Sam Gendel // Pass If Music LP

アメリカ・LAのサックス奏者Sam Gendelが、2023年5月にLAの老舗オールジャンルレーベルLeaving Recordsから400部限定でリリースしたレコードです。

全曲アルトサックスを用いて制作したドリーミーなアンビエントドローン〜実験アンビエント・ジャズ9曲を収録。DLコード付属。    

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Randall Roberts for the Los Angeles Times:

" It’s hard to tell on first listen, but the L.A.-based Gendel made every sound on his new album using his alto saxophone. “Pass If Music” is hardly a solo jazz album, though. Rather, the musician harnesses his horn in service of ambient tones and experimental works that reside outside genre distinctions.

“East L.A. Haze Dream” floats like an amorphous cloud of vapor as Gendel layers gently blown notes with the occasional brief sax run. “Trudge” is a darkened mantra featuring lower-register hums and a minimal rhythm that marches with determination.

In notes, the artist writes that it and the other eight pieces were inspired by the motion picture “The Labyrinth & the Long Road,” [directed by Daniel Oh] for which Gendel contributed the score, and that makes sense. It’s an atmospheric work that evokes its own brand of drama.” 

Artist : Sam Gendel

Label : Leaving Records