Sam Gendel Explained

Sam Gendel
Birth Date:DD MM YYYY
Birth Place:Visalia, California, U.S.[1]
Years Active:2008–present
Instruments:Alto saxophone
Current Member Of:Clown Core (speculated)

Sam Gendel is an American saxophonist and music producer.[2]

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]

Discography

Solo albums

Collaborative albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Crone . David . Sam Gendel Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More . . 16 April 2024 . en.
  2. Web site: Sam Gendel Credits . 2023-04-05 . AllMusic . en.
  3. 2021-08-12 . The Spaced-Out Jazz of Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes . 2023-04-05 . The New Yorker . en-US.
  4. Martoccio . Angie . 2021-02-04 . Vampire Weekend Enlist Sam Gendel, Goose for '40:42′ EP . 2023-04-05 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  5. Martoccio . Angie . 2021-02-04 . Vampire Weekend Enlist Sam Gendel, Goose for '40:42′ EP . 2023-04-05 . Rolling Stone . en-US.
  6. Web site: Jazz . All About . Sam Gendel Musician - All About Jazz . 2023-04-05 . All About Jazz Musicians . en.
  7. Web site: Sam Gendel treads his own path . 2023-04-05 . The FADER . en.
  8. Web site: Balfour . Jay . Sam Gendel: Fresh Bread . Pitchfork . 10 June 2023 . 4 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Sam Gendel: Cookup . 2023-04-05 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  10. Web site: Kuhn . Sarena . October 17, 2020 . Clown Core's 'Van' is artful absurdity . 2021-11-11 . The Daily Californian.
  11. Roberts . Randall . 2021-03-24 . 52 songs, four hours, one album: How jazz trickster Sam Gendel made a pandemic opus . . 2023-04-07.
  12. Web site: Gendel . Sam . 27 March 2024 . LANDSCAPE 1 . 27 March 2024 . sam gendel.

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