Upward Spiral (album)
Upward Spiral은 가수 커트 엘링Kurt Elling을 특별한 손님으로 초대한 Branford Marsalis 쿼뎃의 앨범이다. 이 앨범은 베스트 재즈 보컬 부문의 그래미상에 노미네이션 되었다.
Tracklisting:
1. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin Soon For New York (00:00)
2. Blue Gardenia (00:40)
3. From one Island To Another (01:17)
4. Practical Arrangement (01:45)
5. Doxy (02:16)
6. I'm A Fool To Want You (02:46)
7. West Virginia Rose (03:23)
8. Sótinha De Ser Com Você (03:54)
9. Momma Said (04:29)
10. Cassandra Song (05:00)
11. Blue Velvet (05:38)
12. The Return (Upward Spiral) (06:14)
Matt Collar의 AllMusic Review
그들의 음악 활동에 걸 맞는 모던 재즈에서의 Titans(그리스 신화에 나오는 거인족. 우라노스와 가이아 사이에서 태어난 여섯 명의 남신과 여섯 명의 여신을 이른다. 올림포스 신들에게 멸망되었다.)들인 색소포니스트 Branford Marsalis와 보컬리스트인 Kurt Elling은 2016년의 그들의 세련되고 뉘앙스의 콜라보 앨범으로 그들의 어마어마한 함께했던 성과를 보여주었다. 아마도 Marsalis가 보컬리스트와의 녹음의 쇼케이스를 가진 것은 첫 번째가 아니지만 그가 전체 앨범을 한 가수와 광범위하게 작업한 것은 처음이다. 이 앨범이 현대적인 것인가, 복고풍인가 거론할 필요없이 그것은 1961년의 Nancy Wilson & Cannonball Adderley, 1963의 클래식 John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman 같은 보컬리스트와 악기 연주자의 콜라보에 딱 맞는 전통성을 가졌다. 이러한 앨범들처럼 Upward Spiral은 재즈 앙상블이 의해서 뒤에서 가수를 보조해주는 형태보다는 새로운 표현의 길을 찾기 위해 밀접하게 얽힌 재능을 가진 창조적인 두 예술가들이 만남을 상세하게 구현한 앨범 이상이다. 거기에 마샬리스의 오래된 리듬 섹션이 피아니스트 Joey Calderazzo, 베이스 연주자 Eric Revis, 드러머 Justin Faulkner가 그들의 창조적인 과정을 함께 했다. 높은 수준의 신비함을 보여줌에도 불구하고 마샬리스와 엘링은 원곡들과 리메이크 버전들을 사려 깊게 큐레이터하는 방침을 간단히 고수하며 너무 오래 생각하는 과정에서 벗어나 있다. 이것은 각각의 노래의 함께 나눌 수 있는 사랑과 감사를 예술가들이 서로 교감한다는 마음을 느끼게 한다. 거쉬윈 경쾌한 작품 "There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York" 와 같은 작품과 바로 그 순간에 선택된 잼 세션의 사운드를 구사하는 좀 침울한 기분을 느끼게 하는 Sonny Rollins의 작곡 "Doxy,"이 있다. 반면에 Chris Whitley의 "From one Island to Another," 와 마샬리스와 엘링이 함께 쓴 "Cassandra Song과 같은 것들은 다소 과장된 인상주의 적 흐름이 듀오의 사려 깊은 편곡에 의해 불타오르는 느낌을 주었다. 그들은 Frank Sinatra의 torchy standard토치송(실연·짝사랑 등을 읊은 감상적인 블루스곡) 같은 애절함과는 다른 차이를 보여주며 변형시킨 "I'm a Fool to Want You,"가 있는데 약간은 장난스런 듀오 같은 느낌이 든다. 그밖에 그들은 안토니오 카롤로스 조빔의 "So Tinha de Ser Com Voce,"는 나른한 멜로디로 천착하는 느낌을 주며 "Momma Said,"같은 곡은 시어를 말하는 여백의 공간을 부여하고 "Blue Velvet."의 독해는 확실히 가장 섬세하고 환상적인 것 중의 하나로 표현되었다. 주로 Upward Spiral은 노래를 통해 소통하고 있는 엘링과 마샬리스가 당신의 마음에 오래 머물게 하는 재치 있고 잘 조합된 공연자들임을 발견하게 한다.
