Sullivan Fortner - Southern Nights

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: ARTR0011LP
Barcode: 5400863208684
Release Date: 10 Jul 2026
Genre: Jazz

 Southern Nights is the GRAMMY-winning album by acclaimed pianist - composer Sullivan Fortner, released via Artwork Records, and honoured as Best Jazz Instrumental Album at the 68th GRAMMY Awards.
 Recorded live during a weeklong residency at New York’s Village Vanguard in Summer 2023, the album captures Fortner in peak form alongside bassist Peter Washington and drummer Marcus Gilmore, with no edits or retakes, preserving the raw immediacy and electricity of their performances.
 Featuring a wide-ranging repertoire that spans compositions by Allen Toussaint and Clifford Brown, heartfelt tributes to Fortner’s late mentor Bill Lee and educator Consuela Lee, and an original by Fortner himself, ‘Southern Nights’ has drawn universal critical acclaim and appeared on numerous year-end Best Of lists.
 Hailed as an “enthralling listen” and a “master class” in jazz invention, the album cements Fortner’s status as one of the leading voices of his generation and marks his third career GRAMMY win.

Tracklisting
Southern Nights
I Love You
9 Bar Tune
Tres Palabras
Waltz for Monk
Again, Never
Discovery
Daahoud
Organ Grinder