- Description
Sam Gendel's Nonesuch debut album, Satin Doll, is a futuristic homage to historical jazz. Three musiciansGendel on saxophone and other things, Gabe Noel on electric bass, and Philippe Melanson on electronic percussionengage in simultaneous synchronized sonic construction/deconstruction of well-known jazz standards, including Miles Davis's "Freddie Freeloader," Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll."
Sam Gendel's Nonesuch debut album, Satin Doll, is a futuristic homage to historical jazz. Three musiciansGendel on saxophone and other things, Gabe Noel on electric bass, and Philippe Melanson on electronic percussionengage in simultaneous synchronized sonic construction/deconstruction of well-known jazz standards, including Miles Davis's "Freddie Freeloader," Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," and Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll."