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]
1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project | ||||
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Studio album by Kurt Elling | ||||
Released | September 25, 2012 (2012-09-25) | |||
Recorded | May 3–5, 2012 | |||
Studio | Sear Sound, New York, NY (The Village, Los Angeles, CA) | |||
Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 56:13 | |||
Label | Concord Jazz | |||
Producer | Chris Dunn, Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood | |||
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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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "On Broadway" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 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 |
Kurt Elling and Laurence Hobgood arranged tracks 1 and 8-11, track 2 together with John Mc Lean, track 5 with Clark Sommers. Laurence Hobgood provided arrangements for tracks 2, 4 and 6, and wrote all horn section arrangements.
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