Kurt Elling reviews

Kurt Elling

Musician

Forfans of vocal jazz, listeners who appreciate inventive interpretations of standards and pop.
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The Profile

Kurt Elling is an American jazz vocalist known for his vocalese, wide stylistic range from crooner to vocalese, and longtime collaboration with pianist Laurence Hobgood. Reviews note recordings for Blue Note and later Concord Jazz.

American jazz vocalist, noted for vocalese and versatility; longtime collaborator Laurence Hobgood; has recorded for Blue Note and Concord Jazz.

Two appreciative reviews highlight Kurt Elling's versatility as a jazz vocalist, his skill with standards and pop covers, and his careful repertoire choices. Reviewers praise his technical range and collaborative work, notably with pianist Laurence Hobgood.

Notable Quotes

❝ Kurt Elling, for those unfamiliar with him, is one of the best jazz singers around; a crooner who, in all his works—now eight in total—has consistently demonstrated, in addition to uncommon vocal talents, a sensitivity and a culture, not only musical, of the highest level.

❝ When Elling sings, he seems so comfortable that he appears to be dancing sometimes on tiptoe, sometimes kicking the air as if he were Nureyev brought back to life in the form of a voice.