Vinyl - Sullivan Fortner - Southern Nights

An ultra-limited vinyl pressing, only 1,000 numbered copies.

Southern Nights is the GRAMMY® winning album by acclaimed pianist-composer Sullivan Fortner, released on February 14, 2025 via Artwork Records, and honored 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 Sullivan Fortner’s status as one of the leading voices of his generation and marks his third career GRAMMY® win.

"One of the most respected and creative players at the moment" - Stereogum
"Fortner's ongoing ascent" - Jazz Times
"Top rank New-York Jazz" - The Wall Street Journal
"A trio at the top of its game" - Jazz Wise