Brendan Eder Ensemble, Edward Blankman – Cape Cod Cottage
Brendan Eder Ensemble, Edward Blankman – Cape Cod Cottage
Brendan Eder Ensemble, Edward Blankman – Cape Cod Cottage
Brendan Eder Ensemble, Edward Blankman – Cape Cod Cottage
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Concept album from LA based Brendan Eder under the guise of Edward Blankman, a retired dentist in the 1970s who wrote elegant, minimalist jazz in obscurity. The ‘Cape Cod Cottage’ sound evokes the spirit of Erik Satie, Miles Davis with Gil Evans, and Stevie Wonder, balanced with the accessibility of 1960s lounge-exotica.
Welcome to the world of Edward Blankman, a retired dentist who wrote elegant, minimalist jazz in obscurity circa 1970. At least that’s the story. In truth, Edward Blankman’s Cape Cod Cottage is the 2021 concept album from Echo Park composer Brendan Eder. Eder created Blankman’s story to channel his own grief, with bittersweet tenderness. Read the liner notes (or watch the mini-doc), and you’ll be transported to the quiet shores of Cape Cod, where a lonely retiree mourns his late wife, Natalie, with walks in nature and evenings at his Wurlitzer.
Eder brought together a dream line up with a ton of chemistry for the project; drummer Christian Euman (Jacob Collier), saxophonist Josh Johnson (Jeff Parker, Leon Bridges), and bassist Alex Boneham (Billy Childs), who all studied together at the Hancock Institute of Jazz. Rounding out the group is flutist Sarah Robinson, a recurring player in Eder’s ensemble, and Edward Blankman (Brendan) on the Wurlitzer.
RIYL: Erik Satie, Hiroshi Yoshimura, Greg Foat, Lounge / Exotica
