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Live in Chicago (Kurt Elling album)

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Released
  
2000

Artist
  
Kurt Elling

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
71:10

Release date
  
2000

Genre
  
Vocal jazz

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Recorded
  
July 14 – 15, 1999, Green Mill, Chicago

Live in Chicago (2000)
  
Flirting with Twilight (2001)

Producers
  
Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood

Similar
  
Kurt Elling albums, Other albums

Kurt elling downtown live in chicago


Live in Chicago is a 2000 live album by jazz vocalist Kurt Elling. It was Elling's first live album, recorded over two nights in 1999 at Chicago's Green Mill jazz club. Jazz singer Jon Hendricks appears on several tracks.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Downtown" (Russell Ferrante) – 3:50
  2. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 12:17
  3. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 8:29
  4. "Oh My God" (Sting) – 3:51
  5. "Night Dreamer" (Kurt Elling, Wayne Shorter) – 9:00
  6. "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" (William Best, Deek Watson) – 5:19
  7. Intro: (Esperanto) – 1:44
  8. "Esperanto" (Elling, Vince Mendoza) – 5:16
  9. "Don't Get Scared" (Stan Getz, Jon Hendricks, King Pleasure) – 5:15
  10. Intro: (Goin' to Chicago) – 3:39
  11. "Goin' to Chicago" (Traditional) – 8:19
  12. Intro: (The Rent Party) – 0:44
  13. "The Rent Party" (Elling, Ed Petersen) – 5:39
  14. "Blues Chaser" (Rob Amster, Elling, Laurence Hobgood, Michael Raynor) – 1:28

Personnel

  • Kurt Elling - vocals;
  • Jon Hendricks - vocals
  • Kahil El'Zabar - hand drums
  • Michael Raynor - percussion, drums
  • Laurence Hobgood - piano, producer
  • Von Freeman - tenor saxophone
  • Eddie Johnson
  • Ed Petersen
  • Rob Amster - strings, acoustic bass
  • Songs

    1Downtown3:51
    2My Foolish Heart12:17
    3Smoke Gets in Your Eyes8:29

    References

    Live in Chicago (Kurt Elling album) Wikipedia