Club Nocturne

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.

Personnel
Yellowjackets: Guest Musicians:
 * Russell Ferrante - keyboards
 * Jimmy Haslip - bass
 * Will Kennedy - drums
 * Bob Mintzer - tenor and soprano saxophones
 * Jonathan Butler - lead & background vocals (5)
 * Kurt Elling - vocals (3, 10)
 * James Harrah - guitar (6)
 * Gino Vannelli - lead vocals (11)
 * 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