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	Kurt Elling: Man in the Air - PopMatters Music Review
		Both sides tend to agree that Elling is a talented interpreter of songs in the jazz style, and that he possesses a certain skill when it comes to scat and to vocalese.
		Elling's newest release, Man in the Air, is directed toward the group of listeners who adore his lyrical flights of fancy, beat hipster poetry, and high flying ideas.
		Kurt Elling is one of our best jazz singers, to be sure, but he is more than that, a fitting successor to the likes of Jon Hendricks.
	www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/e/ellingkurt-man.shtml (994 words)

	Kurt Elling - Music Downloads - Online
		Bio: One of the few male jazz singers from the baby boom generation, Kurt Elling is an anomaly simply by profession.
		Deeply influenced by singer and poet Mark Murphy, Elling began to develop his idiosyncratic scat style in the smaller clubs of Chicago (primarily at the Green Mill, sharing the stage with legends Von Freeman and Ed Peterson) and then throughout the Midwest.
		Elling was married that same year and chose, depending on your point of view, either to revise his hipster image or broaden his traditional base with a collection of standard ballads and love songs entitled This Time It's Love.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/102/262/3/1022623.html (306 words)

	The Music Show - 13/03/2004: Kurt Elling
		Kurt Elling: It’s sort of a sub-set of poetry known as vocalese, and it was invented by Eddie Jefferson, who fell in love with the recordings of Charlie Parker, and was on the road in a swing-oriented entertainment band, playing saxophone.
		I’m talking to Kurt Elling early on a Saturday morning, well it’s not that early any more, it’s 10 to 12 on The Music Show, and it’s a pleasure to have you back, Kurt.
		The other thing that people can expect if they go to a Kurt Elling gig, is that you’ll talk quite a lot, and I don’t mean in a way that you’re talking to me now, but you talk your way through certain numbers in a sort of, I don’t know, a kind of beat manner.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/music/mshow/s1102759.htm (1571 words)

	Kurt Elling, Jazz Messenger - A Unique and Talented Jazz Singer for Today
		She discovered Kurt Elling on WNIJ and bought his first release, "Close Your Eyes." It's because of her that I found myself in the best seats in the house, front row center in the balcony of the Rockford Theater.
		Kurt Elling was center stage, with his collaborator and producer, Laurence Hobgood, playing the grand piano, Rod Amster on bass and Michael Raynor playing the drums.
		Probably the most fascinating characteristic of Kurt Elling's talent, more than his ability to write a song or perform it, is the command he has of his voice as a musical instrument.
	www.johnshepler.com /articles/elling.html (1426 words)

	Monterey Jazz Festival Presents
		Singer Kurt Elling embodied that spirit, and then some at the 46th annual Monterey Jazz Festival, channeling predecessors of the art form and conjuring a vision of its future.
		Critically acclaimed worldwide, six-time Grammy Award nominee Kurt Elling combines vocalese with the spoken word, improvised scatting, and an appreciation of the classic Jazz songbook to re-energize the art of Jazz singing for new generation.
		Elling is Vice Chair of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the 17,000-member service organization that produces the annual Grammy Awards.
	www.montereyjazzfestival.org /MJFpresents/kurtelling.htm (355 words)

	Hollywood Bowl - Artist Details
		One of Elling's major contributions is as a writer and performer of vocalese, the art of putting words to improvised solos of jazz artists.
		Elling infuses his lyrics with passion, humor, and a startling intellectual depth, often incorporating images and references from writers such as Rilke, Proust, Kerouac, Rumi, and Kenneth Rexroth into his work.
		Kurt Elling's recording career began at age 27 with the release of "Close Your Eyes." Nine of the thirteen songs on the album were part of a nine-selection demo that was accomplished enough to secure a recording contract with Blue Note.
	www.hollywoodbowl.com /about/performer_detail.cfm?id=1917 (613 words)

	KURT ELLING Bio
		One of Kurt Elling's major contributions is as a writer and performer of vocalese, the art of putting words to improvised solos of jazz artists.
		Elling imparts a sense of being in complete control of his destiny."(4/97) In addressing Ellingâs writing for this record, The Boston Globe said, "the lyrics (Elling) has written to Dexter Gordonâs ten minute âTanyaâ solo are to most attempts at vocalese what an epic poem is to a sonnet." (5/97)
		Elling wrestles with themes of love, life, loss, and the indefatigable human spirit in all of their complexities without allowing himself to indulge in clichÃ©s or platitudes."(May/03) The album featured intelligent, swinging performances from guest artist Stefon Harris and from Elling collaborator Laurence Hobgood.
	www.tedkurland.com /pbuild/linkbuilder.cfm?selection=doc.78 (1958 words)

