WILKES

by Sam Wilkes

WILKES cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 October 2018
  • Label: Leaving Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:46

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The debut solo full-length from bassist and composer Sam Wilkes, a prominent figure in the Los Angeles jazz and indie scene. The album features extended, atmospheric improvisations that fuse nu jazz sensibilities with ambient and spiritual textures. It's characterized by its soothing, layered arrangements and features notable contributions from collaborators like saxophonist Sam Gendel and drummer Christian Euman.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric, instrumental, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Welcome (2:36)
  2. Today (5:37)
  3. Run (7:03)
  4. Tonight (4:39)
  5. Hug (7:47)
  6. Descending (4:01)

Credits

  • Sam Wilkes - primary artist, producer, arranged by, recorded by, mixed by, written-by, instruments, electric bass, keyboards, vocals, instruments
  • Mark Chalecki - mastered by
  • Chris Sorem - mixed by
  • John Coltrane - written-by
  • Sam Gendel - alto saxophone
  • Christian Euman - drums
  • Brian Green - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, vocals
  • Louis Cole - drums, vocals
  • Ian Wurfl - bongos
  • Kyle Crane - snare [drum]
  • Avi Zahner-Isenberg - vocals
  • Genevieve Artadi - vocals
  • Joey Genetti - vocals
  • Kenton Chen - vocals
  • Luc Kleiner - vocals
  • Rosalind Crane - vocals

More from Sam Wilkes: full discography