1619 Broadway – The Brill Building Project

May 2025 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project studio Kurt Elling Kurt Elling 1619 Broadway.jpeg 2012 09 25 May 3–5, 2012 *Sear Sound, New York City The Village, Los Angeles Vocal jazz 56 13 Concord Jazz Chris Dunn, Kurt Elling,Laurence Hobgood The Gate 2011 Passion World 2015 Allmusic 3.5 5 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. 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 On Broadway Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 6:17 Come Fly with Me Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen 6:22 You Send Me Sam Cooke 5:00 I Only Have Eyes for You Al Dubin, Harry Warren 5:42 I'm Satisfied Ernie Freeman, Mann, Weil 2:51 A House Is Not a Home Burt Bacharach, Hal David 7:01 Shoppin' for Clothes Kent Harris, Leiber, Stoller 3:30 So Far Away Carole King 6:00 Pleasant Valley Sunday Gerry Goffin, Carole King 3:20 An American Tune Paul Simon 5:27 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 McLean, and track 5 with Clark Sommers. Laurence Hobgood provided arrangements for tracks 2, 4, and 6, and wrote all horn section arrangements. Personnel Performance Kurt Elling - voice Laurence Hobgood - piano, electric piano (tracks 3, 9), organ (5, 7) Clark Sommers - bass (exc. 10) Kendrick Scott - drums (exc. 4, 10), congas (5, 9) John McLean - guitar (1, 3, 6, 8, 9), acoustic guitar (8) Tom Luer - tenor saxophone (2, 4, 11), alto saxophone (11) Kye Palmer - flugelhorn (2, 4, 11), trumpet (11) Joel Frahm - tenor saxophone (4, 7) Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone (5, 8) Christian McBride - voice (7) Production Chris Dunn, Kurt Elling, and Laurence Hobgood - producers Darryl Pitt - co-producer, artist management Chris Allen - recording engineer (at Sear Sound, NY) Ted Tuthill - assistant engineer Kevin Harper, Owen Mulholland - assistants Seth Presant - engineer for additional recordings, and mixing (at The Village Studios, LA) Paul Blakemore - mastering Mary Hogan - A&R administration Phil Galdston - A&R consultant Larissa Collins - art direction Neal Ashby - package design Neil Tesser - liner notes References album yes 1619-broadway-the-brill-building-project-mw0002415818 1619 Broadway: The Brill Building Project 1619 Broadway at Allmusic 3 July 2013 Category:Tribute albums to music-related organizations Category:Kurt Elling albums Category:2012 albums Category:Concord Records albums