Kurt Elling
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Sep 28, 2026
Linda PurlGUEST
Oh, gosh, so many.
Linda PurlGUEST
Kurt Elling.
Linda PurlGUEST
Kurt Elling, Jane Monheit, Katie Cartum.
Linda PurlGUEST
I just took...
Linda PurlGUEST
I mean, well, who is that? That's like, you know, ethereal, otherworldly.
Ken LasterHOST
The track we heard was Feed the Fire, and that was preceded by Joe Lovano from his latest release, Paramount Quartet, and we heard Amsterdam.
Ken LasterHOST
Next up is a new album by Kurt Elling.
Ken LasterHOST
The entire title is Kurt Elling and Yellow Jackets Play Weather Report Alive in Europe.
Ken LasterHOST
And this is Kurt Elling's adaptations of some great Weather Report music.
Ken LasterHOST
We're going to begin with Palas Palace, where he reimagines Palladium from Weather Report.
Ken LasterHOST
And this one also features Joey Calderazo on piano.
Ken LasterHOST
This is Kurt Elling.
Kurt EllingSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Midnight moon lights up a velvet way Star bright igniting up a live display As colors ricochet Make the magic play.
Andrew FordHOST
Jazz legends such as McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter and Gary Bartz, all of whom played with John Coltrane.
Andrew FordHOST
And also artists such as Bramford Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Dave Liebman, Phil Slater, Andy Sugg and Lakeisha Benjamin, who have been inspired by him.
Andrew FordHOST
But we're going to start today.
Andrew FordHOST
with John Sheinfeld, he's the director of the documentary Chasing Train and in the film they make the claim that this is John Coltrane out on his own for the first time.
32 MINS LATER
Andrew FordHOST
We've had so many music show guests over the years who've been doing their own versions of Coltrane tunes and records, people like Andy Sugg, who we just heard, and also Branford Marsalis, who we heard from earlier.
Andrew FordHOST
There are a lot more.
Andrew FordHOST
One of my favourite guests ever, really, on the music show is the singer Kurt Elling.
Andrew FordHOST
And he came in with pianist Lawrence Hobgood.
DrewHOST
It was recorded at the Green Mill Jazz Club.
DrewHOST
And on this, it featured Kurt Elling as the vocals, Lawrence Hargood, Hobgood on the piano, Rob Amster on the acoustic bass, Michael Rainer on the drums and percussion on track four.
DrewHOST
It did offer some featured guest artists.
DrewHOST
Cahill Elza bar.
27 MINS LATER
MattHOST
And just because vocal jazz isn't our jam doesn't mean that he can't make an impact in jazz.
MattHOST
So, yeah, don't take our word for it.
MattHOST
Go put Kurt Elling in your ear and listen to him for yourself.
MattHOST
Let's move on to the next slide, because I actually, I found a quote, and we haven't been doing quotes the last couple of weeks, just to shorten the slideshow, but I put a quote in there from Kurt that kind of fits my point.
MattHOST
Go to Gregory Porter first and foremost.
MattHOST
We covered Curt Elling, but I wouldn't recommend him because I didn't care for him.
MattHOST
But if you've
DrewHOST
got somebody looking for that style of music, you might tell them to go listen to Curt Elling.
DrewHOST
If they're really into, I'm thinking about if they're into the Rat Pack, if they're into that kind of music, then you'll say go check out Curt Elling.
DrewHOST
Who was I really thinking about? If they're into, you mentioned him that day, Harry Connick Jr.
MattHOST
Okay.
DrewHOST
Then Curt Elling might be your go-to.
DrewHOST
So as we continue in our dialogue about the year 2000 in jazz, we have an album titled Live in Chicago.
DrewHOST
It was actually 1999 when it was first recorded, and it is Kurt Elling.
DrewHOST
This is a vocalist, and it was recorded at Chicago's Green Mill Jazz Club.
DrewHOST
uh this album received a grammy award for the best vocal jazz album it was the fourth nomination in a row since ellington's debut ellings i'm gonna keep calling it kurt ellings debut so to see this as a grammy award-winning album live in chicago from Green Mill Jazz Club, Kurt Elling.
DrewHOST
Now, I found it really interesting that he pulls in John Hendricks, who the three of us have listened to before.
DrewHOST
John Hendricks is on two of the tracks, Don't Get Scared and Going to Chicago.
MattHOST
We are just using his list as our journey guide to the new jazz.
MattHOST
Now our old past videos we used the jazz wise magazine's top 100 albums that shook the world again we're not uh part of jazz wise or anything else that was just our guide and this is how we decided to move on so far we've covered in the year 2000 jim black's noah laxus brian blade fellowship perceptual kurt elling live in chicago nels petra molvar the album is called solid ether Danilo Perez, Motherland, David Sanchez, Malaza, and then tonight, David S. Ware, Surrendered.
MattHOST
So again, that's just a brief description of how we chose to listen to this album and discuss David S. Ware.
MattHOST
Does
MattHOST
He's got it broken down into several different years, starting with the year 2000.
MattHOST
So far, we've covered Jim Black's Alas, No Axis, Brian Blade Fellowship, Perceptual, Kurt Elling, Live in Chicago, and last week we covered Nils Petter Molvaar, the album Solid Ether.
MattHOST
Of course, this week we are talking about Danilo Perez.
MattHOST
The album is Motherland.
DrewHOST
The, that Sting thing stands out to me.
DrewHOST
Later in an interview, he said, uh, because we've listened to the album that he and Kurt Elling from last week-
MattHOST
Yeah
DrewHOST
... were on.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
So let's sit down with the man himself for a preview of the concert and to hear what it's like working with the next generation of talent.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
So at the table with me, none other than Kurt Elling.
Kurt EllingGUEST
Welcome to the show.
Kurt EllingGUEST
Good morning, everybody.
7 MINS LATER
Kurt EllingGUEST
So, you know, and I'm writing for the next big project.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
We're looking forward to that show next Friday, October 2nd at the Symphony Center.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
Kurt Elling, Chicago jazz singer and songwriter.
Sasha-Ann SimonsHOST
Thank you so much for joining
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