Reverence is an album by Jazz guitarist Nathan East, released in 2017 on Yamaha Entertainment Group.[1] The album peaked at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and Top Contemporary Jazz Album charts along with No. 23 on the Billboard Independent Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | January 20, 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 57:53 | |||
| Label | Yamaha Entertainment Group | |||
| Producer | Nathan East, Chris Gero, Marcel East | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Andy Kellman of Allmusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 rating. As well Kellman, in his review, noted "One inspiration for the title of bassist Nathan East's second album for Yamaha -- third if the Grammy-nominated Bob James collaboration The New Cool is counted -- was the passing of Maurice White. The Earth, Wind & Fire leader is twice paid explicit tribute on Reverence ... Given East's continued predilection for uplifting wordless melodies, and the frequent use of bright horns, the uplifting spirit of EW&F flows through much of the album."[3]
Singles
editA cover of "Serpentine Fire" featuring EWF's Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson reached No. 17 on the Billboard Smooth Jazz Songs chart.[2][4]
Tracklisting
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Love's Holiday" | Maurice White, Skip Scarborough | 06:01 |
| 2. | "Lifecyle" | Nathan East, Tom Keane | 05:55 |
| 3. | "Elevanate" | Chuck Loeb | 05:24 |
| 4. | "Serpentine Fire" | Reginald Burke, Maurice White, Verdine White | 05:13 |
| 5. | "Feels Like Home" | Randall Stuart Newman | 06:14 |
| 6. | "Higher Ground" | Stevie Wonder | 05:06 |
| 7. | "The Mood I'm In" | Nathan East, Tom Keane | 04:21 |
| 8. | "Over the Rainbow" | Harold Arlen, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg | 03:11 |
| 9. | "Shadow" | Lendell Black, Nathan East, Chris Gero | 05:44 |
| 10. | "Pasan" | Andrés Beeuwsaert | 03:34 |
| 11. | "Why Not This Sunday" | Howard McCrary | |
| 12. | "Until We Meet Again" | Nathan East | 01:25 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums[2] | 1 |
| US Billboard Top Independent Albums[2] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ a b Reverence- Nathan East. Yamaha Entertainment Group. 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Nathan East". billboard.com. Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Nathan East– Reverence". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Amendola, Billy (2017-02-08). "Legendary Bassist Nathan East on His New Album Reverence". Modern Drummer Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-30.