Released April 8, 1997 | Length 54:54 Release date 8 April 1997 | |
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Recorded July 1994 - December 1996 The Messenger(1997) This Time it's Love(1998) Similar This Time It's Love, Live in Chicago, Man in the Air, Flirting with Twilight, Close Your Eyes |
Kurt elling the messenger
The Messenger is the second studio album by Kurt Elling.
Contents
- Kurt elling the messenger
- Kurt elling the messenger prayer for mr davis wmv
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
Vocalist Cassandra Wilson appears on "Time of the Season".
Kurt elling the messenger prayer for mr davis wmv
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album four stars, and described it as "one of the most interesting jazz vocal sets to be released in 1997...Elling covers a wide range of music, continually taking chances and coming up with fresh approaches...This rewarding and continually intriguing set is particularly recommended to listeners who feel that jazz singing has not progressed much beyond bop"
Track listing
- "Nature Boy" (eden ahbez) - 6:09
- "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 5:10
- "Beauty of All Things" (Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood) - 8:08
- "The Dance" (Laurence Hobgood) - 1:34
- "Prayer for Mr. Davis" (Kurt Elling, Laurence Hobgood) - 6:03
- "Endless" (Edward Petersen) - 4:48
- "Tanya Jean" (Donald Byrd, Kurt Elling) - 10:17
- "It's Just a Thing" (Laurence Hobgood, Eric Hochberg, Paul Wertico) - 4:31
- "Gingerbread Boy" (Jimmy Heath) - 5:03
- "Prelude to a Kiss" (Duke Ellington, Irving Gordon, Irving Mills) - 5:27
- "Time of the Season" (Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, Colin Blunstone, Hugh Grundy, Chris White) - 5:53
- "The Messenger" (Kurt Elling, Edward Petersen) - 9:03
Personnel
Songs
1Nature Boy6:07
2April in Paris5:12
3The Beauty of All Things8:08
References
The Messenger (Kurt Elling album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA