Formerly known as Woolymammoth, San Francisco-based Jason Wool is a sheer monument of creative fortitude and production ingenuity, remaining discreetly secluded from the public spotlight despite an admirable career that originated in 2015 and has fostered numerous creative projects such as Filling Spots or the Nova Jaunt Mixtape.
Equally as advantageous in any number of solo efforts, such as ‘Kindred Love’ or ‘Shadeslove,’ Wool also possesses an extensive archive of collaborative work that spans a diverse spectrum of genres ranging from the likes of Noer the Boy and Bleep Bloop to Graves, Tsuruda, and a collaborative mixtape and numerous singles alongside Portugal’s Holly.
With a catalog that is nearly too flawless to choose from, it became an immense challenge deciding which of Jason Wool’s lethal introductory tracks to unearth for this week’s throwback. Ultimately it boiled down to sentimental value, and the original version of ‘ella,’ which features sugarcoated vocal snippets from ‘Blue Skies’ is as nostalgic as it gets. Distorting the sample with ease, Wool introduces a resounding encore of horns that add remarkable suspense and congruency to an Ella Fitzgerald classic.
Reminisce with Jason Wool’s ‘Ella’ below!