	Kurt Elling raises his lyrical vocalese to an art form - The Boston Globe
		Elling routinely tops critics' rankings as jazz's top male vocalist, both for the range of his rich baritone and because he's one of the rare singers under 40 to have mastered vocalese -- he specializes in setting lyrics to well-known, intricate horn parts -- and scatting.
		Elling began singing in small clubs in his grad school days and soon realized he preferred the arts to academics.
		Kurt Elling and the Laurence Hobgood Trio perform at Remis Auditorium in the Museum of Fine Arts on Sunday at 3 p.m.
	www.boston.com /ae/music/articles/2004/04/02/kurt_elling_raises_his_lyrical_vocalese_to_an_art_form?mode=PF (754 words)

	Blue Note Records
		I'm a Kurt Elling fan for a long time but in my opinion this album is one of his best.It's difficult to talk about music but when I listen to this album I'm so moved by these amazingly beautiful lyrics and awesome musical arrangement.Kurt Elling's warm,gentle and elegant style inspires my soul to fly...
		Elling’s voice is the fourth (or the first) instrument in the quartet and the tenor-drums axis that came to characterize Trane’s music is well to the fore here, on a fascinating vocal-drums duo that follows Hobgood’s solo (surprisingly more Hancock-like than Tyner-like).
		Kurt Elling confirms his fascination for Wayne Shorter by staying close to the saxophonist’s dark tenor voice, clearly the high point on the original version.
	www.bluenote.com /detail.asp?SelectionID=10246 (3437 words)

	Kurt Elling - english biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kurt Elling's debut Blue Note album, Close Your Eyes, released in spring, 1995, heralded the arrival of a young and dynamic jazz singer.
		Elling discovered jazz singer Mark Murphy and was entranced by his mixture of singing and employment of beat poetry.
		Elling coupled these "rants" with contemporary vocalese numbers (such as writing lyrics to Wayne Shorter's "Dolores" as performed by Miles Davis) and persuasive interpretations of standards, achieving solid response in Chicago.
	www.hopper-management.com /bios/en/kurt_elling_bio_e.htm (437 words)

	Jazzitalia - Articles: Interview with Kurt ELLING (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		When the music stops, Kurt Elling joins his band on the stage and greets the audience in Italian (with the aid of a slip of paper, where he wrote his notes).
		Kurt Elling specifies that this is a new piece for this band, with lyrics in French.
		Kurt Elling is immensely versatile, and keeps changing from one moment to the next — he can charm you with a traditional ballad that may remind you of great Frank Sinatra, and the next moment be scat-singing and commanding his voice as an instrument — acting while singing.
	www.jazzitalia.net /articoli/int_kurtelling_bluenote_eng.asp (875 words)

	Amazon.com: The Messenger: Music: Kurt Elling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		How Elling managed to set the marathon, adventurous tenor saxophone solo to Ginsberg-like apocalyptic verse and engrave it in memory defies explanation, but it represents some of the most arresting "jazz poetry" on record as well as a stirring tribute to the powerful progenitor, Dexter Gordon.
		Kurt Elling is fantastic, truly an amazing jazz singer that is inspiring and moving to hear.
		Kurt's vocals really stand out on this album; he possesses a deep, soothing voice that is so pleasurable to listen to.
	www.amazon.com /Messenger-Kurt-Elling/dp/B000005H6S (1739 words)

	Kurt Elling - News & Press
		Kurt Elling has announced that a new recording is in progress.
		Thirty-eight-year-old Kurt Elling is quite simply the most remarkable jazz vocalist of his generation, and just as much of a find as Bobby McFerrin was when he arrived 20 years ago.
		Elling not only brings the spiritual aspect of the piece clearly to the fore, but magnificently sings his way through the entirety of Coltrane's tenor sax solo.
	www.kurtelling.com /news (1159 words)

	BERKLEE \| BERKLEE NEWS \| Berklee Visiting Artist Series: Kurt Elling
		Elling next launched into a theory stating that music is best made by thinking in physical terms that one might not typically apply to music.
		Elling encouraged students to "slow down, practice tunes at a slower tempo, and digest smaller amounts of information more completely." He said the biggest mistake a lot of young musicians make is to expect to play (or sing) at their peak too soon.
		Elling passed on a helpful hint for staying healthy on the road: use hand sanitizer lotion after shaking hands with scores of people at a gig.
	www.berklee.edu /news/2000/04/artelling.html (594 words)

