The Gate (Kurt Elling album)
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| The Gate | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | March 15–17, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 51:39 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Don Was | |||
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The Gate is a 2011 studio album by Kurt Elling, produced by Don Was.[1] on November 30, 2011, the album received a Nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
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."[1]
Track listing[edit]
- "Matte Kudasai" (Adrian Belew, Bill Bruford, Robert Fripp, Tony Levin) - 4:19
- "Steppin' Out" (Joe Jackson) - 4:48
- "Come Running to Me" (Herbie Hancock, Allee Willis) - 6:06
- "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (Lennon and McCartney) - 5:39
- "Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Al Jarreau, Frank Martin) - 6:48
- "Samurai Cowboy" (Marc Johnson, Kurt Elling) - 3:24
- "After the Love Has Gone" (Bill Champlin, David Foster, Jay Graydon) - 5:51
- "Golden Lady" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:47
- "Nighttown, Lady Bright" (Don Grolnick, Elling) - 9:00
Personnel[edit]
- Performance
- Kurt Elling - vocals
- Laurence Hobgood - piano, arrangements
- John McLean - guitar
- John Patitucci - double bass
- Terreon Gully - drums, percussion (exc. 2, 5, 7)
- Kobie Watkins - drums (2, 5, 7)
- Lenny Castro - percussion (2, 3, 5, 6)
- Bob Mintzer - tenor saxophone (6, 7, 8)
- Production
- Don Was - producer
- Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood - co-producers
- Chris Dunn - executive producer
- Bob Belden - arranger?
- Chris Allen - engineer
- Ted Tuthill - assistant engineer
- Seth Presant - mixing engineer
- Paul Blakemore - mastering
- Mary Hogan - A&R
- Rachel E. Sullivan - package design
- Chris Faust - cover photo
- Steve Schapiro - back cover photo, inside photo
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "The Gate". Allmusic. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
