May 29, 2007
Nightmoves is #1!
Now seven weeks on the JazzWeek radio chart, Nightmoves shot to #1 after opening at #37 the first week It's topped the chart ever since Thanks to all the fans who've called in requests so Nightmoves gets great airplay! It's selling well,...
May 29, 2007
Pssst: Best male jazz vocalist – pass it on
Pssst: Kurt Elling is the best male vocalist working in jazz these days Pass it on That shouldn't be a secret The man has been making solid, adventurous albums since 1995 But not enough people seem to know about his gifts Of course, my...
May 23, 2007
Elling delivers an exceptional album
To say that vocalist Kurt Elling has tremendous range only reveals part of the picture Listening to Live at MCG with Kurt Elling (MCG Jazz, 2004), which he recorded with the Bob Mintzer Big Band, Elling's seemingly effortless move from low to...
May 04, 2007
Blue Notes No More For Kurt Elling
There was a time when a little bit of Kurt Elling went a long way The insanely talented singer always seemed to balance precariously on the gossamer between genius and schmaltz, but Elling always had a knack for pulling the reins tight just...
Apr 26, 2007
Win Nightmoves and an autographed KE photo!
Great chances to win a Kurt Elling cd and autographed photo! Check out these links for details and act now as deadllines are fast approaching The Celebrity Cafe: Three Grand Prize Winners will receive: A signed Kurt Elling 8x10 photo and a...
Apr 25, 2007
Best vocal release of the millennium
More than any other kind of music, jazz, to be great or even good, requires a fierce individualism, whether the players are solo or in groups Rules are acknowledged, and then they must be broken, trounced Jazz titans---Ellington, Armstrong,...
Apr 24, 2007
Kurt Elling’s new album ‘Nightmoves’ goes from #37 – #1 at Jazzweek
The Jazz vocalist's new album and Concord Records debut, has shot up the weekly Jazz album chart landing itself at #1 since being released just 3 weeks ago (4307) Kurt Elling has attained elite status in the jazz world before reaching the age...
Apr 12, 2007
Nightmoves rivals Man in the Air in magnificence
If there is a royal bloodline of male jazz singers, I'd suggest it progresses from Satchmo to Mel Torme to Jon Hendricks to Mark Murphy to Kurt Elling After Elling (who, still a few months shy of his 40th birthday, may long reign), a cyclonic...
Apr 12, 2007
Downbeat: Nightmoves ****1/2
The references range far and wide on Kurt Elling's Concord debut The Chicago-based singer-- framed by nuanced charts from Laurence Hobgood, his longtime pianist/arranger, and guests Rob Mounsey and Christian McBride -- puts his idiosyncratic...
Apr 01, 2007
Nightmoves Exceeds All Expectations
When Kurt Elling issued Man In The Air on the Blue Note label in 2003, it showcased his expansive, dream weaving stage persona though the album was recorded in the studio Night Moves arrives at a time when Elling has left Blue note for the...
Mar 30, 2007
Kurt on NPR’s Morning Edition
Here is the interview with Liane Hansen that ran nationwide on March...