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Nathan East is the debut eponymous album by American bass guitarist Nathan East, released in March 2014 by the Yamaha Entertainment Group. The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.

As an album Nathan East was Grammy nominated in the category of Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

Track listing:
1. “101 Eastbound” Marcel East, Nathan East 5:24
2. “Sir Duke” Stevie Wonder 4:05
3. “Letter From Home” Pat Metheny 4:02
4. “Moondance” (Featuring Michael McDonald) Van Morrison 4:20
5. “I Can Let Go Now” (Featuring Sara Bareilles) Michael McDonald 2:47
6. “Daft Funk” (Featuring Mr. TalkBox) N. East, Michael Thompson 4:47
7. “SeveNate” Chuck Loeb 3:39
8. “Can’t Find My Way Home” (Featuring Eric Clapton) Steve Winwood 5:32
9. “Moodswing” Bob James 5:08
10. “Overjoyed” (Featuring Stevie Wonder) Stevie Wonder 4:26
11. “Yesterday” John Lennon, Paul McCartney 3:14
12. “Madiba” N. East, Chris Gero 8:22
13. “America the Beautiful” Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward 4:34
14. “Finally Home” Chris Gero, Oda Kazumasa, N. East 5:15
Total length: 1:05:35

Personnel:
Nathan East – bass (1-8, 10, 12–14), vocals (1–3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 14), arrangements (1–3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13), upright bass (9, 11)
Jeff Babko – acoustic piano (1, 3, 5-8), keyboards (1, 2, 6, 10, 14), Hammond B3 organ (2), arrangements (2, 8), acoustic piano solo (12), Moog synthesizer (12, 14)
Chris Gero – additional keyboards, additional programming, arrangements (2, 3, 6, 8, 12, 13), guitars (12)
Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (4, 10)
Tim Carmon – Hammond B3 organ (6, 8, 10, 12), Rhodes piano (12)
David Paich – keyboards (8), Wurlitzer electric piano (8, 12), Hammond B3 organ (12)
Bob James – acoustic piano (9), arrangements (9)
Noah East – acoustic piano (11)
Billy Childs – acoustic piano (14)
Ray Parker Jr. – guitars (1, 2, 6)
Michael Thompson – guitars (1–3, 6, 8, 10, 12), arrangements (1, 6), electric guitar (7)
Andrew Synoweic – guitars (4)
Chuck Loeb – acoustic guitar (7), electric guitar (7), guitar solo (7), arrangements (7), acoustic bass (14)
Eric Clapton – guitars (8)
Ricky Lawson – drums (1–3, 6–8, 10, 12, 14)
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (4)
Rafael Padilla – percussion (1, 2, 6–8, 10, 12, 14)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (10)
Tom Scott – saxophone (1, 2, 4, 6), horn arrangements (1, 2, 4), arrangements (4)
Joel Peskin – baritone saxophone (1, 2, 4), tenor saxophone (1, 2, 4)
Andy Martin – trombone (1, 2, 4)
Chuck Findley – trumpet (1, 2, 4)
Sara Sant’Ambrosio – cello (9)
Kristin Wilkinson – viola (9)
David Angell – violin (9)
David Davidson – violin (9)
Stevie Wonder – harmonica (10)
Steve Hill – arrangements (11)
Lendell Black – arrangements (3, 5, 13)
Michael McDonald – vocals (4)
Sara Bareilles – vocals (5)
Mr. TalkBox – talkbox vocals (6)
Carmen Cuesta – vocals (7)
Janice Gaines – backing vocals (8)
Gale Mayes – backing vocals (8)
Debi Selby – backing vocals (8, 12)
Ricky Braddy – backing vocals (12)
Ashley Guilbert – backing vocals (12)
Jenn Helvering – backing vocals (12)
Jacob Hubbard – backing vocals (12)
Shelly Justice – backing vocals (12)
Cersle Keenan – backing vocals (12)
Melodie Kirkpatrick – backing vocals (12)
Maureen Murphy – backing vocals (12)
Andrew Thompson – backing vocals (12)
Ricky Braddy, Janice Gaines, Gale Mayes, Kim Mont, Jon Reddick and Debi Selby – America choir (13)
The Nashville Recording Orchestra (Tracks 3, 5, 12 & 13)

Nathan East – arrangements
Lendell Black – arrangements, conductor, orchestrations (12, 13)
Chris Gero – arrangements, orchestrations (12)
David Davidson – concertmaster
David Angell – contractor
Barry Green and Prentiss Hobbs – trombone
Jennifer Kummar and Patrick Walle – French horn
Sam Bacco – percussion
John Catchings, Anthony LaMarchina, Carole Rabinowitz and Julie Tanner – cello
Craig Nelson – string bass
Monisa Angell, Seanad Chang, Jim Grosjean and Kristin Wilkinson – viola
David Angell, Carolyn Bailey, Zeneba Bowers, Weitsun Chang, Janet Darnall, David Davidson, Alison Gooding, Erin Hall, Elizabeth Lamb, Bruce Wethey and Karen Winklemann – violin

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Released: March 25, 2014
Studio: Yamaha Entertainment Group Studios (Franklin, Tennessee); Ocean Way Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee); Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California); House of Blues (Encino, California); Pyramid Studios (Studio City, California); Studio 101 (Tarzana, California); British Grove Studios (London, UK).
Length: 1:05:35
Label: Yamaha Entertainment Group
Producer: Chris Gero, Marcel East, Nathan East