	Jazz \| All About Jazz
		Kurt Elling is discussing the genesis of his latest record, Flirting With Twilight.
		Elling’s defense of the tradition might come as a surprise to those who associate the singer with the more experimental aspects of his repertoire.
		However, Elling emphasizes that the task for his generation is not to recycle the past but to take that legacy and build upon it.
	www.allaboutjazz.com /vocal/arti0901.htm (2964 words)

	Divine direction; THE 411 Monterey Jazz Festival presents Kurt Elling WHEN 7 and 9 p.m. Thursday WHERE Monterey Live, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kurt Elling, Thursday's guest at Monterey Live in downtown Monterey, is something of an anomaly among his peers.
		His father was a church musician, and all of the Elling children sang in the church choir and took music lessons.
		Elling found a supportive atmosphere at the local jazz clubs, where he began to develop his own style of scat singing.
	www.californianonline.com /news/stories/20060420/localnews/2276041.html (576 words)

	Kurt Elling Group Featuring the Escher String Quartet and Bob Mintzer
		Kurt Elling’s recording career began at the age of 27 with the Blue Note release of Close Your Eyes in 1995.
		Co-produced by Elling and his collaborator pianist Laurence Hobgood, the album featured many signature aspects of the singer’s sound: inspired vocalese versions of the jazz compositions and improvised solos, original compositions, and the melding of poetry and music.
		Elling was commissioned one year later to create an innovative event fusing jazz and modern dance, this time featuring his wife, professional dancer Jennifer Elling.
	www.carnegiehall.org /textSite/box_office/events/evt_7942.html (2024 words)

	Amazon.com: Close Your Eyes: Music: Kurt Elling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Elling and his pianist Laurence Hobgood to a remarkable duet of this bittersweet song of squandered youth and regret.
		Kurt's Vocalese is an adaptation of the poem, "How the thimble came to be God," about how we tend to take life for granted and push aside our faith that which truly matter, but also, that there is always hope for redemption.
		Kurt Elling is the greatest voice to come long since the late great Nat King Cole (And much dismay of most jazz lovers, I think if Kurt ever were to record The Christmas Song I would prefer it, but that's just me).
	www.amazon.com /Close-Your-Eyes-Kurt-Elling/dp/B000005GYR (1830 words)

	Kurt Elling
		Once the very firmament of the jazz vocalfoundation, few new scat practitioners have risen to replace babble-tongued stars like Ella Fitzgerald and Cab Calloway.Which means that Kurt Elling is not only a gifted improvising vocalist, but he is one of the few singers doing thatbip-boppity-zoppity-zop thing with any focus and dedication these days.
		Elling’s act is not a strictly historical bag, either.
		Kurt Elling, Sat., Nov. 13, 8 p.m., Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St., $15, $20 and $25, 215-898-3900.
	www.citypaper.net /articles/111199/ae.pik.kurt.shtml (194 words)

	Kurt Elling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967) is an American jazz vocalist.
		As of late 2005, Elling's current band includes Rob Amster on bass, Laurence Hobgood on piano, and Kobe Watkins on drums.
		Elling has won the Down Beat and JazzTimes critics’ polls three years in a row in the Best Male Singer category.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kurt_Elling (227 words)

	Vocalese: Kurt Elling
		With Kurt and the Laurence Hobgood Trio, this is not the case.
		This is the official recording label Kurt Elling page.
		Kurt's voice seemed stronger and richer live, and the band played an even more active role in the proceedings.
	ralf.org /~colomon/vocalese/elling.html (854 words)

	Kurt Elling: Music: Ben Rubenstein: CenterstageChicago.com
		Instead of lulling his child to sleep with an inspired version of "Close Your Eyes," Elling is usually out in the world somewhere, lending his rich baritone voice and trademark "vocalese" (the art of putting words to improvised jazz solos) to the ears of the ticket-paying public.
		Elling's own enjoyment of jazz is clear; he speaks reverently of concerts he's seen and has been known to get into an almost dreamlike state when performing.
		Elling will be one of several performers opening the Chicago Jazz Festival in a ticketed concert at the Chicago Symphony Center, entitled "John Coltrane 80th Birthday Anniversary: Ballads and Brass".
	www.centerstagechicago.net /music/articles/kurt-elling.html (924 words)

