Kurt Elling to Release New Live Album

Grammy nominated and critically acclaimed jazz vocalist Kurt Elling will release Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman on June 23rd, Kurt Elling's eighth album and second release for Concord Jazz.
The live collection was recorded in January 2009 at the Allen Room in the Lincoln Center, New York as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series. The new 12-track release features an all-star cast of musicians including saxophonist Ernie Watts, the Laurence Hobgood Trio and string quartet, ETHEL.

Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman is a stunning spectrum of music, both vocal and instrumental. The album opens with an introductory interpretation of the American Songbook classic, “All or Nothing At All,” in which the interconnectedness between Elling’s vocal and Watt’s tenor saxophone calls up immediate references to the Coltrane/Hartman source. The transformative interpretations of songs such as “Autumn Serenade,” “Nancy With The Laughing Face” and “You Are Too Beautiful” are definitive examples of how to remain true to the inner essence of a song. Track Listing:
1) All or Nothing at All (6:50)
2) It’s Easy to Remember (A Jazz Story Memory) (4:05)
3) Dedicated to You (6:35)
4) What’s New (Instrumental)- Ernie Watts (2:40)
5) Lush Life (4:39)
6) Autumn Serenade (3:10)
7) Say It (Over and Over Again) (6:40)
8) They Say It’s Wonderful (3:59)
9) My One and Only Love (3:26)
10) Nancy with the Laughing Face (4:56)
11) Acknowledgements (:38)
12) You Are Too Beautiful (8:10)
Dedicated to You is due out June 23rd via Concord Jazz.
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