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The Gate (Kurt Elling album)

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Released
  
February 7, 2011

Length
  
51:39

Artist
  
Kurt Elling

Producer
  
Don Was

Recorded
  
March 15-17, 2010

Label
  
Concord

Release date
  
7 February 2011

Genre
  
Vocal jazz

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The Gate (2011)
  
1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project (2012)

Nominations
  
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album

Similar
  
Kurt Elling albums, Vocal jazz albums

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The Gate is a 2011 studio album by Kurt Elling, produced by Don Was. on November 30th 2011, the album received a Nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album four stars, and described Elling as a "modern jazz visionary". Jurek said "The Gate presents Elling at the top of his game; it is a song cycle that is mesmerizing and mysterious as it is provocative and compelling."

Track listing

  1. "Matte Kudasai" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin) - 4:19
  2. "Steppin' Out" (Joe Jackson) - 4:48
  3. "Come Running to Me" (Herbie Hancock, Allee Willis) - 6:06
  4. "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Lennon and McCartney) - 5:39
  5. "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Frank Martin) - 6:48
  6. "Samurai Cowboy" (Kurt Elling, Marc Johnson) - 3:24
  7. "After the Love Has Gone" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon) - 5:51
  8. "Golden Lady" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:47
  9. "Nighttown, Lady Bright" (Elling, Don Grolnick) - 9:00

Personnel

Performance
  • Kurt Elling - arranger, producer, vocals
  • Terreon Gully - arranger, drums, percussion
  • John McLean - arranger, guitar
  • Bob Mintzer - tenor saxophone
  • John Patitucci - arranger, double bass
  • Laurence Hobgood - arranger, piano, producer
  • Lenny Castro - percussion
  • Kobie Watkins - drums
  • Production
  • Chris Allen - engineer
  • Bob Belden - arranger
  • Paul Blakemore - mastering
  • Chris Dunn - arranger, executive producer
  • Chris Faust - cover photo
  • Mary Hogan - a&r
  • Seth Presant - engineer, Mixing
  • Steve Schapiro - back cover photo, inside photo
  • Rachel E. Sullivan - package design
  • Ted Tuthill - assistant engineer
  • Don Was - arranger, producer
  • Songs

    1Matte Kudasai4:20
    2Stepping Out4:48
    3Come Running to Me6:07

    References

    The Gate (Kurt Elling album) Wikipedia