1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project
| 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project | ||||
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| Studio album by Kurt Elling | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2012 | |||
| Recorded |
May 3–5, 2012 Sear Sound, New York, NY | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 56:13 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer |
Chris Dunn Kurt Elling Laurence Hobgood | |||
| Kurt Elling chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project is a 2012 album by Kurt Elling, recorded as a tribute to the songwriters of the Brill Building in New York City.[1]
At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Elling was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album for his performance on this album, losing to Radio Music Society by Esperanza Spalding.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On Broadway" | Jerry Leiber, Barry Mann, Mike Stoller, Cynthia Weil | 6:17 |
| 2. | "Come Fly with Me" | Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen | 6:22 |
| 3. | "You Send Me" | Sam Cooke | 5:00 |
| 4. | "I Only Have Eyes for You" | Al Dubin, Harry Warren | 5:42 |
| 5. | "I'm Satisfied" | Ernie Freeman, Mann, Weil | 2:51 |
| 6. | "A House Is Not a Home" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:01 |
| 7. | "Shoppin' for Clothes" | Kent Harris, Leiber, Stoller | 3:30 |
| 8. | "So Far Away" | Carole King | 6:00 |
| 9. | "Pleasant Valley Sunday" | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | 3:20 |
| 10. | "An American Tune" | Paul Simon | 5:27 |
| 11. | "Tutti for Cootie" | Duke Ellington, Jimmy Hamilton | 5:23 |
Personnel
Performance
- Kurt Elling - voice, arranger, producer
- John McLean – guitar
- Laurence Hobgood – piano, arranger, producer
- Clark Sommers – bass
- Kendrick Scott – drums, congas
- Christian McBride – voice
- Joel Frahm – tenor saxophone
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
- Tom Luer – alto, tenor saxophone
- Kye Palmer – trumpet, flugelhorn
Production
- Phil Galdston - A&R
- Mary Hogan
- Larissa Collins - art direction
- Ted Tuthill - assistant engineer
- Kevin Harper - assistant
- Owen Mulholland
- Seth Presant - engineer, mixing
- Chris Allen - engineer
- Neil Tesser - liner notes
- Paul Blakemore - mastering
- Neal Ashby - package design
- Chris Dunn - producer
- Darryl Pitt
References
- 1 2 "1619 Broadway at Allmusic". Retrieved 3 July 2013.
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