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For his debut recording, Chicago vocalist Elling pushes the envelope, challenging listeners and his musicians with beat poetry, ranting, and his Mark Murphy-ish singing.
There's quite a bit of dramatist/actor in Elling, although the romantic in him is also pretty prevalent.
Acting much like a tenor saxophonist, Elling can wail and shout, expound on social themes, and scat like a demon.
Help from the extraordinary pianist Laurence Hobgood, bassists Eric Hochberg and Rob Amster, and drummer Paul Wertico inspires Elling to even higher plateaus, while tenor saxophone foils Ed Peterson and Von Freeman appear separately on three of the 13 tracks.
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| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolores DreamKurt Elling, Wayne Shorter | Kurt Elling | Play | 06:36 | 15 MB | 38 MB |
| 2 | Ballad of The Sad Young MenFran Landesman, Thomas Wolf | Kurt Elling | Play | 06:20 | 14 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Hide the SaloméKurt Elling | Kurt Elling | Play | 06:59 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 4 | Married BluesLaurence Hobgood, Eric Hochberg, Kenneth Rexroth, Paul Wertico | Kurt Elling | Play | 01:32 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 5 | Storyteller Experiencing Total ConfusionKurt Elling, Edward Petersen | Kurt Elling | Play | 06:16 | 14 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Wait Till You See HerLorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | Kurt Elling | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 15 MB |
| 7 | HurricaneKurt Elling, Herbie Hancock | Kurt Elling | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Now It Is Time That Gods Came Walking OutLaurence Hobgood, Eric Hochberg, Paul Wertico | Kurt Elling | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 9 | Never Never LandBetty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne | Kurt Elling | Play | 05:53 | 13 MB | 34 MB |
| 10 | Remembering VeronicaKurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood | Kurt Elling | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 11 | Never say goodbye for Jodi | Kurt Elling | Play | 05:33 | 12 MB | 30 MB |
| 12 | Those clouds are heavy you dig | Kurt Elling | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 13 MB |
| 57 mins | 131 MB | |||||
| 57 mins | 291 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Amster | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Bass (Electric) |
| 2 | Ed Bialach | Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 3 | Betty Comden | Composer |
| 4 | Kurt Elling | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | Von Freeman | Sax (Tenor) |
| 6 | Adolph Green | Composer |
| 7 | Herbie Hancock | Composer |
| 8 | Lorenz Hart | Composer |
| 9 | Roger Heiss | Engineer, Mixing |
| 10 | Laurence Hobgood | Arranger, Composer, Piano, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 11 | Eric Hochberg | Bass, Bass (Acoustic), Composer |
| 12 | Jimmy Katz | Photography |
| 13 | Fran Landesman | Composer |
| 14 | Bette Marshall | Photography |
| 15 | David Onderdonk | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 16 | Brigid Pearson | Design |
| 17 | Edward Petersen | Composer, Sax (Tenor) |
| 18 | Bernice Petkere | Composer |
| 19 | Kenneth Rexroth | Composer |
| 20 | Richard Rodgers | Composer |
| 21 | Wayne Shorter | Composer |
| 22 | Jule Styne | Composer |
| 23 | Paul Wertico | Composer, Drums, Guest Artist, Percussion, Producer |
| 24 | Thomas Wolf | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |