Musician/Producer Reacts to "Outlier" by Snarky Puppy 

Snarky Puppy = the musicians' musicians.

5:08 You know you're killing it when your bandmates are cheering during a studio recording in the middle of your solo. Chills at that moment and what an incredibly crafted solo my goodness.

Is it me or when you really love a piece of jazz you laugh and grin like an idiot? The best solos are like the best jokes, they leave you breathless and amazed.

The play back and forth between the sax player and the drummer is one of the best things I’ve seen...maybe ever. They were so damn in tune with each other. Incredible.

I went from a 10 a day Lingus habit until I heard Outlier. I can't get enough of it. Every single time I hear it I feel exactly like you do on this video. There are no words to describe it.

This was written by Justin Stanton, the kid in the striped shirt playing keyboards. He also wrote Bad Kids To The Back, which has another sweet sax solo by Bob Reynolds. 😁

I always laugh at 4:54 when Cory Henry and Shaun Martin are just over there jamming to Larnell's drums during that Sax solo.

About the horns: first of all, at the time of this recording, they'd been playing together for around 8 years, but before that, 4 of the 5 guys you see on this session came from the Univ of North Texas jazz program, I think they all played in the legendary "One O'Clock" lab band - so they know what it means to be a "horn section".

Great facial responses during the sax solo.

Call the fire department Snarky Puppy is burnin' the joint down. Uncle Le😎

god this track is so GNARLY 😱🔥🤯

Bob Reynolds is playing a Selmer Mark VI. And making it work.

Glad that these band members can keep time in their heads

That smile the second the drums hit! 😎 Same here. Just a fat grin! Its just so so good this arrangement and peformance! Very special. Enjoyed your experience too 😎

Phrasing. This arrangement thrives on the phrasing. Everything fits within that. There are very few examples of how that works in reality. This is one.

Their body of work is extensive so take your time. Hope to see you cover the Family Dinner Albums and the Sylvan album ( my favorite). So much joy yet to be shared. Check out Cory Henry Billie Jean from the BBC Proms

The brass were terrific!!

Give the drummer sum! Larnell is just mind blowing. The timing of the fills is out of this world. Wow!!

When even the reactor gets his head down and just grooves

That song is a drum workout!

bob reynolds tone makes me weak in knees

Great reaction video! Couldn't agree more about the horns! They play together better than any horn section I've heard! Their heartbeats and breathing must all be in sync! And the sax!?!?! WHAT?????? Such a great, sound! I agree, I also think it's partly the instrument and partly the recording/engineering. GREAT TUNE!!!

Larnell killing it as usual

Love your Chanel! You can’t leave the snarky puppy train without doing “the curtain” with the metropolitan orchestra. One of the big musical moments in history and the there’s a piano part that is just magical. 🙏🤞

I absolutely love your reactions to this band. I feel like I’m listening to them for the first time all over again. I don’t know if I laugh to keep from crying, but their music feels so complete to me, and I love seeing someone else react the same

I like Snarky Puppy mainly for Larnel. Being a frustrated wood chopper, I love hearing his “twist” for my genre. These guys are tight as a group can be!

This group is so freakin amazing! Everything they do just flows so perfect and effortlessly!

reminds me of "Colosseum Live"

Great comments, observations and reaction as usual, sir! I hadn't heard this one before and was blown away as usual. It's funny, I think the reason I've been tentative about checking out new ones is that they've set the bar so high that a part of me is scared they are going to slump on one--I now know better. Thank you again! And, yes, as suggested below, love to watch you do some Aristocrats. Have a great one!

Larnell killed it on the drums throughout.

To me, this is a perfect example of the 3 Fs of Jazz. Filthy, Funky, Fusion. I love it. Nothing like it.

love the group loved your reaction !

Not sure if you knew this but the drummer on this entire project learned all the music on the plane without his kit on the way to the recording to replace Sput who couldn't be there. Such a talant.

So your reactions drew me in. I finished up watching all your reactions to SP’s We Like It Here songs. Fantastic job - love all your comments and you know your stuff. It also helps that I never tire of this band as well!!

Bests horns since the Phoenix section….

I have watched about 10 of your reaction videos today with SP and it is amazing to see the 1sts again. Inhave seen them several times live and it is always amazing. Even flew to FL once just for the concert. Enjoy them and everyone that has ever been in the band. Super talented.

Hi Jeff, I really enjoyed your reactions. Especially, because you're really a musician and noticed all these musical embellishments that they (and before Dirty Loops) have in their music. It's so funny to see your disbelieving face when there's a lot going on and you didn't expect it that way. 😅But anyway, if you once finished Snarky Puppy, I have another suggestion for you: The Aristocrats. Thank you again for your lively reactions and the fine words you choose sometimes to express your perceptions. That is outstanding.

