Ancient Grains, by Will Bernard

Ancient Grains

by Will Bernard

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Moltar The tones of this album are just so old school, funky jazz organ trio but in a modern sort of way...love it! Favorite track: Pleasure Seekers.

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	1.	Dry Land Tourist 04:56
	2.	Ancient Grains 04:10
	3.	Five Finger Discount 04:49
	4.	Pleasure Seekers 04:25
	5.	Stone Valley 03:55
	6.	Trilobite 03:12
	7.	Boo Boo's Birthday 04:20
	8.	Mazurka Tree 03:17
	9.	Temescal 05:14
	10.	Right As Rain 05:00
	11.	Wake Up Call 05:16

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Will Bernard offers up a hearty meal of tastes and styles from his own harvest of ”Ancient Grains” on this 2021 album. With a modern jazz sensibility and elegantly lyrical compositional focus, the crux of this brilliantly evocative musical program remains focused upon the fingers and strings of the expressive guitarist himself. Meanwhile the masterful contributions of B-3 organist extraordinaire Sam Yahel and the explosive metrics of drummer Donald Edwards provide several melodic highlights in addition to the rhythmic support necessary to keep the session deeply in the pocket. Some of our fans may already be familiar with his earlier work, but we think now is definitely the time for a new generation to discover the bold guitar mastery of Will Bernard! To this end, we strongly believe a steady diet of “Ancient Grains,” with its balanced menu of straight ahead performances from the funky and soulful to the edgy and original, will surely leave jazz enthusiasts everywhere feeling better inside and excited for another serving!

credits

released June 25, 2021

Will Bernard - guitar
Sam Yahel - organ
Donald Edwards - drums

Marc Free - producer
Nick O’Toole - engineer
recorded September 21, 2019 at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY
mixed & mastered at Woodland Studio, Lake Oswego, OR
photography by Sibila Savage
cover art by Joaquin Spengemann
package design by Jamie Brunson
cover art by Joaquin Spengemann

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Will Bernard Brooklyn, New York

discography

Sky

Sep 2023
Pond Life

May 2022
Ancient Grains

Jun 2021
Freelance Subversives

May 2020
Out & About

Mar 2016
Just Like Downtown

Aug 2013
Outdoor Living

Jan 2012
Directions to My House

Jan 2004
Motherbug

Jan 2004

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