Kurt Elling
Chicago singer Kurt Elling started out singing classical repertoire as a young man, but soon developed an interest in jazz. As a contemporary jazz vocalist, Elling incoporated the "vocalese" style of Jon Hendricks and James Moody, the hipster/beatnik slant of monologist/poets like Lord Buckley, and a progressive, visionary quality all his own. Every one of Elling's first six albums was nominated for a Grammy award, and he has consistently come out on top in jazz magazine polls, yet due to the uncompromising, left-of-center nature of his work, he continues to be a cult hero, existing outside the mainstream.
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Albums
- (2008) Man In The Air
- (2007) Nightmoves
- (2004) Live In Chicago
- (2001) Flirting With Twilight
- (1998) This Time It's Love
- (1997) The Messenger
- (1995) Close Your Eyes
Top Tracks
- April In Paris
- (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (Live)
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Live)
- Moonlight Serenade
- Nature Boy
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