• Source: Club Nocturne

      • Club Nocturne (1998) is the 13th studio album (14th overall) from the jazz group Yellowjackets, and their sixth and final release for the Warner Bros. label. The album was nominated for "Best Contemporary Jazz Album" Grammy Award.
      The album, originally conceived as an all vocal jazz album, contains four tracks with vocals (five tracks for Japan release), featuring vocalists Kurt Elling, Brenda Russell, and Jonathan Butler. It is also the final album recorded during drummer Will Kennedy's original tenure.
      The track "Spirit of the West" remains a staple in the Yellowjackets' live set.


      Track listing




      Personnel


      Yellowjackets
      Russell Ferrante – keyboards, acoustic piano
      Jimmy Haslip – bass
      Will Kennedy – drums
      Bob Mintzer – tenor and soprano saxophones
      Guest Musicians
      Munyungo Jackson – percussion (5)
      James Harrah – guitar (6)
      Guest Vocalists
      Kurt Elling – vocals (3, 10)
      Jonathan Butler – lead vocals (5), backing vocals (5)
      Richard Page – backing vocals (5)
      Brenda Russell – vocals (6)
      Gino Vannelli – lead vocals (11)


      Production


      Yellowjackets – producers
      Rich Breen – engineer, mixing
      Doug Boehm – assistant engineer
      Troy Gonzalez – assistant engineer
      Steve Harrison – assistant engineer
      Curt Kroeger – assistant engineer
      Jason Mauza - assistant engineer
      David Nottingham – assistant engineer
      Jeff Robinette - assistant engineer
      Doug Sax – mastering
      Sally G. Poppe – production coordinator
      Margi Denton (Denton Design Associates) – art direction and design
      Hillary Sunenshine (Denton Design Associates) – art direction and design
      Marina Chavez – photography
      Gary Borman – artist management
      Studios
      Recorded at One on One Studios (North Hollywood, CA); Royaltone Studios (Burbank, CA); Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA).
      Mixed at The Village (West Los Angeles, CA); Sony Music Studios (Santa Monica, CA).
      Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).


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