Wes Stephenson Grooves Hard on Mark Lettieri’s “Out By Midnight: Live at the Iridium”
Mark Lettieri led a solo tour earlier this year to share his compositions to a wider audience. The guitarist, who many may recognize from Snarky Puppy, explains that it was also a chance to show off his killer band, which includes Jason “JT Thomas on drums, Daniel Porter on keyboards, and Wes Stephenson of the Funky Knuckles on bass.
Now he’s released an album from the trek called Out By Midnight: Live at the Iridium.
“Though I’m getting busier every year, you could say I’m still fairly new as a touring solo artist. Many fans haven’t seen or heard the live show yet, so I’m very excited to showcase the band this way,” Lettieri explains. “If all you’ve heard are the studio albums (or haven’t heard of me at all to begin with), this will be a solid introduction to the catalog and what we do. I’ve been wanting to capture the live sound of this ensemble, as we’ve been playing together for several years now. It’s an incredibly tight, grooving unit that can take the music in all sorts of ways while still staying true to the compositions.”
Although Stephenson grooves hard the whole set, one track that sticks out is “Voyager One.” He uses an octave pedal to achieve an extra thick sound that perfectly matches the feel of the pocket:
Out By Midnight: Live at the Iridium is available now digitally via Bandcamp, iTunes, and Amazon MP3.
Out By Midnight: Live at the Iridium Track List:
- Extraspecial
- Big Duck
- Futurefun
- Lotus
- Catboy
- Summer Salt
- Point Iz
- Little Minx
- Seuss Pants
- Voyager One
- Gigantactis
- Supernova
- Spark and Echo
- Naptime
