Award-winning composer, arranger, and saxophonist Kirk Whalum puts together compositions that affect the hearts of listeners, bypassing the mind, with the love and power of Jesus, the Great Musician, and stimulates the aural senses to a higher and more spiritual plane often forgotten in today's hectic world. There is something profoundly affirming about his work. This classic
recording highlights Kirk's ability to explore the kind of spiritual depth
that has a long history in jazz. On
Hymns in the Garden, Kirk's playing is intensely emotional over introspective arrangements and mellow laid-back tempos. This is the ideal sort of album you play for those personal moments when you can really kick back and appreciate the sort of peaceful, reflective mood Kirk so masterfully creates. Hymns in the Garden reached the top 20 of Billboard's Contemporary Jazz charts and earned Kirk his second Grammy award nomination. He is delighted to make it
available now, directly from him to you, in this very special offer. This CD was first made available in 2000.
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LABEL CREDITS
Saxophones & Programming: Kirk Whalum,
Piano, Keys & Programming: JOHN STODDART
Drums: SEAN McCURLEY
Bass: MICHAEL MANSION
Percussion: LALO DAVILA
Organ: MARC HARRIS
Special Guest Guitarist: DOC POWELL
String Arrangements: JERRY PETERS
Produced by KIRK WHALUM and JOHN STODDART
Executive Producers: KIRK WHALUM and EARL S. COLE, JR. for Top Drawer Records
Recorded and Mixed by GARY PACZOSA
Assistant Engineers: TIM O'DELL, JAMES BAUER and TIM LAUBER Recorded and Mixed at Dark Horse Recording, Nashville, TN
Additional Engineering by GERRY "The Governor" BROWN
Additional Recording at O'Henry Sound Studios, Burbank, CA
Mastered by RANDY LEROY at Final Stage Mastering, Nashville, TN
Production Coordinator: EARL S. COLE, JR.
Design Concept: SHARON COLLINS
Art Direction &- Design: MARK PARSON
SPECIAL, THANKS: The Lord Jesus, Ruby my Dear, the amazing John Stoddart, Earl, Gary, Kim, Robin Crow, Malik, Phillip, Faye Evans and Jacqueline Bell.
We
sincerely hope you enjoy this special recording. Thanks for allowing
us to share it with you.
