Kurt Elling
Chicago singer Kurt Elling started out singing classical repertoire as a young man, but soon developed an interest in jazz. As a contemporary jazz vocalist, Elling incoporated the "vocalese" style of Jon Hendricks and James Moody, the hipster/beatnik slant of monologist/poets like Lord Buckley, and a progressive, visionary quality all his own. Every one of Elling's first six albums was nominated for a Grammy award, and he has consistently come out on top in jazz magazine polls, yet due to the uncompromising, left-of-center nature of his work, he continues to be a cult hero, existing outside the mainstream.
Swing Out
Bob Mintzer
Telarc, 2008
1 CD
Ralph's World
Ralph's World
Walt Disney Records (USA), 2007
1 CD
Nightmoves
Kurt Elling
Concord Jazz, 2007
1 CD
Bob Mintzer Big Band Live At MCG With Special Guest Kurt Elling
Bob Mintzer
MCG Records, 2004
1 CD
Man in the Air
Kurt Elling
Blue Note Records (USA), 2003
1 CD
The Men in My Life
Jackie Allen
A440 Music Group, 2003
1 CD
Songs From the Analog Playground
Charlie Hunter
Blue Note Records (USA), 2001
1 CD
Flirting With Twilight
Kurt Elling
Blue Note Records (USA), 2001
1 CD
