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Vinyl LP pressing. 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.”