Sam Gendel

Sam Gendel is an American saxophonist and music producer.[1]

Career

With bassist Sam Wilkes, Gendel released the live jazz album Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar in 2018.[2] Gendel co-wrote the tracks "Flower Moon" and "Spring Snow" on Vampire Weekend's 2019 album, Father of the Bride.[3] He also recorded a 20 minute, 21 second-long version of Vampire Weekend's "2021" for the EP 40:42.[4]

In March 2020, Gendel released his first album with Nonesuch Records, Satin Doll, which was described as "a futuristic homage to historical jazz."[5] In an interview with The Fader's David Renshaw, Gendel claimed that "putting out a 'normal' album just doesn't work for [him]."[6] In 2021, he released the three-hour-long album Fresh Bread, consisting of 52 tracks that were recorded between 2012 and 2020.[7] His 2023 album Cookup reinterprets R&B classics and received a 7.0 from Pitchfork.[8]

It has been heavily speculated that Gendel is a member of avant-garde musical duo Clown Core.[9][10]

Discography

Adapted from AllMusic.[11]

Solo albums
  • 4444 (2017)
  • Satin Doll (2020)
  • Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar (2020) (with Sam Wilkes)
  • DRM (2020)
  • Fresh Bread (2021)
  • Live a Little (2022)
  • blueblue (2022)
  • Superstore (2023)
  • Cookup (2023)
  • Audiobook (2023)

References
  1. "Sam Gendel | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  2. "The Spaced-Out Jazz of Sam Gendel and Sam Wilkes". The New Yorker. 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  3. Martoccio, Angie (2021-02-04). "Vampire Weekend Enlist Sam Gendel, Goose for '40:42′ EP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  4. Martoccio, Angie (2021-02-04). "Vampire Weekend Enlist Sam Gendel, Goose for '40:42′ EP". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  5. Jazz, All About. "Sam Gendel Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  6. "Sam Gendel treads his own path". The FADER. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  7. Balfour, Jay (4 March 2021). "Sam Gendel: Fresh Bread". Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  8. "Sam Gendel: Cookup". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-04-05.
  9. Kuhn, Sarena (October 17, 2020). "Clown Core's 'Van' is artful absurdity". The Daily Californian. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  10. Roberts, Randall (2021-03-24). "52 songs, four hours, one album: How jazz trickster Sam Gendel made a pandemic opus". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  11. "Sam Gendel Albums and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2023.


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