Well, I Should Have...

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Well, I Should Have...
Studio album by
H. Jon Benjamin
ReleasedNovember 27, 2015 (2015-11-27)
GenreExperimental jazz, comedy music
Length29:56
LabelSub Pop

Well, I Should Have... (subtitled Learned How To Play Piano) is an experimental jazz[1] album by American comedy actor H. Jon Benjamin. It was released on November 27, 2015 on the Sub Pop label.[2] The album was intentionally recorded to sound bad, since, as the album's title indicates, Benjamin does not know how to play piano, but still does so on the album,[3] and Benjamin has never liked jazz very much.[4]

Guests who appear on the album include Aziz Ansari and Kristen Schaal. The album also features actual jazz musicians such as (saxophone), David Finck (bass), and (drums).[5] Every song on the album but one was mixed by ; the only song he did not mix was mixed by Bob's Burgers creator Loren Bouchard.[3]

Track listing[]

  1. "Deal with the Devil" – 3:18
  2. "I Can't Play Piano, Pt. 1" – 3:39
  3. "I Can't Play Piano, Pt. 2" – 3:09
  4. "It Had to Be You" – 5:32
  5. "Soft Jazzercise" – 2:26
  6. "I Can't Play Piano, Pt. 3" – 4:57
  7. "I Can't Play Piano, Pt. 4 – (Trill Baby Trill)" – 5:25
  8. "Amy's Song (The Bum Steer)" – 1:30

References[]

  1. ^ NPR Staff (19 January 2016). "Comedian Jon Benjamin's Jazz Album Is Full Of 'Real, Untapped Un-Talent'". NPR. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  2. ^ Hughes, Josiah (23 November 2015). "Comedian Jon Benjamin Unveils Jazz Album for Sub Pop". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Eakin, Marah (23 November 2015). "Exclusive: H. Jon Benjamin tries his hand at becoming a "jazz daredevil" on a surprise new LP". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ^ Kiefer, Halle (23 November 2015). "'Jazz Daredevil' H. Jon Benjamin Is Releasing a Joke Jazz Album, But You're Going to Enjoy It Anyway". Vulture. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ Chilton, Martin (24 November 2015). "Actor H Jon Benjamin: 'I'm no fan of jazz - but I've made a jazz album'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 23 March 2017.



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