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Reverence is an album by jazz guitarist Nathan East, released in 2017 on Yamaha Entertainment Group. The album peaked at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top Jazz Albums and Top Contemporary Jazz Album charts.

Track listing and personnel:

1 Love’s Holiday
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums – Teddy Campbell
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jeff Babko
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Philip Bailey
Organ – Tim Carmon
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Piano – David Delhomme
Trombone – Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Craig Gosnell
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Dan Fornero, Gary Grant, Harry Kim
Written-By – M. White, S. Scarborough
2 Lifecycle
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Tim Carmon
Guitar – Michael Thompson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Jeff Babko
Orchestra – The Nashville Recording Orchestra
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Piano – Tom Keane
Trombone – Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Craig Gosnell
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Dan Fornero, Gary Grant, Harry Kim
Written-By – N. East, T. Keane
3 Elevenate
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums – Teddy Campbell
Guitar – Chuck Loeb, Michael Thompson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Orchestra – The Nashville Recording Orchestra
Organ – Tim Carmon
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Piano – Jeff Babko
Written-By – C. Loeb
4 Serpentine Fire
Backing Vocals – Debi Selby, Devonne Fowlkes, Janice Gaines, Royce Mosley, Terri White
Bass – Verdine White
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums – Phil Collins
Guitar – Eric Clapton, Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards, Bass [Synthesizer] – Greg Phillinganes
Keyboards, Programmed By – Marcel East
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Philip Bailey
Percussion – Ralph Johnson
Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Trombone – Arturo Velasco
Trumpet – Dan Fornero, Harry Kim
Written-By – M. White, R. Burke, V. White
5 Feels Like Home
Bass – Nathan East
Choir – Cersle Keenan, Debi Selby, Gale Mayes, Janice Gaines, Kimberly Mont, Ricky Braddy
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Guitar – Michael Thompson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Lead Vocals – Yolanda Adams
Orchestra – The Nashville Recording Orchestra
Organ – Tim Carmon
Piano, Synthesizer – Jeff Babko
Written-By – R. Newman
6 Higher Ground
Backing Vocals – Debi Selby, Devonne Fowlkes, Janice Gaines, Royce Mosley, Terri White (2)
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums – Teddy Campbell
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Jeff Babko
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Keyboards – Greg Phillinganes
Organ – Tim Carmon
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Saxophone – Kirk Whalum
Trombone – Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Craig Gosnell
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Dan Fornero, Gary Grant, Harry Kim
Written-By – S. Wonder
7 The Mood I’m In
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – Vinnie Colaiuta
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Tom Keane
Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Lead Vocals – Nikki Yanofsky
Orchestra – The Nashville Recording Orchestra
Organ – Tim Carmon
Piano – Jeff Babko
Trombone – Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Craig Gosnell
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Dan Fornero, Gary Grant, Harry Kim
Written-By – N. East, T. Keane
8 Over The Rainbow
Bass – Nathan East
Orchestra – The Nashville Recording Orchestra
Piano – Noah East
Written-By – E.Y. Harburg, H. Arlen
9 Shadow
Bass – Nathan East
Drums – Teddy Campbell
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Tim Carmon
Featuring – Chick Corea
Guitar – Paul Jackson Jr.
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Piano – David Delhomme
Written-By – C. Gero, L. Black, N. East
10 Pasan
Acoustic Guitar – Chuck Loeb
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Clarinet – James Zimmerman
Drums – Ricky Lawson
Flute – Hubert Laws
Guitar – Michael Thompson
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Piano, Vibraphone – Jeff Babko
Written-By – A. Beeuwsaert
11 Why Not This Sunday
Bass, Vocals – Nathan East
Drums – Teddy Campbell
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano – David Delhomme
Guitar – Michael Thompson, Paul Jackson Jr.
Lead Vocals – Ruben Studdard
Organ – Tim Carmon
Percussion – Rafael Padilla
Synthesizer – Tom Keane
Synthesizer [Solo] – Greg Phillinganes
Trombone – Alan Kaplan, Charles Loper, Craig Gosnell
Trumpet – Chuck Findley, Dan Fornero, Gary Grant, Harry Kim
Written-By – H. McCrary
12 Until We Meet Again
Electric Bass, Bass [Fretless] – Nathan East
Written-By – N. East

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Released: January 20, 2017
Studio:
CA Fisher Lane Farm Studios, UK
Castle Oaks Studio, Calabasas, CA
Move Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
NRG Studios, North Hollywood, CA
Ocean Way Studios, Nashville, TN
The Tracking Room, Nashville, TN
United Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Yahama Entertainment Group Studios, Franklin, TN
Length: 57:53
Label: Yamaha Entertainment Group
Producer: Nathan East, Chris Gero, Marcel East