP)

Bobby Sparks II

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: D77088

Format Details: 2CD

Format Details: 3LP

Release Date:  13 May 2022

Label:  Leopard

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  4049774770883

Genres:  R&B  Funk  

Release Date:  27 May 2022

Label:  Leopard

Packaging Type:  Gate Fold Vinyl

No of Units:  3

Barcode:  4049774780882

Genres:  R&B  Funk  

  • Description

    Keyboardist-composer-arranger-conceptualist Bobby Sparks continues his staggering output with 'Paranoia', a companion piece to 2019's 'Schizophrenia - The Yang Projecton' on Leopard Records.

    An all-star outing featuring contributions from guitarists Mike Stern, John Scofield, Dean Brown, Andy Timmons and Eric Gales, saxophonists Chris Potter and Keith Anderson, bassists PinoPalladino, HadrienFeraud, Chuck Smith, Mononeon, Jay Mck and Reggie Washington, drummers Lil John Roberts, Dennis Chambers, Brannen Temple, Mike "Blaque Dynamite" Mitchell and Mark Simmons, and singers Lizz Wright, Dnessa Perry, Jojo Hill, Chuckii Booker and James Robinson. 'Paranoia' is dedicated to the keyboardist's father, the late Bobby Sparks, Sr., a lifelong bebop and blues fan.

    Also on board for this exhilarating ride are Sparks' Snarky Puppy bandmates - bassist-founder Michael League, guitarist Mark Lettieri and drummer Jason 'JT' Thomas. The influences of keyboardists Bernard Wright, BernieWorrell, George Duke and Stevie Wonder as well as funk overlord George Clinton and Sparks' own background in church music come to bear on his ambitious secondrelease as a leader for Leopard.

    Description

    Keyboardist-composer-arranger-conceptualist Bobby Sparks continues his staggering output with Paranoia, a companion piece to 2019's Schizophrenia - The Yang Projecton Leopard Records. An all-star outing featuring contributions from guitarists Mike Stern, John Scofield, Dean Brown, Andy Timmons and Eric Gales, saxophonists Chris Potter and Keith Anderson, bassists PinoPalladino, HadrienFeraud, Chuck Smith, Mononeon, Jay Mck and Reggie Washington, drummers Lil John Roberts, Dennis Chambers, Brannen Temple, Mike "Blaque Dynamite" Mitchell and Mark Simmons, and singers Lizz Wright, Dnessa Perry, Jojo Hill, Chuckii Booker and James Robinson, Paranoia is dedicated to the keyboardist's father, the late Bobby Sparks, Sr., a lifelong bebop and blues fan. Also on board for this exhilarating ride are Sparks' Snarky Puppy bandmate-bassist-founder Michael League, guitarist Mark Lettieri and drummer Jason 'JT' Thomas. The influences of keyboardists Bernard Wright, BernieWorrell, George Duke and Stevie Wonder as well as funk overlord George Clinton and Sparks' own background in church music come to bear on his ambitious secondrelease as a leader for Leopard.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Prelude
      • 2. Musical Diarrhea
      • 3. Good Morning America
      • 4. Horny Dreams
      • 5. DMSR
      • 6. Forever Mine
      • 7. Wutang
      • 8. Sometimes It Snows In April
      • 9. Letter to Mumbai
      • 10. Yo Yo
      • 11. Here's One

      Disc 2

      • 1. Afro Nigerian Girl
      • 2. Pinky
      • 3. Bobby Sparks Senio talks about the big band era
      • 4. Eventual
      • 5. Dr Rock Kicking' it at the RMR
      • 6. Love Dance
      • 7. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
      • 8. Mayday
      • 9. Somebody Already Broke My Heart
      • 10. Jaime Starr
      • 11. Love
      • 12. Sodom And Gomorrah
      • 13. South Dallas
      • 14. Reaper
      • 15. Negro National Anthem (Lift Every Voice And Sing)

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Prelude
      • 2. Musical Diarrhea
      • 3. Good Morning America
      • 4. Horny Dreams

      Side 2

      • 5. DMSR
      • 6. Forever Mine
      • 7. Wutang
      • 8. Sometimes It Snows In April

      Disc 2

      Side 1

      • 1. Letter to Mumbai
      • 2. Yo Yo
      • 3. Here's One
      • 4. Afro Nigerian Girl

      Side 2

      • 5. Bobby Sparks Senior Talks About The Big Band Era
      • 6. Eventual
      • 7. Dr Rock Kicking' it at the RMR
      • 8. Love Dance
      • 9. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
      • 10. Mayday

      Disc 3

      Side 1

      • 1. Somebody Already Broke My Heart
      • 2. Jaime Starr
      • 3. Love
      • 4. Sodom And Gomorrah
      • 5. South Dallas

      Side 2

      • 6. Pinky
      • 7. Negro National Anthem (Lift Every Voice And Sing)