Studio Session: Ben Wendel
February 14, 2012 by Josh Jackson
Filed under Studio Sessions
Ben Wendel visits The Checkout with a quintet. Hear original music from Wendel’s upcoming recording, Frame (Sunnyside). Recorded January 13, 2012 at WBGO.
Personnel:
Ben Wendel – tenor sax, bassoon
Gilad Hekselman – guitar
Gerald Clayton – piano
Joe Sanders – bass
Nate Wood – drums
Set List:
Chorale
Backbou
Jean and Renata
All compositions by Ben Wendel
Producer and Host: Josh Jackson
Recorded by Michael Downes




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Aloha, Dancin’ Dave