Club Nocturne | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Yellowjackets |
Cover: | Yellowjackets Club Nocturne cover.jpg |
Released: | September 22, 1998 |
Recorded: | One on One Studios (North Hollywood, CA) Royaltone Studios (Burbank, CA) Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA) |
Genre: | Jazz |
Label: | Warner Bros. |
Producer: | Yellowjackets |
Prev Title: | Priceless Jazz |
Prev Year: | 1998 |
Next Title: | Best of Yellowjackets |
Next Year: | 1999 |
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 Will Kennedy's original tenure.
The track "Spirit of the West" remains a staple in the Yellowjackets' live set.