''Simple Song'' is a contemporary jazz album by saxophonist
Ben Wendel
Ben Wendel is a grammy nominated jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and pianist who is a founding member of the band Kneebody. He has worked with Snoop Dogg, Ignacio Berroa, Daedelus, Taylor Eigsti, Gerald Clayton, and Tigran Hamasyan Career
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, released on March 24, 2009. The album features a collection of neo-bop jazz compositions.
Guest musicians on the album include guitarist Larry Koonse, bassist
Darek Oleszkiewicz
Darek Oleszkiewicz (born February 20, 1963), also known as Darek Oles, is a jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and educator.
Biography
Oleszkiewicz was born in Wrocław, Poland, on February 20, 1963. He lived in Kraków in the early 1980s, then m ...
, and drummer
Nate Wood. Pianists
Tigran Hamasyan,
Taylor Eigsti, and
Adam Benjamin.
Track listing
Reception
''Simple Song'' received a rating of 4 out of 5 stars by
AllMusic
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Personnel
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Ben Wendel
Ben Wendel is a grammy nominated jazz saxophonist, bassoonist, and pianist who is a founding member of the band Kneebody. He has worked with Snoop Dogg, Ignacio Berroa, Daedelus, Taylor Eigsti, Gerald Clayton, and Tigran Hamasyan Career
Wendel ...
: Saxophone, Bassoon, Melodica
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Tigran Hamasyan,
Taylor Eigsti,
Adam Benjamin: Piano
* Larry Koonse: Guitar
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Darek Oleszkiewicz
Darek Oleszkiewicz (born February 20, 1963), also known as Darek Oles, is a jazz bassist, composer, arranger, and educator.
Biography
Oleszkiewicz was born in Wrocław, Poland, on February 20, 1963. He lived in Kraków in the early 1980s, then m ...
: Bass
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Nate Wood: Drums
Production
* Mike Aarvold: Audio Engineer / Tracking
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Joe Gastwirt
Joe Gastwirt is an American audio engineer, known for digitally remastering hundreds of CDs and LPs for famous artists, including the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, Helen Reddy, Electric Light Orchestra, Jimi Hendrix, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, The B ...
Mastering
* Steve Wood: Mixing
* Kim Fox: Photography
* Paul R. Rivera Design: Layout Design
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François Zalacain
François Zalacain (born 11 February 1940 in France) is a record producer and the founder of Sunnyside Records. Sunnyside Records took the top spot in the 2011 DownBeat Critics Poll.
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: Executive Producer
References
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2009 albums
Sunnyside Records albums