Kurt Elling

 

Artist:   Kurt Elling

Born:  November 2, 1967.  Chicago, Illinois, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz

Occupation:  Singer, Composer

Instruments:  Vocals

Kurt Elling is an American Jazz Singer and Songwriter from Chicago, Illinois.  He began to perform around Chicago and he recorded a demo in the early 1990s and was signed by Blue Note.  He has been nominated for ten Grammy Awards, Winning Best Vocal Jazz Album for Dedicated To You (2009), and Secrets Are The Best Stories (2021).  He often leads the Down Beat Magazine Critics' Poll.  He had a longtime collaboration with pianist Laurence Hobgood, leading a quartet that toured throughout the world.

Title:   SuperBlue (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Straight-Ahead Jazz

Label:  Edition Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  SuperBlue (4:45)

 2.  Sassy (Explicit) (4:18)

 3.  Manic Panic Epiphanic (5:29)

 4.  Where To Find It (4:51)

 5.  Can't Make It With Your Brain (5:49)

 6.  The Seed (Explicit) (4:22)

 7.  Dharma Burns (5:58)

 8.  Circus (4:55)

 9.  Endless Lawns (6:54)

10. This Is How We Do (1:16)

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  SuperBlue (4:45)

 2.  Sassy (Explicit) (4:18)

 3.  Manic Panic Epiphanic (5:29)

 4.  Where To Find It (4:51)

Side B:

 1.  The Seed (Explicit) (4:22)

 2.  Dharma Burns (5:58)

 3.  Circus (4:55)

 4.  Endless Lawns (6:54)

Personnel:

Kurt Elling:  Vocals

Charlie Hunter:  Hybrid Guitar

DJ Harrison:  Keyboards

Corey Fonville:  Drums, Percussion

SuperBlue is an album by Kurt Elling, released on October 8, 2021 by Edition Records, featuring Charlie Hunter, DJ Harrison, and Corey Fonville.