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February 27, 2019 by Simon Sweetman
Kurt Elling: The Questions
Kurt Elling The Questions Sony Masterworks Kurt Elling remains the finest contemporary male jazz singer – I’ve been a fan across most of the last 20 years. It’s his voice, of course. The warmth. The depth. The heart. But it’s also the repertoire – and maybe those same descriptors can be applied, but it’s certainly […]Archive
March 15, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Kurt Elling: Passion World
Kurt Elling Passion World Concord Jazz It’s very easy to be a Kurt Elling fan – that voice is so soothing and yet, even as he strays towards the more easy-listening end (as is the case here, with his latest) there’s still some impeccable playing, thoughtful musicians and, if not risks, then it’s tasteful and […]Archive
September 1, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Stubs: #138 – Kurt Elling, Wellington, 2012
You can get pretty jaded as a critic – all that music you loved, and allegedly still love – it can just seem like too much, or not enough (never enough). I dunno what I’m trying to say here, simply that I recognised, before anyone else I think, that I’ve sat through so many gigs, […]Archive
April 6, 2013 by Simon Sweetman