Released 11 January 2004 Release date 11 January 2004 Genres Jazz, Spoken word | Producer Chris Strouth Label Innova Recordings | |
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Snaildartha: The Story of Jerry the Christmas Snail - A Soul Jazz Extravaganza is a jazz and spoken-word holiday album 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.
Contents
Track listing
All songs composed by Chris Strouth and performed by Snaildartha featuring Matt Fugate. Text written by Matt Fugate and Chris Strouth.
Credits
Songs
1Rhapsody in Snail1:05
2A Snail Is Born4:22
3Interlude in Snail2:08