Hymns in the Garden

2001 studio album by Kirk Whalum

Hymns in the Garden

Studio album by

Kirk Whalum

Released| September 11, 2001
Studio|

* Dark Horse Recording (Franklin, Tennessee)
* O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California)

Genre| Jazz
Length| 1:03:02
Label| Warner Bros.
Producer|

* Kirk Whalum
* John Stoddart

Kirk Whalum chronology
| Unconditional
(2000)  | Hymns in the Garden
(2001)  | The Christmas Message
(2001)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

Hymns in the Garden is an album by saxophonist Kirk Whalum issued in 2001 on Warner Bros. Records.[2] The album reached No. 18 on the Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.[3] The album was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001.[4]

## Critical reception

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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."[1]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "I Will Trust in the Lord"| Traditional| 4:27
2.| "Jesus Paid It All"|  | 4:18
3.| "Christ Is All"| William A. Williams| 4:47
4.| "Precious Lord Take My Hand"|  | 5:00
5.| "Just a Closer Walk with Thee"|  | 3:36
6.| "My Faith Looks Up to Thee"| Ray Palmer| 5:19
7.| "Jesus Is All the World to Me"| Will Lamartine Thompson| 5:56
8.| "Fairest Lord Jesus"|  | 5:14
9.| "Softly and Tenderly"|  | 4:46
10.| "I Must Tell Jesus"| Elisha Hoffman| 6:15
11.| "He's Sweet I Know/He Knows How Much You Can Bear"| Traditional/Roberta Martin| 4:00
12.| "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me"| Traditional| 5:27
13.| "In the Garden"|  | 3:47

## Personnel

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* 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

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* 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

## References

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1. ^ a b Birchmeier, Jason. "Kirk Whalum: Hymns in the Garden". AllMusic. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
2. ^ Kirk Whalum: Hymns in the Garden. Warner Bros. Records. 2001.
3. ^ "Kirk Whalum (Billboard Charts)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (4th ed.). UK: Virgin. p. 923\. ISBN 978-1-85227-183-1.

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