Can’t wait for the next one!!!

What blows me away about this is that cerebral music like this has long been overlooked by the lay person, and this is a case where video actually _enhances_ the listener experience... the joy in the musician's faces is so engaging. The music itself transforms from a solely aural experience to literally physical.... all because we can watch the musicians interact... the music literally "comes alive"...

Loved to be a part of your stream Jeff! To be continued... ;-)

Love this song so much, thanks for reviewing it. When Justin Stanton reintroduces the rhodes in the sax solo, I thought it was one of the most beautiful things I'd heard...

best videos on the internet right now. the We Like It Here album is just phenomenal keep em coming!!

So…about a year ago you became a SP fanboy? Welcome to the club! Yes, the horn section kills! The sax soloist, Bob Reynolds, is based in the L.A. area. This album was his debut with SP. He also has his own quartet that he records and tours with. Just discovered your channel yesterday, and I really enjoy your insightful comments. Thanks!

Great Reaction to an amazing group!

What a fucking song, man...

dude. Love your reactions!

Hey Jeff, nicely done sir, just finished watching 3 of your vids regarding Snarky.... your reactions on camera remind me of how I felt watching these performances for the first time, the surprise and "wonder"... That whole "We Like It Here" album is in my top 5 all-time recordings. Sleeper would be a song that I would be interested in seeing your reaction to, hope this could be a possibility.... Keep up the good work!!!

we meet again Jeff! I like taking in your reactions in a batch, and this *amazing* one started me off

"C'mon widdit!"

HAHAHA!!!! Yessss brother! I had the same thing happen when I first came across these guys. This one’s my favorite! Oh shoot! Now this one is my favorite! Lol Ok now you need Kite to round out for your new favorite! Hehehehe Liked and subscribed!

Great reaction as always. I suggest to also check out „Shapons Vindaloo“ in which Snarky Puppy collaborates with Väsen (swedish folk band). It‘s an amazing piece which is a bit under the radar as well.

Love this track. The combo of Bob Reynolds (sax) and Larnell Lewis (drums) bouncing off one another with improv call & response. Brilliant. A note on Larnell, he was a last minute addition to the album recording when regular Robert Searight couldn't make it to the Netherlands (where this was recorded) and Larnell learned the songs on the flight from America to the Netherlands....and well you can see how he smashed it.

My dream is to drum in a band like snarky puppy. That probably won’t happen though because there’s nobody like snarky puppy! Nice reactions cheers from california

OK Jeff. Now that you have a taste of Snarky Puppy, you gotta check out them out performing with Lalah Hathaway on "Something". Then checkout another Snarky Puppy song featuring one of the other main keyboardist Shaun Martin solo on Sleeper. Awesome Stuff !!! Keep getting those reactions out. They're GREAT !!!

If you have not watched the short documentary about the making of We Like It Here, it is worth the time. You get to know the band better and how they operate. Cheers.

😄😄👍👍👍

After you're done with the We Like It Here album, you should check out their songs Binky and Flood too. Awesome reaction.

Always keep in mind that no one is reading and that Larnell Lewis learned the entire set on a transatlantic flight and met the band for the first time on the day of the taping.

The horn soli (starting at about 1:37 in this video, up to 2:05) kills me every time, and I still don't really have it memorized myself after hearing this tune a million times. According to Mike League's notes, this was maybe the ONLY take from the "We Like It Here" sessions where they got it right (4 nights, 2 sets a night, once thru each tune).

The horn section is so tight! I feel like every Snarky Puppy song I listen to becomes my favorite. If you get the chance check out Bob Reynolds Guitar Band (he's the sax player). Can't Wait For Perfect is pretty close to perfect: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0fO6BYuMIeE.html

I was watching a different reaction video, and the reactor pointed out that Larnell uses a cymbal on top of a snare. Go to 1:44.

You need to look at Flood from them it is just a mind blow like all of their songs 😂 but you’re gonna love the solos in it 🤞👌

More to chew on! Shaun Martin - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KURfF4MVirU.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pKWUa6_TqXI.html Bill Laurence - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ft8pD-hB2aI.html Dunlop Sessions: Snarky Puppy - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IE9I6NrE2S0.html

Jeff, go with The curtain from Sylva, you will not regret it!

Hi You should react to Sleeeper from this same venue It's as great as the others

actually the sax was pre-written, no improvisation going on!

I tire of Lingus and Cory’s ‘one in the eye for Shaun’ solo long before I’m done with Outlier and Sleeper. Better ‘band songs’ than Lingus and truer to what we could perceive Michael League’s vision for Snarky Puppy to be.

Jeff, do like drums?

Take a listen to Simon Grey Takuma supet song

30 seconds into it and I don’t like it