Sam Gendel is an American
saxophonist
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and music producer.
Career
With bassist
Sam Wilkes, Gendel released the live jazz album ''Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar'' in 2018. Gendel co-wrote the tracks "Flower Moon" and "Spring Snow" on
Vampire Weekend
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's 2019 album, ''
Father of the Bride''. He also recorded a 20 minute, 21 second-long version of Vampire Weekend's "2021" for the EP ''40:42''.
In March 2020, Gendel released his first album with
Nonesuch Records
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, ''Satin Doll'', which was described as "a futuristic homage to historical jazz." In an interview with
''The Fader'''s David Renshaw, Gendel claimed that "putting out a 'normal' album just doesn't work for
im" In 2021, he released the three-hour-long album ''Fresh Bread'', consisting of 52 tracks that were recorded between 2012 and 2020. His 2023 album ''Cookup'' reinterprets R&B classics and received a 7.0 from ''
Pitchfork
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''.
It has been heavily speculated that Gendel is a member of
avant-garde
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musical duo
Clown Core.
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)
Collaborative albums
* ''Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar'' (2018)
* ''Rio Nilo 66'' (2021)
* ''Mouthfeel / Serene'' (2021)
* ''Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar More Songs'' (2021)
*''Notes With Attachments'' (2021) New Deal /
Impulse!
* ''Sam Gendel & Shin Sasakubo'' (2021)
* ''Live a Little'' (2022)
* ''The Room'' (2024)
* ''Earth Flower'' (2024)
* ''The Doober'' (2024)
* ''Hardy Boys'' (2024)
* ''Dream Trio'' (2024)
* ''digi-squires'' (2025)
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American saxophonists
American record producers
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