Club Nocturne
Club Nocturne is the 13th studio album 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, 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.
Personnel
Yellowjackets- Russell Ferrante – keyboards
- Jimmy Haslip – bass
- Will Kennedy – drums
- Bob Mintzer – soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Munyungo Jackson – percussion
- James Harrah – guitars
- Kurt Elling – vocals
- Jonathan Butler – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Richard Page – backing vocals
- Brenda Russell – vocals
- Gino Vannelli – lead vocals
Production
- Yellowjackets – producers
- Rich Breen – recording, 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 at The Mastering Lab
- Sally G. Poppe – production coordinator
- Margi Denton – art direction, design
- Hillary Sunenshine – art direction, design
- Marina Chavez – photography
- Gary Borman – artist management