Hymns in the Garden is an album by saxophonist Kirk Whalum issued in 2001 on Warner Bros. Records. The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart. The album was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001.
Critical reception AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier declared "Don't expect too many surprises from Kirk Whalum's Hymns in the Garden if you're familiar with his previous few gospel-tinged albums like Unconditional and The Gospel According to Jazz. Like those two albums, Whalum goes out of his way to invest a considerable amount of spiritual sentiment into his candy-coated crossover jazz."
Track listing
Personnel Kirk Whalum – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, programming John Stoddart – acoustic piano, keyboards, programming Marc Harris – organ Doc Powell – guitars Michael Manson – bass Sean McCurley – drums Lalo Davila – percussion Jerry Peters – string arrangements
Production Earl Cole Jr. – executive producer, production coordinator, management Kirk Whalum – executive producer, producer John Stoddart – producer Gary Paczosa – recording, mixing James Bauer – assistant engineer Tim Lauber – assistant engineer Tim O'Dell – assistant engineer Gerry Brown – additional engineer Randy LeRoy – mastering at Final Stage Mastering (Nashville, Tennessee) Mark Larson – art direction, design Sharon Collins – design concept Barron Claiborne – photography Richard Lee – photography
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