Bill Laurance - Money In The Desert (Flint)

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Published 2014-05-23
From the DVD "Flint" released May 6, 2014 on GroundUP Music

Written by Bill Laurance
Produced and arranged by Michael League & Bill Laurance

ALBUM PERSONNEL
Bill Laurance - acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, vocoder, keyboards, shaker, congas, ride cymbal, propane tank, hand claps
Michael League - electric bass, double bass, Moog bass, 12-string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hand claps
Robert "Sput" Searight - drum set, timpani, marching snare & bass drums, shekere, cowbells, vibraslap, woodblocks, shaker, hand claps
Maria Im - violin
Zach Brock - violin (solos)
Curtis Stewart - violin
Henry Flory - violin
Lev Zhurbin - viola
Eylem Basaldi - viola
Maria Jeffers - cello
J.Y. Lee - cello
Mike "Maz" Maher - trumpet & flugelhorn
Matt McLaughlin - French horn
Chris Bullock - tenor saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, & flute
Brian Donohoe - alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, & flute
Scott Flynn - trombone
Magda Giannikou - propane tank, glockenspiel, & xylophone
Emilia Canas Mendes & Andy LaViolette - hand claps

Engineered by Rudyard Lee Cullers at the Carriage House in Stamford, CT.
Mixed by Nic Hard at Limebeat Studios in New York, NY.
Mastered by Scott Hull at Masterdisk NYC in New York, NY.
Filmed by Andy LaViolette
All Comments (21)
  • @AlAndScher
    This piece of modern Music absolutely got it to become a "func-jazz" standard - mesmerizing in every way!
  • @AlAndScher
    Nearly six and a half minutes of absolute perfection !
  • @kellynkarr6270
    I gave Bill a hug and bought him a beer at Ground Up Music Festival 2017. I did this for all of you, like me, who can't thank him enough for this brilliance. Just pure brilliance. Thanks to all of you at ground up for all of this.
  • @WaithakaEnt
    Mike and the Snarky Puppy family are in a League of their own...
  • @brentduanefoster
    OMG!!!! The strings, the guitars, THE GROOVE!!!! OH, it hurts so good!!!!!! LOL
  • @thesnarkygamer
    Where do I begin....

    1. Million dollar bassline and guitar solo by Mike here. NOW I'm convinced that he is in fact, a guitar virtuoso. Such feel to his playing on whatever instrument he touches.

    2. Man the arrangement on this song, very innovative fusion of a somewhat disco beat and feel with a funkiness and orchestral flare to it, very cool stuff here.

    3. Some of the best string arrangements I've heard, again the bassline and those melodies work so well, I don't know how these guys keep blending 3 completely different melodies together so perfectly. BRAVO!

    4. This song really fits it's title, just saying....

    Overall, what can I say. We should learn to expect excellence yet put aside all our expectations to embrace something new and innovative which these guys will no doubt shower us with. Do I need any more reason to justify why these are my favourite group of musicians ever?!
  • @Chilipinoy
    My favorite song in the whole album! It's got everything in it!
  • @jonathanw8461
    I feel a mix between Royksopp, Daft Punk, Vulfpeck, the 80s and 90s making a baby!
  • @Pastarastaman100
    I try doing homework to this and Snarky Puppy but I always end up just sitting back and listening. This is incredible music!
  • @AncestralCapital
    I have no problem buying music like this.  It's like a good book.  It has chapters in every song.
  • @matteoborselli8081
    Soundscapes. Can't really stop. Bill Laurance, you stole all my playlists. I can't stop listening to this album.
  • @veryearly
    This is absolutely my favorite tune on the album.  Beautiful work, Bill and Band.