Kurt Elling - The Questions
Kurt Elling (vocal), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone, saxophone), Clark Sommers (bass), Stu Mindeman (piano, keyboards), John McLean (guitar), Marquis Hill (trumpet, fluegelhorn), Stuart Mindeman (piano), Joey Calderazzo (piano)
Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Elling is in a philosophical mood throughout. His soulful treatment of Peter Gabriel's 'Washing of the Water' is gorgeous; the haunted re-imagining of Carla Bley's 'Lawns' as 'Endless Lawns'...
Kurt Elling - The Questions
Kurt Elling (vocal), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone, saxophone), Clark Sommers (bass), Stu Mindeman (piano, keyboards), John McLean (guitar), Marquis Hill (trumpet, fluegelhorn), Stuart Mindeman (piano), Joey Calderazzo (piano)
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Awards:
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Grammy Awards, 61st Awards (2019), Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
Elling is in a philosophical mood throughout. His soulful treatment of Peter Gabriel's 'Washing of the Water' is gorgeous; the haunted re-imagining of Carla Bley's 'Lawns' as 'Endless Lawns'...
About
A x10 trk album on the 'OKeh' label - This is Ellings’s first release since his 2016 recording which received a 5* review from The Guardian. This album includes interpretations of songs by some of music’s most in-fluential composers including Bob Dylan and Leonard Bernstein. It also includes arrangements of instrumental compositions with Elling’s original lyrics. The album is rounded off with Carmichael’s classic Skylark. The album includes acclaimed guest performers such as Branford Mar-salis (soprano and tenor saxophones), Joey Calderazzo (piano), Mar-quis Hill (flugelhorn) and Jeff “Tain” Watts (drums).
Contents and tracklist
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Branford Marsalis (soprano saxophone), Clark Sommers (bass), Stu Mindeman (piano), John McLean (guitar)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Stu Mindeman (piano), Clark Sommers (bass), John McLean (guitar), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Branford Marsalis (saxophone), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), John McLean (guitar), Stuart Mindeman (piano), Clark Sommers (bass)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Stu Mindeman (keyboards), Joey Calderazzo (piano)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), John McLean (guitar), Stu Mindeman (keyboards), Clark Sommers (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Marquis Hill (fluegelhorn), Joey Calderazzo (piano), John McLean (guitar), Clark Sommers (bass), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Marquis Hill (fluegelhorn), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Stu Mindeman (piano), John McLean (guitar), Clark Sommers (bass)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Branford Marsalis (saxophone), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums), Clark Sommers (bass), John McLean (guitar), Stu Mindeman (piano)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Joey Calderazzo (piano), Clark Sommers (bass), John McLean (guitar), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
- Kurt Elling (vocal), Stu Mindeman (piano), Clark Sommers (bass), John McLean (guitar), Jeff "Tain" Watts (drums)
Awards and reviews
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Grammy Awards61st Awards (2019)Nominee: Best Jazz Vocal Performance
June 2018
Elling is in a philosophical mood throughout. His soulful treatment of Peter Gabriel's 'Washing of the Water' is gorgeous; the haunted re-imagining of Carla Bley's 'Lawns' as 'Endless Lawns' reveals Elling as a thoughtful lyricist unafraid to experiment.
April 2018
Whether reinventing classic protest songs or appending new lyrical flights of fancy to existing compositions, this is a collection that resonates powerfully in the memory.
May 2018
Elling has his mind on aging and senescence, themes that materialize during some of the album’s most engaging moments.
