Albums include songs from the analog playground, the. Im glad that duet between kurt elling and al jarreau will be available for posterity because in a world lurching into what may be catastrophic nuclear warfare fueled by grotesquely distorted misreadings of fundamentalist religious beliefs, it will be valuable, and maybe regenerating, for survivors to know there was once such fun and joy in the world. Born in chicago, illinois, and raised in rockford, elling became interested in music through his father, who was kapellmeister at a lutheran church. He was born in chicago and raised in rockford, ill. After being nominated eight times, elling won a grammy for best jazz vocal album with 2009s live, dedicated to you. The pacific jazz institute at dimitrious jazz alley welcomes the return of 10x grammynominated jazz vocalist kurt elling for four nights and six shows.
Meet the man jazztimes calls the thinking mans vocalist. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Jazz vocalist kurt ellings craft goes way beyond singing. Complete song listing of kurt elling on kurt elling songs list covid19. The big blind with kurt elling and dee dee bridgewater queen elizabeth hall. Kurt elling sings the music of coltrane and hartman concord jazz, 2009 following nominations for seven previous albums, elling at long last nabbed the grammy for best jazz vocal album with this stunningly insightful reimagining of 1963s landmark john coltrane and johnny hartman. Arguably, he is one of the top jazz singers in the world today. Jazz star kurt elling is still finding new ways of doing.
That doesnt mean that all of ellings recordings are. The piano trio is one of the normative groups of jazz for a reason. Grammy winner kurt elling is among the worlds foremost jazz vocalists. Find kurt elling discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The gate is a 2011 studio album by kurt elling, produced by don was. He has won the downbeat critics poll for fourteen consecutive years and was named male singer of the year by the jazz journalists association on eight occasions. Kurt ellings latest, his second with bassist clark sommers, drummer kendrick scott and guitarist john mclean, is also his first without pianist and arranger laurence read more kurt elling.
He has won every downbeat critics poll for the last fourteen years and has been named male singer of the year by the jazz journalists association eight times in that same span. Grammywinning us singer kurt elling has unveiled details of his forthcoming album the questions. The brill building project, crackles with life as it connects with the emotions these songs engender. Going to church with kurt elling jeff kaliss for san francisco classical voice i dont think youre supposed to congregate in a church during a pandemic, but kurt elling s abouttobereleased album secrets are the best stories edition records is close enough, for jazz, to such an experience. Kurt elling is an american jazz singer and songwriter. Both a virtuoso and a journeyman, a traditionalist and a chance taker, singer kurt elling has built a career upon defying expectations while also celebrating the standards of the vocal jazz tradition. Constantly on the road, jazz singer kurt elling has harvested passions from around the world and channeled them into his eleventh studio album, passion world. Long before kurt elling became the most celebrated male jazz singer of his generation, he started singing jazz in chicago joints while studying for a graduate degree at the university of chicago divinity school. A deep thinker inspired by the prose and the preaching of great poets and philosophers, past and present, he has carved out his own rightful place among them with his heartfelt lyricspoetry that often searches for answers to important universal questionsabout life and death, love. He encountered jazz while a student at gustavus adolphus college in minnesota. Classically trained chicago jazz singer who mixes vocalese style with a hipsterbeatnik slant and his own brand of progressivism. One of the keys to kurts success is the quality of his band. Ellings position at the top of the male jazz singers tree has been unassailed for over a decade, topping the downbeat critics poll for the thirteenth time in 2012, the seventh for. Singer kurt ellings tribute to that ideal, 1619 broadway.
Kurt elling announces new album the questions jazz fm. There was a boy a certain strange enchanted boy they said he travelled very far, very far over land and sea a little shy and sad of eye. A festive blend of cocktail jazz instrumentals, vocals, and seldomplayed vintage tracks. An adept vocalist with an eloquent set of skills that find him moving easily between literate, kinetic vocalese, swinging standards, and lyrical balladry, elling draws you deep into each song.
Elling won critical accolades for his daring, adventurous style, invitations to perform at carnegie hall and numerous jazz festivals, and, in 1996, a grammy award nomination for best jazz vocal. Kurt elling is an american jazz vocalist, composer, lyricist and vocalese performer. Find kurt elling discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Kurt elling on piano jazz ellings commanding, richly grained baritone voice is the perfect vehicle for jazz songs, whether reworked classics. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations.
