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Sam Gendel
American saxophonist and music producer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sam Gendel is an American saxophonist and music producer.[2]
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Career
With bassist Sam Wilkes, Gendel released the live jazz album Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar in 2018.[3] Gendel co-wrote the tracks "Flower Moon" and "Spring Snow" on Vampire Weekend's 2019 album, Father of the Bride.[4] He also recorded a 20 minute, 21 second-long version of Vampire Weekend's "2021" for the EP 40:42.[5]
In March 2020, Gendel released his first album with Nonesuch Records, Satin Doll, which was described as "a futuristic homage to historical jazz."[6] In an interview with The Fader's David Renshaw, Gendel claimed that "putting out a 'normal' album just doesn't work for [him]."[7] In 2021, he released the three-hour-long album Fresh Bread, consisting of 52 tracks that were recorded between 2012 and 2020.[8] His 2023 album Cookup reinterprets R&B classics and received a 7.0 from Pitchfork.[9]
It has been heavily speculated that Gendel is a member of avant-garde musical duo Clown Core.[10][11]
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Discography
Solo albums
- 4444 (2017)
- Pass If Music (2018)
- Satin Doll (2020)
- DRM (2020)
- Fresh Bread (2021)
- AE-30 (2021)
- Superstore (2022)
- blueblue (2022)
- Cookup (2023)
- Audiobook (2023)
- Landscape 1 (2024)[12]
Collaborative albums
- Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar (2018) (with Sam Wilkes)
- Rio Nilo 66 (2021) (with Ethan Braun)
- Mouthfeel / Serene (2021) (with Josiah Steinbrick)
- Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar More Songs (2021) (with Sam Wilkes)
- Notes With Attachments (2021) (with Pino Palladino, Blake Mills) New Deal / Impulse!
- Sam Gendel & Shin Sasakubo (2021) (with Shin Sasakubo)
- Live a Little (2022) (with Antonia Cytrynowicz)
- The Room (2024) (with Fabiano do Nascimento)
- Earth Flower (2024) (with Ruth Garbus & Philippe Melanson)
- The Doober (2024) (with Sam Wilkes)
- Hardy Boys (2024) (with Emile Mosseri)
- Dream Trio (2024) (with Benny Bock & Hans P. Kjorstad)
- digi-squires (2025) (with Nate Mercereau)
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References
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