	MacDirectory Music: "Kurt Elling" (Mac) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Nevertheless, Elling rises to this challenge time and time again on his new CD "Man In The Air," a collection of Jazz tunes that defy convention and bring moments of joy, insight and ultimately, passion.
		No, the most magical thing about Elling's performance is his sheer charisma and commitment to the material that is readily apparent in everything he does on stage.
		Considering that Elling unconsciously shows off his intellect every time he opens his mouth, one might wonder if this practitioner of the old Jazz form is in touch with the technology world.
	www.macdirectory.com /newmd/mac/pages/music/KurtElling (791 words)

	Jazz on Granby - The Kurt Elling Quartet
		Kurt Elling has risen to international prominence as a recording and performing Jazz artist over the last five years.
		Elling has been touring extensively in the U.S. and has performed to critical acclaim in Canada, Israel, Japan, Australia and throughout most of Europe.
		Elling furthered his reputation (along with that of collaborator Laurence Hobgood) as a producer, arranger, and composer.
	www.jazzongranby.com /artists/elling.htm (387 words)

	CD Review of Kurt Elling - Man in the Air on Blue Note @ jazzreview.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		With unpredictability, intellect and a sense of adventure, Elling’s treatments of songs that we think are definintive turn out to be subject to further interpretation after all, as Elling finds hidden gems within the music that escaped us through past repetition.
		On Elling’s latest CD, Man in the Air, though, he withholds the obvious romance, poetry, street-corner story-telling like “Rent Party,” or tongue-twisting scatting for a more serious, and a more subtle, endeavor: writing the lyrics to some instrumentally performed compositions that just beg to be sung.
		As on almost all of Elling’s earlier CD’s, the presence of Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock is felt.
	www.jazzreview.com /cdreview.cfm?ID=5126 (739 words)

	Kurt Elling: Man In the Air
		Another well-known modern jazz track that Elling tackles is Joe Zawinul’s “A Remark You Made.” Recast here as “Time To Say Goodbye,” the song is about the breakup of a relationship and that moment of saying goodbye.
		Invoking Muhammed, Jesus, Vishnu, and other deities, Elling then goes on to relate the visions of a priest and another observer standing at the edge of the universe and watching the river of time swirl past.
		There may not be a large number of male singers plumbing the jazz vocal tradition and writing vocalese, but as long as we’ve got Kurt Elling, we don’t have to worry about the tradition—it’s in great hands.
	www.jazzitude.com /elling_intheair.htm (882 words)

	Kurt Elling: "Live In Chicago" ---Ink Blot Magazine
		Young beatnik Elling decides he doesn’t really want to be a divinity student at University of Chicago after all and dedicates himself to learning the art of jazz vocalese.
		Each of Elling’s first three albums, all for storied label Blue Note, were nominated for Grammy awards for Best Jazz Album, but that’s no reason to care, since the Grammys suck.
		The main importance of this album is that Elling finally escapes here from the shadow of Mark Murphy, the vocalist who spent the '70s doing what Elling got rewarded for doing in the '90s.
	www.inkblotmagazine.com /rev-archive/Kurt_Elling.htm (591 words)

	BatesNow \| 10/28/2003 \| Jazz singer Kurt Elling is 'truly a musical phenomenon'
		Elling performs at Bates with his longtime collaborators, the Laurence Hobgood Trio.
		Elling combined Beat poetry and music on stage to celebrate the life of Allen Ginsberg, and honored the city of Chicago with a piece featuring blues singer Buddy Guy, writer Studs Terkel and a 90-voice gospel choir.
		Following Elling are jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove and singer Roberta Gambarini on Jan. 17, 2004, and the series ends with a concert of classical Chinese music by Tian Qing and Zhang Shan on Jan. 24.
	www.bates.edu /x44810.xml (475 words)

	Quad City Arts' Visiting Artist Series - Kurt Elling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Probably the most fascinating characteristic of Elling's talent, more than his ability to write a song or perform it, is the command he has of his voice as a musical instrument.
		Kurt Elling is so versatile that you may have heard several of his pieces and not known it is the same man. One minute he's singing scat, that rapid-fire sequence of syllables that take the place of lyrics.
		Elling has a sense of drama about a lyric.
	www.quadcityarts.com /elling.html (474 words)

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