An international jazz award winner, he has also been grammy nominated a dozen times. Kurt elling sings the music of coltrane and hartman. A jazz singer stretches his songbook a baritone with a fouroctave range, elling has been nominated for eight grammy awards. Free customizable online radio with unlimited skips. The big blind with kurt elling and dee dee bridgewater. Jazz and orchestra dont worry about saving this music.
He won the downbeat critics poll for fourteen consecutive years and was named male singer of the year by the jazz journalists association on eight occasions. What a scintillating combination, worldrenowned trumpet maestro and aria award winner, james morrison, and the stand out jazz vocalist of our. Years of holding court at the green mill and other chicago clubs are what really have brought elling his most devoted followers, so it is exciting to see that blue notes new elling album is a document of three special nights spent recording at the legendary uptown jazz club. Headline jazz star kurt elling is still finding new ways of doing things. Kurt elling and bassist rob amster in 2006, elling performed on the television program legends of jazz, in the episode the jazz singers. I have all his music and have seen him perform 3 times. Kurt elling who is it carry my joy on the left, carry my pain on the right lyrics. In the second season of recollect, blue engine records takes some of the worlds greatest jazz musicians on record shopping sprees, digging up forgotten favorites and certified classics in the process. Vocalist kurt elling has earned extraordinary acclaim for his recordings and live performances. Kurt elling sings christmas 2016 bluesever 277 4 kurt elling passion world 2015 bluesever 1997.
Five essential kurt elling albums jazztimes magazine. Go behind the recording process with the artists who know it best and learn the stories behind your favorite albums from the musicians who heard them firsthand. With a fourteenyear run atop the downbeat critics poll, a dozen grammy nominations, a grammy award and eight jazz journalists association awards for male singer of the year, jazz vocalist kurt elling gave us a standout performance accompanied by the 18piece reno jazz orchestra. The audience response at the end of the show on friday. That same year, he married dancer jennifer carney, held concerts in cities around the world from new york city to tel aviv and recorded his. Over the years kurt has worked and performed with many musicians, and is proud to have been involved with so many outstanding people, making the world a groovier place through their spirit and their music. He remains as much a luminary of the art form this year as last when i.
Im glad that duet between kurt elling and al jarreau will be available for posterity because in a world lurching into what may be catastrophic nuclear warfare fueled by grotesquely distorted misreadings of fundamentalist religious beliefs, it will be valuable, and maybe regenerating, for survivors to know there was once such. Lyrics there was a boy a certain strange enchanted boy they said he travelled very far, very far over land and sea a little shy and sad of eye but very wise was he and then one day one magic day. Secrets are the best stories by kurt elling on amazon. Review by sebastian scotney the musical the big blind is a big show. Elling takes us through scotland, france, germany, ireland, iceland, cuba and brazil, showcasing his. Kurt elling is in residence at ronnie scotts, though his reputation as one of jazzs alltime great vocalists means that only theft or bribery. Kurts latest is indeed his most worldly album to date, as elling casts his net far and wide, from brazil to ireland, germany to france, scotland to cuba to iceland.
But for his new album, the gate, he teams up with producer. As one of the busiest touring jazz artists, elling has encountered the varied musical expressions of love, romance, and heartbreak around the world. Her embrace of fortrace she shelters me in places givin it a trust right beneath bone by bone stone by stone and if you ask yourself patien. Band members are gary versace pianoorgan, clark sommers bass, kendrick scott. Kurt elling listen to free radio stations accuradio. He released multiple albums on blue note records and has been nominated for ten grammy awards, winning best vocal jazz album for dedicated to you in 2009. Many of the smartly dressed folks waiting to hear the jazz vocalist kurt elling sing selections from his album flirting with twilight had had to force themselves out of the house that night, had to take a deep breath, say a few prayers, and put on something festive, even though that was the last thing they were feeling. Although he has remained uncompromising in his artistic exploration of both music and language, he has been riding atop the jazz polls for years. Check out secrets are the best stories by kurt elling on amazon music. He says the new lp is his musical response to this moment in history and the widespread anxiety of our times. Elling sang shes funny that way and performed a duet with al jarreau on take five. While saturday night eventually won out over sunday morning and he dropped out of the program just shy of earning a masters, elling was singularly qualified to record 2016s. Kurt elling born november 2, 1967 is an american jazz singer and songwriter born in chicago, illinois, and raised in rockford, elling became interested in music through his father, who was kapellmeister at a lutheran church. In 2016, elling fronted the branford marsalis quartet on upward spiral.
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