Kurt Elling at Jimmy's Jazz & Blues Club

Vocalist Kurt Elling has Frank Sinatra’s sound, and swings with Jon Hendricks’ super-scatting vocalese. That thrilling combination made him one of the most ubiquitous singers of our generation, as evidenced by his lyrical interpretations of the music of Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock and Dexter Gordon. With 15 recordings as a leader, the two-time Grammy winner’s latest CD with pianist Danilo Perez, Secrets Are the Best Stories, features his vivid vocalizations of the compositions of Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius, and his vocal version of Toni Morrison’s haunting novel, Beloved, proving that vocalists are indeed instrumentalists....

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Vocalist Kurt Elling has Frank Sinatra’s sound, and swings with Jon Hendricks’ super-scatting vocalese. That thrilling combination made him one of the most ubiquitous singers of our generation, as evidenced by his lyrical interpretations of the music of Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock and Dexter Gordon. With 15 recordings as a leader, the two-time Grammy winner’s latest CD with pianist Danilo Perez, Secrets Are the Best Stories, features his vivid vocalizations of the compositions of Wayne Shorter and Jaco Pastorius, and his vocal version of Toni Morrison’s haunting novel, Beloved, proving that vocalists are indeed instrumentalists.

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