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Cassandra Song - YouTube
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위키에서)
Kurt Elling (born November 2, 1967)은 미국의 재즈 보컬리스트이다. 미국의 일리노이즈 시카고에서 태어나 Rockford에서 양육된 엘링은 Lutheran 교회에서 성가대 지휘자였던 그의 아버지를 통해 처음으로 음악에 흥미를 가지게 되었다.
자라면서 엘링은 합창단에서 노래했고 다양한 음악 악기들을 연주했지만 그가 Gustavus Adolphus 대학에 들어갈 때까지는 재즈에 모습을 드러내지 않았다. 엘링은 Chicago Divinity School의 석사과정에 입학 했으나 재즈 보컬리스트로서 경력을 쌓기 위해 박사 과정의 점수를 얻지 못해 학교를 떠났다.
엘링은 그 자신의 가사를 즉흥 연주하거나 스캣으로 노려하며 시카고 주변에서 공연하기 시작했다. 그는 1990년대 초기에 데모 녹음을 했고 블루 노트사와 계약을 했고 이 레이블과 함께 총 6장의 앨범을 발매했다. 그는 10번의 그래미상에 노미네이트되었으며 레이블 the Concord Jazz에서 2009년 앨범 Dedicated to You로 최고의 보컬 재즈 상을 받았다. 엘링은 자주 다운비트 비평가 투표에서 상위를 차지하고 그는 the Académie du Jazz로부터 the Prix Billie Holiday상을 수상했다. 1995년 이래로 엘링은 피아니스트, 작곡가 편집자이며 쿼텟을 조직하여 정기적으로 월드 투어를 하고 있는 Laurence Hobgood와 콜라보를 해왔다.
Kurt Elling was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 2, 1967, the son of Henry and Martha Elling. His interest in music started with his father, who was Kapellmeister at a Lutheran church.[2] Elling attended elementary school at St. Paul Lutheran School in Rockford,[3] and throughout his early years, he sang in choirs and played violin, French horn, piano, and drums. During his middle school years, Elling remembers watching Tony Bennett and the Woody Herman band on television and imagining what it would be like to sing with a band.[4] Growing up, Elling sang in the classical style, learning counterpoint from the motets of Johann Sebastian Bach.[5] At Rockford Lutheran High School, in Rockford,IL, Elling continued to sing in the choir: "When it was undeniably uncool and geeky and all that, to be the choir, I did it anyway, because it was reliably beautiful, and it was rewarding, and it gave me gifts of experience and friendships." one of these experiences was that of singing the National Anthem with the high school madrigal choir, "Joyful Sounds" under the direction of Joyce Kortze in front of his first large crowd of over 40,000 people.[6]
Elling became known in Chicago from his weekly gigs at the Green Mill Jazz Club, where he first met pianist Laurence Hobgood through saxophonist Ed Petersen
Elling attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, where he majored in history and minored in religion. In college, Elling sang in the 70-voice Gustavus Choir, an a cappella choir that performed works from a variety of different composers, allowing him to hone his technical skills.[5] Elling also toured Europe with his college choir.[6] He first became interested in jazz at Gustavus Adolphus, listening to Dave Brubeck, Dexter Gordon, Herbie Hancock, and Ella Fitzgerald, among others.[7]
After graduating from Gustavus Adolphus in 1989, Elling enrolled in graduate school at the University of Chicago Divinity School where he studied for his master's degree in philosophy of religion.[4] Elling thought about continuing work in academia or working for the World Council of Churches when he graduated.[2] Elling began playing jazz gigs once a week during graduate school, with one of his first shows at Milt Trenier's, a basement club in Chicago (now defunct). Elling earned little money at these gigs, but Karl Johnson, the house pianist, was his mentor and teacher.[8] Elling recalls: "By day I was reading Kant and Schleiermacher, trying to get a handle on that, and at night I was sitting-in in clubs, and, of course, you can't do both and be effective. Eventually Saturday night won out over Sunday morning."[9] Elling remained a graduate student until January 1992, when he left school one credit short of graduation.[10]
In Chicago, Elling held day jobs to survive, working as a bartender and even as a mover. Elling made extra income singing at weddings in addition to playing at clubs. At this time, he began singing in a scat style and improvising his own lyrics.[7] Elling began listening to the vocalese of jazz singer Mark Murphy, who exposed him to the poetry of Jack Kerouac. The minimalism and emotion of Chet Baker's music was also influential.
