Kurt Elling - Live In Chicago album flac

Live in Chicago is a 2000 live album by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling. It was Elling's first live album, recorded over two nights in 1999 at Chicago's Green Mill jazz club. Jazz singer Jon Hendricks appears on several tracks. Downtown" (Russell Ferrante) – 3:50. My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 12:17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 8:29. Oh My God" (Sting) – 3:51. Night Dreamer" (Kurt Elling, Wayne Shorter) – 9:00.

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 Note's new Elling album is a document of three special nights spent recording at the legendary Uptown jazz club. And indeed, with a few small exceptions, the album shows off Elling at his best - loose, uninhibited, creative, and solid. His standard backing trio has never been tighter and more balanced, and the performance of pianist (and Elling collaborator) Lawrence Hobgood really shines.

Kurt Elling – Kurt Elling is an American jazz vocalist, composer, lyricist and vocalese performer. Born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Rockford, Elling first became interested in music through his father, growing up, Elling sang in choirs and played various musical instruments, but was not exposed to jazz until he attended Gustavus Adolphus College. Elling enrolled in school at the University of Chicago Divinity School. In Chicago, Elling held day jobs to survive, working as a bartender, Elling made extra income singing at weddings in addition to playing at clubs. At this time, he began singing in a scat style, Elling began listening to the vocalese of jazz singer Mark Murphy, who exposed him to the poetry of Jack Kerouac.

Kurt Elling and his trio should be on television. They appear regularly on Wednesdays at The Green Mill in Chicago, and his in-person performances are superb. Only the singer’s fourth album in five years, this one was recorded live July 14-16, 1999 with several influential guests. My Foolish Heart," a carry-over from his last album, offers evidence of how different Elling’s in-person performances are from his studio sessions

Live in Chicago is a 2000 live album by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling. It was Elling's first live album, recorded over two nights in 1999 at Chicago's Green Mill jazz club Track listing.

Artist: Kurt Elling Title Of Album: Live In Chicago Release Date: 1999 Location: USA Label: Blue Note Records (7243 5 22211 2 7) Genre: Vocal Jazz, Post-Bop Quality: FLAC (tracks+. Live in Chicago is a 2000 live album by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling. Kurt Elling - vocals Jon Hendricks - vocals Kahil El'Zabar - hand drums Michael Raynor - percussion, drums Laurence Hobgood - piano Von Freeman - tenor saxophone Eddie Johnson - tenor saxophone Ed Petersen - tenor saxophone Rob Amster - strings, acoustic bass.