This collection will go down as some of the finest ballad interpretations this awesomely equipped vocalist has ever recorded, writes john. Plans for jimmy buffetts margaritaville restaurant at the brill building at 1619 broadway fell through after cvs inked a lease for the second floor of the building, the new york post reported. The brill building at 1619 broadway jersey girls sing. There are 2 office spaces available for lease at 1619 broadway, new york, ny. With 1619 broadway the brill building project, kurt elling honors the legendary location that the london telegraph called the most important generator of. Where on his last outing, elling drew upon an array of musical genres and time periods for his song choices, this time he focuses on the fertile pop songwriting mecca that was the brill building in the 50s and 60s. The brill building project were actually written years after their composers had left the brill entirely. The brill building, 1619 broadway aka 1623 broadway, 2072. Brill building 1619 broadway new york, ny historical. Even for the ceaselessly inventive grammywinning singerlyricist, its a hugely unexpected step, and one guaranteed to further solidify his reputation for bold innovation and superb craftsmanship. It is famous for housing music industry offices and studios where some of the most popular.
I was here in times square area at the famous brill building for the dream of the red chamber. The brill building 1619 broadway, theater district, manhattan. On broadway is magnificent and becomes a really moving examination of the destructive effects of the pursuit of stardom, rather than the usual ill make it somehow paen to selfmotivation. An independent american pop story 19581968 is a fourdisc set that covers ten years in the career of edward kassner, encompassing the songs he wrote andor published and the various small labels most notably president records that brought the music into the marketplace. The brill building 1619 broadway, theater district. Kurt elling 1619 broadway the brill building project. His latest recording, 1619 broadway the brill building project, honors a location identified by telegraph as the most important generator of popular songs in the western world. Built in 1930 at 1619 broadway, just north of times square, stood the beautiful brill building. Address sits on a,050 square foot lot and was built in 1930. The class b office building was completed in 1930 and features a total of 175,000 sqft. Emersons book tells the story of the new york songwriters who. Aldon music bevond zich echter niet in het brill building, maar een blok verder tegenover 1650 broadway. The brill building, located at 1619 broadway in the heart of new yorks music.
There are none of the irritating vocal scat repetitions that mar his earlier records the songs are reinterpreted, but they take centre stage rather. Clothing store owners the brill brothers purchased the entire building and rented space there to publishers and others associated with the pop music business. The effort solidifies ellings reputation for bold innovation and superb craftsmanship. There are 3 office spaces available for lease at 1619 broadway, new york, ny. For example, elling explains, carole king, like many other signatories to the brill sound, never had an actual office at the brill. The brill building occupies the northwest corner of broadway and west 49 th. The brill building is an office building located at 1619 broadway on 49th street in the new york city borough of manhattan, just north of times square and. Groupcentered prevention in mental health elaine clanton harpine english book. The brill building project by kurt elling on amazon music.
Many of the hits of the 1960s and 70s came out of one place in new york the brill building. The 1619 broadway the brill building project elling kurt cd. Where on his last outing, elling drew upon an array of. So it doesn t pay to be too didactic about any of this. Kurt elling 1619 broadway the brill building project 2012, cd. Brill building is located at 1619 broadway in the theatre district times square neighborhood, ny, new york, 10019. The vast collection of songs coming out of the brill building seemed like a gold mine. Brill building 1619 broadway, new york, ny office space. The latest is 1619 broadway, a reference to the address of the famous brill building in manhattan where a couple generations of great songwriters created a. The bomp and brilliance of the brill building era emerson. As the 1960s equivalent of tin pan alley, it reemphasized a specialized division of labour in which professional songwriters worked closely with producers and artistsandrepertoire. Forwardthinking jazz vocalist kurt elling follows up his progressive 2011 covers album the gate with his equally ambitious 2012 release, 1619 broadway.
The brill building project, crackles with life as it connects with the emotions these songs engender. So it doesnt pay to be too didactic about any of this. Visit an apple store, call 1800myapple, or find a reseller. Some of the tunes on 1619 broadway the brill building project were actually written years after their composers had left the brill entirely. At the 55th annual grammy awards, elling was nominated for the grammy award for best jazz vocal album for his performance on this album, losing to radio music society by esperanza spalding. Bill frisell the brill building, book two tzadik, 2017. Songwriters owen parker and richard melvin travel around manhattans musical community and ask if broadway s brill building. A honeycomb of offices and claustrophobic studios at 1619 broadway, in the heart of midtown manhattan, the fabled brill building at its peak served as the creative home for more. Located at 1619 broadway in new york city, the brill building was the hub of professionally written rock and roll. The brill building sound came out from the stretch along broadway between 49th and 53rd streets. The brill building lobby directory april, 2015 1619 broadway at 49th street in april 2015 most of the floors the brill building began to be modernized and most of the tenants left. The brill building project kurt elling on allmusic.
The brill building project is a 2012 album by kurt elling, recorded as a tribute to the songwriters of the brill building in new york. The ideal of the brill building is associated with songs that soundtrack the lives and loves of millions of people around the world. The brill building project is a 2012 album by kurt elling, recorded as a tribute to the songwriters of the brill building in new york city. The brill building, located at 1619 broadway in the heart of new yorks music district, is a name synonymous with an approach to songwriting that changed the course of music. With 1619 broadway the brill building project, kurt elling honors the legendary location that the london telegraph called the most important generator of popular songs in the western world. Singer kurt ellings tribute to that ideal, 1619 broadway.
Located at 1619 broadway in the heart of manhattan, the brill building was the center of professionally written pop music in the 1950s and early. Located in the center of the citys humming theater district, weworks shared office space on broadway is glowing with activity and success. So i walked in and took some photos of the directory in a nod to the building s place in music history for a future popspot. Brill building 1619 broadway, new york, ny 10019 is located in theatre district times square. Brookfield forecloses on brill building the real deal. The earliest leasing announcements for the brill building refer only to ordinary businesses, but by the 1940s it was full of musicians.