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!
1. Dry Land Tourist
2. Ancient Grains
3. Five Finger Discount
4. Pleasure Seekers
5. Stone Valley
6. Trilobite
7. Boo Boo's Birthday
8. Mazurka Tree
9. Temescal
10. Right As Rain
11. Wake Up Call
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
