Patrick Yandall (born Patrick Norman Yandall on September 5, 1959 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina)[1] is a contemporary jazz/rock/blues guitarist with 13 album releases. Patrick's song "Who's The Bossa Now" from the album "Samoa Soul" was used in the political satire film War, Inc. starring John Cusack and Marissa Tomei. Yandall's music has also been featured on television and news broadcasts. The single, Tower of Soul, off that CD stayed #1 for 5 weeks straight on Smooth Jazz Now top 30 chart and hit #1 on Live 365 smooth jazz radio chart monitored by Radio Wave.[2]
His 2004 From the Ashes on Apria Records, featured musicians such as Randy Brecker, Joel Rosenblatt and Will Lee.[3] He has been featured in JAZZIZ, Smooth&Soul, and Smooth Jazz News. His "Eyes of Mars" 2005 release was number 6 for the year on JazzLynx and was featured in Jazz Times as one of the top releases of the season. He is a sessionist in San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, New Jersey, and Detroit.
Some of Yandall's works have been featured on The Weather Channel's Local on the 8s segments.
| titles | year | label | |
|---|---|---|---|
| "That Feels Nice!" | 1992/1994 | Indie/EPD | |
| "A Lasting Embrace" | 1997 | Brainchild | |
| "Of Two Cities" | 2000 | Zangi | |
| "Back to the Groove" | 2001 | Zangi | |
| "From the Ashes" | 2003 | Apria Records | |
| "Eyes of Mars" | 2005 | Apria | |
| "Samoa Soul" | 2006 | Zangi | |
| "New York Blues" | 2007 | Zangi | |
| "Laws of Groovity" | 2008 | Zangi | |
| "A New Day" | 2009 | Zangi | |
| "Going For One" | 2009 | Zangi | |
| "The Window" | 2011 | Innervision Records | |
| "One Hour Blues" | 2011 | Zangi Records |