Career[edit]
While living in Chicago in 1995, Elling decided he was ready to record. He had met pianist Laurence Hobgood through Ed Petersen, who played the Green Mill on Monday nights. Elling convinced Hobgood that he was ready to go into the studio, and they came out with nine solid songs. Following the advice of pianist Fred Simon, the cassette recording was sent to Bill Traut, a manager in Los Angeles, who eventually gave it to Bruce Lundvall of Blue Note Records.[11]
Blue Note (1995–2005)[edit]
In 1995, Elling was signed to Blue Note, and the songs on the demo became the Grammy nominated label debut, Close Your Eyes (1995).[12] The album features Edward Petersen and Von Freeman on tenor saxophone, Dave onderdonk on guitar, Laurence Hobgood on piano, Eric Hochberg and Rob Amster on acoustic bass, and Paul Wertico on drums.
Close Your Eyes was followed several years later by The Messenger (1997),[13] with Elling releasing a total of six albums for the Blue Note label.
In 1999, Elling became a National Trustee for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, and in 2003, he was elected vice-chair and served two terms.
Concord (2006–present)[edit]
Kurt Elling and bassist Rob Amster
In 2006, Elling performed on the television program Legends of Jazz, in the episode "The Jazz Singers". Elling sang "She's Funny That Way" and performed a duet with Al Jarreau on "Take Five". The recording was released on CD and DVD. In August of the same year, Elling signed a new record contract with Concord Jazz, and his first album with the label, Nightmoves, was released in 2007.
The follow-up, Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman (2009), is a tribute to the 1963 recording John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, widely recognized as one of the all-time finest jazz vocal albums.[14] The album arose out of a 2005 concert commissioned by the Chicago Jazz Festival, showcasing the Coltrane-Hartman material. Later, Elling and pianist Laurence Hobgood rearranged the music, culminating in a performance in the Allen Room at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York. The concert was recorded in January 2009 and the album was released in June.[10]
Elling is a baritone with a four-octave range, and a writer and performer of vocalese, the art of writing and performing words over improvised jazz solos. In 2007 and 2012, Circumstantial Productions published two editions of Lyrics: Kurt Elling, collections of Elling's vocalese lyrics, edited by Richard Connolly.
Collaborators[edit]
Elling has performed and recorded with David Amram, Bob Belden, Joanne Brackeen, Oscar Brown, Jr., Billy Corgan, Orbert Davis, George Freeman, Buddy Guy, Jon Hendricks, Charlie Hunter, Randy Bachman, Bob Mintzer, Rex Richardson, and Bob Sheppard.
Until November 2013, Elling's band included musical director Laurence Hobgood on piano, John McLean on guitar, Clark Sommers on bass, and drummer Kendrick Scott. In Howard Reich's November 6, 2013 column "My kind of Jazz" in the Chicago Tribune, it was reported that Elling and Hobgood would be going their separate ways. Hobgood linked to that article from his own website. Elling's website also announced the change on November 12, 2013.[15]
The band included a rotating series of pianists until October 2015 when Gary Versace became Kurt Elling's first-call pianist and was added to the Band page on Elling's website. Then in August 2016, Stu Mindeman took over as piano chair and Versace's page was moved to Extended Family.[16]
Personal life[edit]
In 1996, Elling married dancer Jennifer Carney.[17] Their daughter Luiza was born in 2005.[18] In the same year, the Ellings purchased a condominium from Barack Obama in Hyde Park, Chicago.[19] The Ellings moved to New York in 2008.
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