| The Gate | ||||
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| Released | February 7, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | March 15–17, 2010 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 51:39 | |||
| Label | Concord | |||
| Producer | Don Was | |||
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The Gate is a 2011 studio album by Kurt Elling, produced by Don Was. [1] on November 30, 2011, the album received a Nomination in 54th Grammy Awards for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album four stars, and described Elling as a "modern jazz visionary". Jurek said "The Gate presents Elling at the top of his game; it is a song cycle that is mesmerizing and mysterious as it is provocative and compelling." [1]
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