Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail
Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail - A Soul Jazz Extravaganza is a jazz and spoken-word holiday album. It is composed and produced by Chris Strouth, and performed by the Snaildartha 6 combo, which includes saxophonist George Cartwright of the jazz group Curlew and storyteller and comic Matt Fugate, who wrote the text with Chris Strouth. It was released by Minneapolis record label Innova Recordings. The album retells the story of Buddha through the life of a small snail, Jerry the Christmas Snail, who achieves enlightenment after meeting and having adventures with other Christmas-themed animals on a pilgrimage to the North Pole, eventually meeting and bonding with Santa Claus.[2]
Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail - A Soul Jazz Extravaganza | |
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Studio album by The Snaildartha 6 | |
Released | 11 January 2004 |
Genre | Jazz, spoken word, holiday |
Label | Innova Recordings |
Producer | Chris Strouth |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
Since 2004, the album has been included in Jon Solomon's daylong marathon of Christmas music on Princeton, New Jersey radio station WPRB-FM, and has become routinely the highest-streamed portion of the broadcast.[3]
Track listing
All songs composed by Chris Strouth and performed by Snaildartha featuring Matt Fugate. Text written by Matt Fugate and Chris Strouth.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Rhapsody in Snail" | 1:05 |
2. | "A Snail Is Born" | 4:22 |
3. | "Interlude in Snail" | 2:08 |
4. | "The Te of Bob" | 2:05 |
5. | "Snail Night, Holy Night" | 1:50 |
6. | "Gift of the Menagerie" | 2:26 |
7. | "Snails Pacing" | 1:51 |
8. | "A Pilgrims Progress" | 1:51 |
9. | "Frostbitten Paws" | 2:00 |
10. | "Waiting For Claus" | 2:12 |
11. | "A Childs Christmas in Snails" | 1:27 |
12. | "Breakfast With Santa" | 3:02 |
13. | "Escargot a Go Go" | 1:03 |
14. | "Santa's Little Helper" | 3:12 |
15. | "Snail on the Keys" | 1:24 |
16. | "Claus and Effect" | 2:46 |
17. | "On the Half Shell" | 1:27 |
18. | "Discovering the Snail Within" | 4:39 |
19. | "Happy Glitter Trails" | 3:26 |
Credits
- As told by: Matt Fugate
- Sax: George Cartwright
- Drums: Terry Haanen
- Organ: Scott LeGere
- Mixed by: Brian Jacoby
- Mastered by: Bob DeMaa
- Produced and directed by: Chris Strouth
References
- "Snaildartha: Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail - A Soul Jazz Extravaganza" at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- "The Snaildartha 6: Snaildarth". Innova Recordings. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
- Solomon, Jon (2018-12-13). "How did the story of a snail seeking enlightenment become a cherished Xmas tradition?". City Pages. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Retrieved 2018-12-13.