2020 release. Sam Gendel's Nonesuch Records debut. Recorded in Gendel's native California, Satin Doll is a futuristic homage to historical jazz. The album features three musicians-Gendel on saxophone, Gabe Noel on electric bass, and Philippe Melanson on electronic percussion-engaging in simultaneous synchronized sonic construction/deconstruction of jazz standards, including Miles Davis' "Freddie Freeloader," Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll."
2020 release. Sam Gendel's Nonesuch Records debut. Recorded in Gendel's native California, Satin Doll is a futuristic homage to historical jazz. The album features three musicians-Gendel on saxophone, Gabe Noel on electric bass, and Philippe Melanson on electronic percussion-engaging in simultaneous synchronized sonic construction/deconstruction of jazz standards, including Miles Davis' "Freddie Freeloader," Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll."