9:30 Lights, cats to stage, tune up.

Richard steele announcements
Welcome
Benefit for NYC Fire Safety Foundation
Portion of the Proceeds from ticket sales
All profits from tonight’s cd sales

The Star Spangled Banner

KE reads introduction – LH plays free – direct segue into

Not While I’m Around (Gailoretto Soprano Solo)

Easy Living

KE small intro – “only vocalese on new disc . . . I’ll leave it up to
you to guess the title”

moonlight serenade pno/bass only

Detour Ahead

KE small intro – “Here’s a forgotten Gem”

Say It (Davis Fluegel solo)

You Don’t Know What Love Is
Vamp
chorus – vox
8 bars vamp. “Please help me welcome Mr. Billy Siegenfeld”
chorus – tenor sax
Chorus – Piano/Vox
Vamp Billy S. off & cue ending, on for bow w/applause

Home Cookin’ Bass/vox only

KE – “We’re going to soothe your soul right now . . . feat our
Alto saxophonist . . . one of my favorite cuts. . . Here is”

Orange Blossom (Bass 2x, vox 3x, alto 3x)

KE – “Thank you for joining us this evening, for letting me sing
for you, as you have on so many occasions – on tonight, of all nights. We’ll close now with a few words from Rilke.”

“I am, O Anxious One . . .” with LH Free Direct segue into

Nature Boy
KE – intro all cats – Including Billy Siegenfeld, who comes on, hits, bows & splits.

KE – “Thanks to:

Nick Miller and the staff of the park west
Richard Steele and our friends at wbez radio
Adam Becker and John Iltis of Iltis and Assoc.
Michael Orlove and the Dept. Of Cultural Affairs
Sure Microphones
Bukiety Flowers
The Steppenwolf Theater for the curtains
Blue Note & EMI distribution

I’ll be coming out front to sign discs & say Hi

Also, please join us At Bar Louie just down the block

My name is Kurt Elling. Thank you very much.”

Cue out

Note: All cats bow together on cue
Only LH & KE to leave the stage
(You may sit back down)

Lights down on stage

Encore:

KE -- Special Thanks: LH, Tony , Jennifer

LH free intro
Come Sunday (Davis – Trumpet solo)

Note: All cats to front of stage for group bow
Billy Siegenfeld, too.

All exit together
please wait to get your gear
until house lights come up