All One

All One is a 2023 studio album by saxophonist and composer Ben Wendel. The album, released under the Edition label, features various artists on each track, including Bill Frisell, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Terence Blanchard, José James, Elena Pinderhughes, and Tigran Hamasyan. It was nominated for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album at the 66th Grammy Awards.

Reception

Jerome Wilson, writing for All About Jazz, said about the album, "Wendel has shown his ability as a player before but the concept and arranging of this ambitious project is new territory for him. He creates a lot of stimulating settings for his collaborators to work with and emerges with lovely and distinctive music." Josef Woodard of DownBeat magazine called it "a prime case of a highly technology-enabled project that also breathes and feels organic".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ben Wendel except where noted.

Personnel

• Ben Wendel – tenor and soprano saxophones, bassoon, hand percussion, effects
• Cécile McLorin Salvant – vocals <small>(1)</small>
• Terence Blanchard – trumpet <small>(2)</small>
• Bill Frisell – electric and acoustic guitars <small>(3)</small>, effects
• Elena Pinderhughes – flute and alto flute <small>(4)</small>
• José James – vocals <small>(5)</small>
• Tigran Hamasyan – piano <small>(6)</small>
• Steve and Beth Wood – hand percussion

Production

All One was produced by Wendel and mastered by Nate Wood at Kerseboom Mastering in Queens, New York, on June 16, 2022. Steve Wood mixed the album at Benaji Studio in Laguna Beach, California, November 16–20, 2021 and March 27–31, 2022. The album's cover artwork was designed by Oli Bentley and Split, with photography by Anouk van Kalmthout.

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