Club Nocturne

Club Nocturne
Studio album by Yellowjackets
Released	1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Jazz
Length	53:48
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets chronology
Blue Hats (1997) '''Club Nocturne''' (1998) Mint Jam (2001)

Club Nocturne (1998) is the 13th studio album (14th overall) 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 (five tracks for Japan release), featuring vocalists Kurt Elling, Brenda Russell, and Jonathan Butler. It is also the final album recorded during drummer William Kennedy's original tenure.

The track "Spirit of the West" remains a staple in the Yellowjackets' live set.

Track listing

1. "Spirit of the West" (Ferrante) – 5:07
2. "Stick_to_it_ive_ness" (Ferrante) – 5:32
3. "Up From New Orleans" (Mintzer) – 5:34
4. "The Evening News" (Ferrante, Kennedy, Mintzer) – 4:16
5. "Even The Pain" (Page) – 5:24
6. "Love and Paris Rain" (Ferrante, Kennedy, Brenda Russell) – 5:06
7. "The Village Church" (Ferrante) – 4:50
8. "Twilight for Nancy" (Ferrante, Haslip) – 5:25
9. "Automat" (Ferrante, Haslip) – 6:58
10. "All is Quiet" (Mintzer, Kurt Elling) - 5:45

(Bonus track "Living Inside Myself" on Japanese release only - written by and featuring Gino Vannelli)

Personnel

Yellowjackets:

• Russell Ferrante, keyboards
• Jimmy Haslip, bass
• William Kennedy, drums
• Bob Mintzer, tenor and soprano saxophone

Guest Musicians:

• Jonathan Butler, vocals (5), background vocals (5)
• Kurt Elling, vocals (3, 10)
• James Harrah, guitar (6)
• Munyungo Jackson, percussion (5)
• Richard Page, background vocals (5)
• Brenda Russell, vocals (6)

Production

• Yellowjackets, producers
• Rich Breen, recording engineer, mixing engineer
• Doug Sax, mastering engineer
• Troy Gonzalez, assistant engineer
• Steve Harrison, assistant engineer
• Jason Mauza, assistant engineer
• David Nottingham, assistant engineer
• Doug Boehm, assistant engineer
• Curt Kroeger, assistant engineer
• Jeff Robinette, assistant engineer
• Margi Denton (Denton Design Associates), art direction and design
• Hillary Sunenshine (Denton Design Associates), art direction and design
• Marina Chavez, photography
• Sally G. Poppe, production coordinator
• Gary Borman, artist management

• Recorded at: One on One Studios, North Hollywood, CA, USA; Royaltone Studios, Burbank, CA, USA; Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA
• Mixed at: The Village, West Los Angeles, CA, USA; Sony Studios, Santa Monica, CA, USA
• Mastered at: The Mastering Lab, CA, USA